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Extensible entity management system including rule-based alarms
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Filing: 1993-11-30
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2013-11-30
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 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
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/04; H04L41/042; H04L69/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for controlling and carrying cut management functions over an assemblage of entities, wherein said entities interface within said assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and said entities further interface with said system to permit the carrying out of said management functions, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from an entity, said attribute values identifying the state of operation of said entity, said system comprising: stored management modules carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands, storage containing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, at least one said module storing rules identifying attribute values at one or more times corresponding to alarm conditions and comprising a rule generator for generating rules for storage and an alarm condition detector for retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved attribute values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for controlling and carrying cut management functions over an assemblage of entities, wherein said entities interface within said assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and said entities further interface with said system to permit the carrying out of said management functions, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from an entity, said attribute values identifying the state of operation of said entity, said system comprising: stored management modules carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands, storage containing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, at least one said module storing rules identifying attribute values at one or more times corresponding to alarm conditions and comprising a rule generator for generating rules for storage and an alarm condition detector for retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved attribute values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said management modules carry out said management functions by independently interpreting and executing selected management-related commands.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 1 wherein at least some said management functions generate, for display to a user, management information indicating the status of said primary information handling functions of one or more said entities.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising a historical data recorder for periodically accessing and storing new attribute values in said records in response to a predetermined schedule.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said rule module is responsive to user commands for generating new rules or modifying existing rules.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said rules may be enabled or disabled in response to user commands.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the syntax of said rules comprises an entity and attribute specifier, a relational operator, a value, and a time parameter.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
136 words
A system for controlling and carrying out management functions over an assemblage of entities, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from an entity, said attribute values identifying the state of operation of said entity, comprising: stored management modules carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands, storage containing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, at least one said module storing rules identifying attribute values at one more times corresponding to alarm conditions and comprising a rule generator for generating rules for storage and an alarm condition detector for retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved attribute values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
136 words
A system for controlling and carrying out management functions over an assemblage of entities, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from an entity, said attribute values identifying the state of operation of said entity, comprising: stored management modules carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands, storage containing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, at least one said module storing rules identifying attribute values at one more times corresponding to alarm conditions and comprising a rule generator for generating rules for storage and an alarm condition detector for retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved attribute values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said management modules carry out said management functions by independently interpreting and executing selected management-related commands.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 8 wherein at least some said management functions generate, for display to a user, management information indicating the status of said primary information handling functions of one or more said entities.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 8 further comprising a historical data recorder for periodically accessing and storing new attribute values in said records in response to a predetermined schedule.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said rule module is responsive to user commands for generating new rules or modifying existing rules.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 8 wherein said rules may be enabled or disabled in response to user commands.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the syntax of said rules comprises an entity and attribute specifier, a relational operator, a value, and a time parameter.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for controlling and carrying out management functions over members of a computer network, wherein said members interface within said network for control of primary information handling functions and said members further interface with said system to permit the carrying out of said management functions, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from a member of said computer network, said attribute values identifying the state of operation of said member, said system comprising: stored management modules carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands, storage containing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, at least one said module storing rules identifying attribute values at one or more times corresponding to alarm conditions and comprising a rule generator for generating rules for storage and an alarm condition detector for retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved attribute values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for controlling and carrying out management functions over members of a computer network, wherein said members interface within said network for control of primary information handling functions and said members further interface with said system to permit the carrying out of said management functions, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from a member of said computer network, said attribute values identifying the state of operation of said member, said system comprising: stored management modules carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands, storage containing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, at least one said module storing rules identifying attribute values at one or more times corresponding to alarm conditions and comprising a rule generator for generating rules for storage and an alarm condition detector for retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved attribute values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for controlling and carrying out management functions over an assemblage of entities, wherein said entities interface within said assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and said entities further interface with said system to permit the carrying out of said management functions, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from an entity, said attribute value identifying the state of operation of said entity, comprising: carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands within management modules, storing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, and in at least one said module, storing rules identifying attribute values at one or more times corresponding to alarm conditions generating rules for storage, and retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for controlling and carrying out management functions over an assemblage of entities, wherein said entities interface within said assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and said entities further interface with said system to permit the carrying out of said management functions, said management functions including a function for retrieval of one or more attribute values from an entity, said attribute value identifying the state of operation of said entity, comprising: carrying out said management functions by executing selected management-related commands within management modules, storing records of said attribute values, each record including an indication of an associated time, and in at least one said module, storing rules identifying attribute values at one or more times corresponding to alarm conditions generating rules for storage, and retrieving attribute values from storage or said entities and detecting an alarm condition in response to the contents of said rules if retrieved values correspond to an alarm condition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 15 further comprising a historical data recorder operating in one member of said computer network for periodically accessing and storing new attribute values into records at said one member in response to a predetermined schedule.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 15 wherein at least some said management functions generate, for display to a user, management information indicating the status of said primary information handling functions of one or more said members.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 15 wherein said rule module is responsive to user commands for generating new rules or modifying existing rules.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 15 wherein the syntax of said rules comprises a member and attribute specifier, a relational operator, a value, and a time parameter.
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