公开(公告)号：US5822586A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-13

申请号：US707357

申请日：1996-09-04

Applicant: Colin Strutt ,  James Anthony Swist

Inventor： Colin Strutt ,  James Anthony Swist

IPC: G06F9/40 ,  G06F9/46 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC classification number: G06F9/547 ,  G06F9/4425 ,  H04Q3/0062

Abstract: Apparatus and a related method for managing entities in a complex and, in general, geographically distributed system, such as distributed data processing system. The management approach is defined in terms of a generalized model having management modules integrated into a single cooperative system by a management director kernel. The management modules include presentation modules to provide an interface with users who manage the complex system, access modules to provide an interface with managed entities or devices, and function modules to define various functions that may be performed in controlling or monitoring the managed entities. If the complex system being managed is large, a managed entity and an associated access module may be located on one physical system, while a presentation module is located on another physical system, close to the user, and a function module being used might be located on yet another physical system, for reasons of processing convenience. The present invention provides a convenient mechanism, consistent with the management model, for forwarding procedure calls between management modules located on different physical systems, through management director kernels located on different physical systems. Two types of remote procedure calls are disclosed, one to forward procedure calls for invoking primitive functions, each on a single managed entity, and a more powerful remote procedure call for invoking higher-level functions relating to user-defined domains of multiple managed entities.

Abstract translation: 用于管理复杂和一般地理分布式系统（例如分布式数据处理系统）中的实体的装置和相关方法。 管理方法是根据管理模块将管理模块集成到一个单一的合作系统中，由管理总监内核来定义的。 管理模块包括呈现模块，以提供与管理复杂系统的用户的接口，访问模块以提供与被管理实体或设备的接口以及功能模块，以定义可以在控制或监视被管理实体中执行的各种功能。 如果被管理的复杂系统很大，则被管理实体和相关联的访问模块可以位于一个物理系统上，而呈现模块位于靠近用户的另一物理系统上，并且正在使用的功能模块可能被定位 在另一个物理系统上，出于处理方便的原因。 本发明提供了一种与管理模型一致的方便的机制，用于通过位于不同物理系统上的管理主管内核来转发位于不同物理系统上的管理模块之间的过程调用。 公开了两种类型的远程过程调用，一种用于转发用于调用原始函数的过程调用，每个调用单个被管实体，以及用于调用与多个被管实体的用户定义域相关的更高级功能的更强大的远程过程调用。

公开(公告)号：US5475838A

公开(公告)日：1995-12-12

申请号：US159737

申请日：1993-11-30

Applicant: Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Steven K. Wong ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Peter H. Burgess ,  Kathy J. Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Gerard R. Plouffe ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Anil V. Navkal ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Philip J. Trasatti ,  Christine C. Chan-Lizardo ,  Benjamin M. England ,  James L. Lemmon, Jr. ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Allan B. Moore ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  William C. Adams, Jr. ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

Inventor： Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Steven K. Wong ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Peter H. Burgess ,  Kathy J. Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Gerard R. Plouffe ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Anil V. Navkal ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Philip J. Trasatti ,  Christine C. Chan-Lizardo ,  Benjamin M. England ,  James L. Lemmon, Jr. ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Allan B. Moore ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  William C. Adams, Jr. ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F11/00

CPC classification number: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/042 ,  Y10S707/99931

Abstract: A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out management functions by independently interpreting and executing commands, a kernel including a table of dispatch pointers for directing the commands to the respective modules in which they are to be interpreted and executed, and an enroller for enrolling new modules into the system by adding further pointers to the table. In addition, the system includes: a module adapted to independently interpret and execute selected management-related commands; stored records relating to accessed management information, each record indicating an associated time; an information manager, responsive to commands having a time schedule, for retrieving information from the records or accessing information from the entities, including a scheduler for issuing subsidiary accesses or retrievals at possibly multiple times according to the schedule; storage containing domain information defining groups of entities, where the kernel may issue a commands to a group by issuing individual commands to appropriate modules; a common command syntax including fields for identifying the entity and the operation to be performed; a module that stores rules identifying alarm conditions, including a generator for generating rules and an alarm detector for detecting an alarm condition in response to the rules; a module adapted to carry out self-management functions by interpreting and executing commands.

Abstract translation: 用于管理实体组合的系统。 实体在组合中进行接口，用于控制主要信息处理功能，并与系统进一步接口以允许执行管理功能。 该系统包括适于通过独立地解释和执行命令来执行管理功能的管理模块，包括用于将命令引导到要被解释和执行的相应模块的分派指针表的内核，以及用于登记新的 通过向表中添加更多指针将模块插入系统。 此外，该系统包括：适于独立地解释和执行所选管理相关命令的模块; 与所访问的管理信息相关的存储记录，每个记录指示相关联的时间; 信息管理器，响应于具有时间表的命令，用于从记录中检索信息或从实体访问信息，包括用于根据时间表可能多次发出辅助访问或检索的调度器; 存储包含定义实体组的域信息，其中内核可以通过向适当的模块发出单独的命令来向组发布命令; 包括用于识别实体的字段和要执行的操作的常用命令语法; 存储识别报警条件的规则的模块，包括用于生成规则的发生器和响应于规则检测报警条件的报警检测器; 一个适于通过解释和执行命令执行自我管理功能的模块。

公开(公告)号：US5608907A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-04

申请号：US416928

申请日：1995-04-04

Applicant: Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  Steven K. Wong

Inventor： Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  Steven K. Wong

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC classification number: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/042 ,  Y10S707/99931

Abstract: A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out management functions by independently interpreting and executing commands, a kernel including a table of dispatch pointers for directing the commands to the respective modules in which they are to be interpreted and executed, and an enroller for enrolling new modules into the system by adding further pointers to the table. In addition, the system includes: a module adapted to independently interpret and execute selected management-related commands; stored records relating to accessed management information, each record indicating an associated time; an information manager, responsive to commands having a time schedule, for retrieving information from the records or accessing information from the entities, including a scheduler for issuing subsidiary accesses or retrievals at possibly multiple times according to the schedule; storage containing domain information defining groups of entities, where the kernel may issue a commands to a group by issuing individual commands to appropriate modules; a common command syntax including fields for identifying the entity and the operation to be performed; a module that stores rules identifying alarm conditions, including a generator for generating rules and an alarm detector for detecting an alarm condition in response to the rules; a module adapted to carry out self-management functions by interpreting and executing commands.

Abstract translation: 用于管理实体组合的系统。 实体在组合中进行接口，用于控制主要信息处理功能，并与系统进一步接口以允许执行管理功能。 该系统包括适于通过独立地解释和执行命令来执行管理功能的管理模块，包括用于将命令引导到要被解释和执行的相应模块的分派指针表的内核，以及用于登记新的 通过向表中添加更多指针将模块插入系统。 此外，该系统包括：适于独立地解释和执行所选管理相关命令的模块; 与所访问的管理信息相关的存储记录，每个记录指示相关联的时间; 信息管理器，响应于具有时间表的命令，用于从记录中检索信息或从实体访问信息，包括用于根据时间表可能多次发出辅助访问或检索的调度器; 存储包含定义实体组的域信息，其中内核可以通过向适当的模块发出单独的命令来向组发布命令; 包括用于识别实体的字段和要执行的操作的常用命令语法; 存储识别报警条件的规则的模块，包括用于生成规则的发生器和响应于规则检测报警条件的报警检测器; 一个适于通过解释和执行命令执行自我管理功能的模块。

公开(公告)号：US5557796A

公开(公告)日：1996-09-17

申请号：US185186

申请日：1994-01-21

Applicant: Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Kathy J. Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Christine C. Chan-Lizardo ,  Benjamin M. England ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Allan B. Moore ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

Inventor： Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Kathy J. Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Christine C. Chan-Lizardo ,  Benjamin M. England ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Allan B. Moore ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  G06F13/14

CPC classification number: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/042 ,  Y10S707/99931

Abstract: A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out management functions by independently interpreting and executing commands, a kernel including a table of dispatch pointers for directing the commands to the respective modules in which they are to be interpreted and executed, and an enroller for enrolling new modules into the system by adding further pointers to the table. In addition, the system includes: a module adapted to independently interpret and execute selected management-related commands; stored records relating to accessed management information, each record indicating an associated time; an information manager, responsive to commands having a time schedule, for retrieving information from the records or accessing information from the entities, including a scheduler for issuing subsidiary accesses or retrievals at possibly multiple times according to the schedule; storage containing domain information defining groups of entities, where the kernel may issue a commands to a group by issuing individual commands to appropriate modules; a common command syntax including fields for identifying the entity and the operation to be performed; a module that stores rules identifying alarm conditions, including a generator for generating rules and an alarm detector for detecting an alarm condition in response to the rules; a module adapted to carry out self-management functions by interpreting and executing commands.

Abstract translation: 用于管理实体组合的系统。 实体在组合中进行接口，用于控制主要信息处理功能，并与系统进一步接口以允许执行管理功能。 该系统包括适于通过独立地解释和执行命令来执行管理功能的管理模块，包括用于将命令引导到要被解释和执行的相应模块的分派指针表的内核，以及用于登记新的 通过向表中添加更多指针将模块插入系统。 此外，该系统包括：适于独立地解释和执行所选管理相关命令的模块; 与所访问的管理信息相关的存储记录，每个记录指示相关联的时间; 信息管理器，响应于具有时间表的命令，用于从记录中检索信息或从实体访问信息，包括用于根据时间表可能多次发出辅助访问或检索的调度器; 存储包含定义实体组的域信息，其中内核可以通过向适当的模块发出单独的命令来向组发布命令; 包括用于识别实体的字段和要执行的操作的常用命令语法; 存储识别报警条件的规则的模块，包括用于生成规则的发生器和响应于规则检测报警条件的报警检测器; 一个适于通过解释和执行命令执行自我管理功能的模块。

公开(公告)号：US06438591B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-20

申请号：US09609786

申请日：2000-07-05

Applicant: Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Steven K. Wong ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Peter H. Burgess ,  Kathy Jo Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Gerard R. Plouffe ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Anil V. Navkal ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Philip J. Trasatti ,  Christine C. Chan-Lizardo ,  Benjamin M. England ,  James L. Lemmon, Jr. ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Allan B. Moore ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  William C. Adams, Jr. ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

Inventor： Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Steven K. Wong ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Peter H. Burgess ,  Kathy Jo Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Gerard R. Plouffe ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Anil V. Navkal ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Philip J. Trasatti ,  Christine C. Chan-Lizardo ,  Benjamin M. England ,  James L. Lemmon, Jr. ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Allan B. Moore ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  William C. Adams, Jr. ,  Arundahati G. Sankar ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

IPC: G06F15173

CPC classification number: H04L41/00 ,  H04L29/00 ,  H04L41/042 ,  Y10S707/99931

Abstract: A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out management functions by independently interpreting and executing commands and a kernel including a table of dispatch pointers for directing the commands to the respective modules in which they are to be interpreted and executed. In addition, the system includes storage containing domain information defining groups of entities, where the kernel may issue a command to a group by issuing individual commands to appropriate modules.

Abstract translation: 用于管理实体组合的系统。 实体在组合中进行接口，用于控制主要信息处理功能，并与系统进一步接口以允许执行管理功能。 该系统包括适于通过独立地解释和执行命令来执行管理功能的管理模块，以及包括用于将命令引导到要被解释和执行的各个模块的分派指针表的内核。 另外，该系统包括包含定义实体组的域信息的存储器，其中内核可以通过向适当的模块发出单独的命令来向组发出命令。

公开(公告)号：US5345587A

公开(公告)日：1994-09-06

申请号：US402391

申请日：1989-09-07

Applicant: Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Steven K. Wong ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Peter H. Burgess ,  Kathy J. Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Philip J. Trasatti ,  Benjamin M. England ,  James L. Lemmon, Jr. ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  William C. Adams, Jr. ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

Inventor： Leonard G. Fehskens ,  Colin Strutt ,  Steven K. Wong ,  Jill F. Callander ,  Peter H. Burgess ,  Kathy J. Nelson ,  Matthew J. Guertin ,  Mark W. Sylor ,  Kenneth W. Chapman ,  Robert C. Schuchard ,  Stanley I. Goldfarb ,  Dennis O. Rogers ,  Linsey B. O'Brien ,  Philip J. Trasatti ,  Benjamin M. England ,  James L. Lemmon, Jr. ,  Richard L. Rosenbaum ,  Ruth E. J. Kohls ,  David L. Aronson ,  Robert R. N. Ross ,  Danny L. Smith ,  William C. Adams, Jr. ,  G. Paul Koning ,  Sheryl F. Namoglu ,  Mark J. Seger ,  Timothy M. Dixon ,  Jeffrey R. Harrow

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F15/40

CPC classification number: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/00 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/042 ,  Y10S707/99931

Abstract: A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out management functions by independently interpreting and executing commands, a kernel including a table of dispatch pointers for directing the commands to the respective modules in which they are to be interpreted and executed, and an enroller for enrolling new modules into the system by adding further pointers to the table. In addition, the system includes: a module adapted to independently interpret and execute selected management-related commands; stored records relating to accessed management information, each record indicating an associated time; an information manager, responsive to commands having a time schedule, for retrieving information from the records or accessing information from the entities, including a scheduler for issuing subsidiary accesses or retrievals at possibly multiple times according to the schedule; storage containing domain information defining groups of entities, where the kernel may issue a commands to a group by issuing individual commands to appropriate modules; a common command syntax including fields for identifying the entity and the operation to be performed; a module that stores rules identifying alarm conditions, including a generator for generating rules and an alarm detector for detecting an alarm condition in response to the rules; a module adapted to carry out self-management functions by interpreting and executing commands.

Abstract translation: 用于管理实体组合的系统。 实体在组合中进行接口，用于控制主要信息处理功能，并与系统进一步接口以允许执行管理功能。 该系统包括适于通过独立地解释和执行命令来执行管理功能的管理模块，包括用于将命令引导到要被解释和执行的相应模块的分派指针表的内核，以及用于登记新的 通过向表中添加更多指针将模块插入系统。 此外，该系统包括：适于独立地解释和执行所选管理相关命令的模块; 与所访问的管理信息相关的存储记录，每个记录指示相关联的时间; 信息管理器，响应于具有时间表的命令，用于从记录中检索信息或从实体访问信息，包括用于根据时间表可能多次发出辅助访问或检索的调度器; 存储包含定义实体组的域信息，其中内核可以通过向适当的模块发出单独的命令来向组发布命令; 包括用于识别实体的字段和要执行的操作的常用命令语法; 存储识别报警条件的规则的模块，包括用于生成规则的发生器和响应于规则检测报警条件的报警检测器; 一个适于通过解释和执行命令执行自我管理功能的模块。