Architecture and method for deploying remote database administration
OwnerMark Vorholt, Dean Mitchell +1inventors
InventorsMark Vorholt, Dean Mitchell, Bryan Bourne
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Abstract
Disclosed is a computing architecture and method for remotely managing key aspects of relational database management systems. The architecture and method makes use of internet connectivity, a database of historical performance data, a reporting system and a centralized database operations center. These components, in conjunction with software from BMC Inc., allow for the delivery of integrated database administration activities to remote processing sites from a central location.
Claims15
An architecture for remote database management, comprising:
- (a) at least one host database server having agent software operating in each said remotely-located host database server;
- (b) a first communication link adapted for providing a link to monitor said host database server;
- (c) a second communication link adapted for providing a link to enable corrective actions to be made on said host database server;
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- (d) a database operations center remotely located from said host database server, said database operations center being connected to said first and second communication link and having a set of consoles through which each said remotely-located host database server is monitored and controlled.
A method for managing remotely-located database servers, comprising the steps of:
- (a) collecting performance data at each remotely-located database server;
- (b) transmitting said performance data from the remotely-located database server to a Database Operations Center;
- (c) accumulating the performance data into a historical database;
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- (d) generating reports from the accumulated performance data.
A computer system for maintaining historical performance of at least one remotely-located host database server, including a database residing in a memory of a computer, said database being adapted to store and manipulate the historical performance data captured by a software program operating on each said remotely-located host database server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.