Method and apparatus for providing topology based enterprise management
services
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing topology based enterprise management services 失效
    用于提供基于拓扑的企业管理服务的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5878431A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-02

    申请号:US725442

    申请日:1996-10-04

    IPC分类号: G06F9/50 G06F17/30

    摘要: A method and system with associated data structures for providing management of topological associations between objects. The methods define an application programs interface (API) which specifies a consistent approach for the design of application programs to manage topological associations between objects. Objects each represent an aspect of a resource which is useful to a particular application program. Application programs define a resource aspect type for each object to be managed by the API. Objects are specified to the API by application programs along with resource names to identify a resource. The methods and structures of the present invention automatically recognize when the resource names of an object to be managed identify the same resource as other managed objects to thereby allow information to be more readily shared among disparate application programs and to reduce redundant storage of information by those programs.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有相关数据结构的方法和系统,用于提供对象间拓扑关联的管理。 该方法定义了一个应用程序接口(API),它指定了应用程序设计的一致方法来管理对象之间的拓扑关联。 对象每个表示对特定应用程序有用的资源的一个方面。 应用程序为API要管理的每个对象定义资源方面类型。 对象由应用程序与资源名称一起指定给API,以标识资源。 本发明的方法和结构自动识别待管理对象的资源名称何时识别与其他被管理对象相同的资源,从而允许在不同的应用程序之间更容易地共享信息,并且减少那些信息的冗余存储 程式。

    Method and apparatus for shared management information via a common
repository
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for shared management information via a common repository 失效
    通过公共存储库共享管理信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5787437A

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-28

    申请号:US741152

    申请日:1996-10-29

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A method and associated data constructs for sharing management information, stored in a common repository among multiple application programs. The present invention provides methods and structures for maintaining consistency and integrity of information shared among multiple application programs while allowing easier integration of management information relating to disparate aspects of enterprise management. Standard server programs are provided to serve client application programs by manipulating and retrieving information stored in the common repository. A meta-schema defines the structure of information stored in the common repository and permits extension of the information to incorporate data relevant to new application programs. In addition, tools are defined to permit developers to automate the creation of new server programs which manipulate and retrieve information stored in the common repository. The automatic generation of new server programs helps retain the consistency and integrity of management information achieved by application of the meta-schema structures.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于共享管理信息的方法和相关联的数据结构,存储在多个应用程序中的公共存储库中。 本发明提供了用于维护在多个应用程序之间共享的信息的一致性和完整性的方法和结构,同时允许更容易地集成与企业管理的不同方面相关的管理信息。 提供标准服务器程序以通过操作和检索存储在公用存储库中的信息来为客户端应用程序提供服务。 元模式定义存储在公用存储库中的信息的结构,并允许扩展信息以合并与新应用程序相关的数据。 另外,工具被定义为允许开发人员自动创建操纵和检索存储在公用存储库中的信息的新的服务器程序。 自动生成新的服务器程序有助于保持通过应用元模式结构实现的管理信息的一致性和完整性。

    Map builder system and method for enabling generic interfacing of an
application with a display map generation process in a management system
    3.
    发明授权
    Map builder system and method for enabling generic interfacing of an application with a display map generation process in a management system 失效
    用于使应用程序的通用接口与管理系统中的显示器映射生成过程的映射构建器系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6151031A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-21

    申请号:US712229

    申请日:1996-09-09

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00 G06Q10/10 G06T11/20

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/10

    摘要: A map builder system is implemented in a topological management system in a computer system to enable generic interfacing of an application with a display map generation process. The topological management system tracks a topology of objects. The map builder system includes a map builder and a topology data repository that implements a schema. The schema comprises a series of tables containing updated topological data representing particular attributes and relationships of the objects to be depicted. The map builder interfaces the topological data within these tables with a management system application programmatic interface (API), which interfaces with applications. The map builder constructs a series of mappings from the data, and the management system API is capable of using these mappings to construct a topology representing the relevant objects. The user can view the topology from the management system API and can change the topological representation, if desired.

    摘要翻译: 在计算机系统中的拓扑管理系统中实现地图构建器系统,以实现应用程序与显示器映射生成过程的通用接口。 拓扑管理系统跟踪对象的拓扑。 地图构建器系统包括实现架构的地图构建器和拓扑数据存储库。 该模式包括一系列表,其中包含表示要描述的对象的特定属性和关系的更新的拓扑数据。 地图构建器使用与应用程序接口的管理系统应用程序接口(API)来接口这些表中的拓扑数据。 地图构建器从数据中构建一系列映射,并且管理系统API能够使用这些映射来构建表示相关对象的拓扑。 用户可以从管理系统API中查看拓扑,如果需要,可以更改拓扑表示。