Method and device for data center management

1. A method for data center management, comprising:

obtaining information of one or more logic units of hardware used in a data center, the information of the one or more logic units of the hardware including identification information describing one or more identifiable attributes of the one or more logic units of the hardware;

identifying the one or more logic units of the hardware by matching the identification information with a resource profile, the resource profile for a given one of the one or more logic units of hardware recording identifiable attributes of two or more individual ones of a plurality of hardware devices of a given type in the data center, the two or more individual ones of the plurality of hardware devices of the given type forming the given logic unit of hardware;

determining whether at least one part of the obtained information corresponds to one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in a database of the data center; and

updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center using the obtained information;

wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that a content item in the record is excluded from the obtained information, removing the content item from the one or more records;

wherein obtaining information of the one or more logic units of the hardware used in the data center includes implementing an infrastructure tracing processor and hardware management and orchestration software;

wherein the infrastructure tracing processor executes a recurring scanning cycle set for a predetermined time interval on the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center to obtain current information of the one or more logic units of the hardware;

wherein the hardware management and orchestration software includes logic for constructing the one or more logic units of the hardware from the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center, and for automatically detecting one or more changes in at least one existing individual hardware device of the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center;

wherein the one or more records respectively associated with the one or more changes are automatically updated in the database;

wherein the recurring scanning cycle is executed independent of the automatic detection of the one or more changes by the hardware management and orchestration software;

the infrastructure tracing processor being arranged between the hardware management and orchestration software of the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center and the database of the data center; and

wherein the obtaining, identifying, determining and updating are performed by one or more processing devices each comprising a processor coupled to a memory.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining information of the one or more logic units of the hardware comprises:

in response to detecting a change in the one or more logic units of the hardware, obtaining the information of the one or more logic units of the hardware.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that the at least one part of the obtained information is excluded from the one or more records, adding the at least one part of the obtained information into the one or more records.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logical units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that the at least one part of the information mismatches a corresponding content item in the one or more records, updating the content item based on the at least one part of the information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the resource profile is text-based, and wherein the resource profile includes:

a first type of keyword describing a general hardware attribute; and

a second type of keyword describing a dedicated hardware attribute, the second type of keyword being extensible.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further including automatically transmitting, with the hardware management and orchestration software, information representative of the one or more changes to the infrastructure tracing processor for automatic updating of the database of the data center.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the infrastructure tracing processor comprises a daemon process configured to implement the recurring scanning cycle.

8. A device for data center management, comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing machine executable instructions thereon, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processing unit, performing acts including:

obtaining information of one or more logic units of hardware used in a data center, the information of the one or more logic units of the hardware including identification information describing one or more identifiable attributes of the one or more logic units of the hardware;

identifying the one or more logic units of the hardware by matching the identification information with a resource profile, the resource profile for a given one of the one or more logic units of hardware recording identifiable attributes of two or more individual ones of a plurality of hardware devices of a given type in the data center, the two or more individual ones of the plurality of hardware devices of the given type forming the given logic unit of hardware;

determining whether at least one part of the obtained information corresponds to one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in a database of the data center; and

updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center using the obtained information;

wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that a content item in the record is excluded from the obtained information, removing the content item from the one or more records;

wherein obtaining information of the one or more logic units of the hardware used in the data center includes implementing an infrastructure tracing processor and hardware management and orchestration software;

wherein the infrastructure tracing processor executes a recurring scanning cycle set for predetermined time interval on the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center to obtain current information of the one or more logic units of the hardware;

wherein the hardware management and orchestration software includes logic for constructing the one or more logic units of the hardware from the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center, and for automatically detecting one or more changes in at least one existing individual hardware device of the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center;

wherein the one or more records respectively associated with the one or more changes are automatically updated in the database;

wherein the recurring scanning cycle is executed independent of the automatic detection of the one or more changes by the hardware management and orchestration software; and

the infrastructure tracing processor being arranged between the hardware management and orchestration software of the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center and the database of the data center.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining information of the one or more logic units of the hardware comprises:

in response to detecting a change in the one or more logic units of the hardware, obtaining the information of the one or more logic units of the hardware.

10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that the at least one part of the obtained information is excluded from the one or more records, adding the at least one part of the obtained information into the one or more records.

11. The device according to claim 8 , wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logical units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that the at least one part of the information mismatches a corresponding content item in the one or more records, updating the content item based on the at least one part of the information.

12. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the resource profile is text-based, and wherein the resource profile includes:

a first type of keyword describing a general hardware attribute; and

a second type of keyword describing a dedicated hardware attribute, the second type of keyword being extensible.

13. The device according to claim 8 , further including automatically transmitting, with the hardware management and orchestration software, information representative of the one or more changes to the infrastructure tracing processor for automatic updating of the database of the data center.

14. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the infrastructure tracing processor comprises a daemon process configured to implement the recurring scanning cycle.

15. A computer program product tangibly stored on a non-transient computer readable medium and including machine executable instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing a machine to execute steps of:

obtaining information of one or more logic units of hardware used in a data center, the information of the one or more logic units of the hardware including identification information describing one or more identifiable attributes of the one or more logic units of the hardware;

identifying the one or more logic units of the hardware by matching the identification information with a resource profile, the resource profile for a given one of the one or more logic units of hardware recording identifiable attributes of two or more individual ones of a plurality of hardware devices of a given type in the data center, the two or more individual ones of the plurality of hardware devices of the given type forming the given logic unit of hardware;

determining whether at least one part of the obtained information corresponds to one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in a database of the data center; and

updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center using the obtained information;

wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logic units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that a content item in the record is excluded from the obtained information, removing the content item from the one or more records;

wherein obtaining information of the one or more logic units of the hardware used in the data center includes implementing an infrastructure tracing processor and hardware management and orchestration software;

wherein the infrastructure tracing processor executes a recurring scanning cycle set for a predetermined time interval on the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center to obtain current information of the one or more logic units of the hardware;

wherein the hardware management and orchestration software includes logic for constructing the one or more logic units of the hardware from the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center, and for automatically detecting one or more changes in at least one existing individual hardware device of the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center;

wherein the one or more records respectively associated with the one or more changes are automatically updated in the database;

wherein the recurring scanning cycle is executed independent of the automatic detection of the one or more changes by the hardware management and orchestration software;

the infrastructure tracing processor being arranged between the hardware management and orchestration software of the plurality of hardware devices used in the data center and the database of the data center.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the obtaining information of the one or more logic units of the hardware comprises:

in response to detecting a change in the one or more logic units of the hardware, obtaining the information of the one or more logic units of the hardware.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16 , wherein the infrastructure tracing processor comprises a daemon process configured to implement the recurring scanning cycle.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein updating the one or more records associated with the one or more logical units of the hardware in the database of the data center comprises:

in response to determining that the at least one part of the information mismatches a corresponding content item in the one or more records, updating the content item based on the at least one part of the information.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the resource profile is text-based, and wherein the resource profile includes:

a first type of keyword describing a general hardware attribute; and

a second type of keyword describing a dedicated hardware attribute, the second type of keyword being extensible.

20. The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the acts further include automatically transmitting, with the hardware management and orchestration software, information representative of the one or more changes to the infrastructure tracing processor for automatic updating of the database of the data center.