Application No: 16/687 ,966
`Amendment Dated: July 2, 2020
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`Docket No: 59612/00099
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARKOFFICE
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`Appin. No:
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`16/687,966
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`Applicant:
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`CirbaIP Inc.
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`Filed:
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`Title:
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`November19, 2019
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`Method and System for Determining Compatibility of Computer Systems
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`Art Unit:
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`NOT YET ASSIGNED
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`Examiner:
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`NOT YET ASSIGNED
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`Docket No:
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`59612/00099
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`Mail Stop Amendment
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT
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`Prior to consideration by an Examiner, Applicant wishes to amend the above-identified
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`application as follows:
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`Amendmentsto the Claims: are reflected in thelisting of claims that begins on page2 of this
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`paper.
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`Amendmentsto the Drawings: begin on page 10 of this paper and includes eighteen (18)
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`attached replacementsheets.
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`Remarks: begin on page 11 of this paper.
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions and listings of claims in the application:
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`Listing of claims:
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`1. (Cancel)
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`2. (New) A system for determining placement of a source system on a target system, the
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`system configured to execute operations causing the system to:
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`collect data for a collection of systems, the collection of systems comprising a plurality of
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`source systems anda plurality of target systems;
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`evaluate compatibility between any one ofthe plurality of source systems and any one of
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`the plurality of target systems by evaluating one or more rules that operate againstattributes or
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`data relating to the source and target systems being evaluated;
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`evaluate compatibility between any two or moreof the plurality of source systems by
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`evaluating one or more rules that operate against attributes or data relating to the two or more
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`source systems;
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`evaluate compatibility between any one ofthe plurality of source systems and any one of
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`the plurality of target systems by evaluating the impact on resource utilization of the target
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`system of placing that source system on that target system, in combination with any other
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`source systems, either already placed on that target system, or being evaluated for placement
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`onto that target system;
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`determine a placementof at least one source system of the collection of systems on at
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`least one target system of the collection of systems by employing the evaluating operations on
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`any one or moreof the systems of the collection of systems; and
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`issue instructions to place the at least one source system on the at least one target
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`system in accordance with the determining.
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`3. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the source system being placed onthe target system is
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`a new system that is not yet running on a target system in the collection of systems.
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`4. (New) The system of claim 3, wherein the new system is forward consolidated onto an
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`existing target system in the collection of systems.
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`5. (New) The system of claim 3, wherein the rules relating to the source and target systems or
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`the rules relating to the two source systems are user-defined.
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`6. (New) The system of claim 5, further configured to factor in user-enteredattributes of any of
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`the systems in the collection of systems.
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`7. (New) The system of claim 3, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`technical considerations.
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`8. (New) The system of claim 7, wherein the technical considerations comprise an evaluation of
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`operating system, OS version, patches, application settings, or hardware devices.
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`9. (New) The system of claim 3 wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`business considerations.
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`10. (New) The system of claim 9, wherein the business considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of physical location, organization department, data segregation requirements, owner, service
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`level agreements, maintenance windows, hardware lease agreements, or software licensing
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`agreements.
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`11. (New) The system of claim 3, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates both
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`technical and business considerations.
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`12. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the rules relating to the source and target systems or
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`the rules relating to the two source systems are user-defined.
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`13. (New) The system of claim 12, further configured to factor in user-entered attributes of any
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`of the systems in the collection of systems.
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`14. (New) The system of claim 12, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`technical considerations.
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`15. (New) The system of claim 14, wherein the technical considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of operating system, OS version, patches, application settings, or hardware devices.
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`16. (New) The system of claim 12 wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`business considerations.
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`17. (New) The system of claim 16, wherein the business considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of physical location, organization department, data segregation requirements, owner, service
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`level agreements, maintenance windows, hardware lease agreements, or software licensing
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`agreements.
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`18. (New) The system of claim 12, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates both
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`technical and business considerations.
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`19. (New) The system of claim 18, wherein the source system being placed on the target
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`system is a new system that is not yet running on a target system in the collection of systems
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`20. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`technical considerations.
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`21. (New) The system of claim 20, wherein the technical considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of operating system, OS version, patches, application settings, or hardware devices.
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`22. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`business considerations.
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`23. (New) The system ofclaim 22, wherein the business considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of physical location, organization department, data segregation requirements, owner, service
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`level agreements, maintenance windows, hardware lease agreements, or software licensing
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`agreements.
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`24. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates both
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`technical and business considerations.
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`25. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein resourceutilization data used in evaluating the impact
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`on the resourceutilization of the target system of placing that source on that target comprises
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`CPU utilization, memory usage, disk space used, disk I/O throughput or network I/O throughput.
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`26. (New) The system of claim 25, wherein benchmarks are used to normalize CPU utilization
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`data between source and target systems in order to accountfor differing CPU performancefor
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`different systems.
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`27. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the system is located remotely from the collection of
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`systems.
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`28. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the placement takes into account a pre-existing
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`source-target transfer set, and any placements are incremental to the transfer set.
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`29. (New) The system of claim 2, wherein the target system onto which the source system is
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`placed is a new system.
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`30. (New) A computer implemented method for placing a source system on a target system, the
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`method comprising:
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`collecting data for a collection of systems, the collection of systems comprising a
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`plurality of source systems anda plurality of target systems;
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`evaluating compatibility between any oneof the plurality of source systems and any one
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`of the plurality of target systems by evaluating one or morerules that operate against attributes
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`or data relating to the source and target systems being evaluated:
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`evaluating compatibility between any two or more of the plurality of source systems by
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`evaluating one or more rules that operate against attributes or data relating to the two or more
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`source systems;
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`evaluating compatibility between any oneof the plurality of source systems and any one
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`of the plurality of target systems by evaluating the impact on resource utilization of the target
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`system of placing that source system on that target system, in combination with any other
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`source systems, either already placed on that target system, or being evaluated for placement
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`onto that target system;
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`determining a placementof at least one source system of the collection of systems on at
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`least one target system of the collection of systems by employing the evaluating operations on
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`any one or moreof the systems of the collection of systems; and
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`issuing instructions to place the at least one source system on the at least one target
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`system in accordance with the determining.
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`31. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the source system being placed onthe target
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`system is a new system that is not yet running on a target system in the collection of systems.
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`32. (New) The methodof claim 31, wherein the new system is forward consolidated onto an
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`existing target system in the collection of systems.
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`33. (New) The methodof claim 31, wherein the rules relating to the source and target systems
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`or the rules relating to the two source systems are user-defined.
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`34. (New) The methodof claim 33, further comprising factoring in user-entered attributes of any
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`of the systems in the collection of systems.
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`35. (New) The methodof claim 31, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`technical considerations.
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`36. (New) The methodof claim 35, wherein the technical considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of operating system, OS version, patches, application settings, or hardware devices.
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`37. (New) The methodof claim 31 wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`business considerations.
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`38. (New) The methodof claim 37, wherein the business considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of physical location, organization department, data segregation requirements, owner, service
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`level agreements, maintenance windows, hardware lease agreements, or software licensing
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`agreements.
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`39. (New) The methodof claim 31, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates both
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`technical and business considerations.
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`40. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the rules relating to the source and target systems
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`or the rules relating to the two source systems are user-defined.
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`41. (New) The methodof claim 40, further comprising factoring in user-entered attributes of any
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`of the systems in the collection of systems.
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`42. (New) The methodof claim 40, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`technical considerations.
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`43. (New) The method of claim 42, wherein the technical considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of operating system, OS version, patches, application settings, or hardware devices.
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`44. (New) The methodof claim 40 wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`business considerations.
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`45. (New) The methodof claim 44, wherein the business considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of physical location, organization department, data segregation requirements, owner, service
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`level agreements, maintenance windows, hardware lease agreements, or software licensing
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`agreements.
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`46. (New) The methodof claim 40, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates both
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`technical and business considerations.
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`47. (New) The methodof claim 46, wherein the source system being placed onthe target
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`system is a new system that is not yet running on a target system in the collection of systems
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`48. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`technical considerations.
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`49. (New) The methodof claim 48, wherein the technical considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of operating system, OS version, patches, application settings, or hardware devices.
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`50. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates
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`business considerations.
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`51. (New) The methodof claim 50, wherein the business considerations comprise an evaluation
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`of physical location, organization department, data segregation requirements, owner, service
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`level agreements, maintenance windows, hardware lease agreements, or software licensing
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`agreements.
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`52. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the rule-based compatibility analysis evaluates both
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`technical and business considerations.
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`53. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein resource utilization data used in evaluating the
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`impact on the resourceutilization of the target system of placing that source on that target
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`comprises CPU utilization, memory usage, disk space used, disk I/O throughput or network I/O
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`throughput.
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`54. (New) The method of claim 53, wherein benchmarks are used to normalize CPU utilization
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`data between source and target systems in order to accountfor differing CPU performancefor
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`different systems.
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`55. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the method is implemented remotely from the
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`collection of systems.
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`56. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the placement takes into account a pre-existing
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`source-target transfer set, and any placements are incremental to the transfer set.
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`57. (New) The methodof claim 30, wherein the target system onto which the source system is
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`placed is a new system.
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`58. (New) A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable
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`instructions for placing a source system on a target system, comprising instructions for:
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`collecting data for a collection of systems, the collection of systems comprising a
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`plurality of source systems anda plurality of target systems;
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`evaluating compatibility between any oneof the plurality of source systems and any one
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`of the plurality of target systems by evaluating one or morerules that operate against attributes
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`or data relating to the source and target systems being evaluated:
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`evaluating compatibility between any two or more of the plurality of source systems by
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`evaluating one or more rules that operate against attributes or data relating to the two or more
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`source systems;
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`evaluating compatibility between any oneof the plurality of source systems and any one
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`of the plurality of target systems by evaluating the impact on resource utilization of the target
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`system of placing that source system on that target system, in combination with any other
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`source systems, either already placed on that target system, or being evaluated for placement
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`onto that target system;
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`determining a placementof at least one source system of the collection of systems on at
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`least one target system of the collection of systems by employing the evaluating operations on
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`any one or moreof the systems of the collection of systems; and
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`issuing instructions to place the at least one source system on the at least one target
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`system in accordance with the determining.
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`Please replace the drawing sheets containing FIGS. 1, 2, 9-12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21,
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`23-25, 29, and 30 with the eighteen (18) replacement drawing sheets submitted herewith.
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`REMARKS
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`Applicant thanks the Examiner for reviewing the present application.
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`Claim 1 has been cancelled and new claims 2-58 have been addedto clarify the
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`protection being sought. Support for these amendments can be found throughout the
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`application asfiled.
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`Replacement drawingsfor FIGS. 1, 2, 9-12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23-25, 29, and 30 are
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`hereby submitted, which are of improved quality.
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`Applicant requests early consideration and allowance of the present application.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Brett J. Slaney/
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`Brett J. Slaney
`Agentfor Applicant
`Registration No. 58,772
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`Date: July 2, 2020
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