System and method for managing objects in a server namespace

A method of populating a server namespace with server related object instances comprising:

• a) selecting a cluster aware object instance wherein the cluster aware object instance is a server related object instance;
• b) selecting a corresponding non-cluster aware object instance corresponding to the cluster aware object instance as defined by a schema wherein the non-cluster aware object instance is a server related object instance;
• c) building an association object instance such that the selected cluster aware object instance and the corresponding non-cluster aware object instance relationship is defined;
• and
• d) populating a server namespace with all cluster aware object instances and all corresponding non-cluster aware object instances such that all server related object instances reside in a single namespace.

A method of managing objects in a server namespace comprising:

• selecting a server of interest;
• examining a server namespace corresponding to the server of interest;
• enumerating all cluster class instances in the server namespace;
• and
• determining whether the server of interest is a member of a cluster.

An integrated method of managing objects in a server namespace comprising:

• creating at least one schema;
• populating a server namespace in accordance with the at least one schema such that a server namespace is populated with server related object instances defined by the at least one schema;
• selecting a server;
• and
• graphically displaying all server related object instances in the server namespace for a selected server.

A server namespace comprising:

• at least one cluster aware object instance;
• at least one non-cluster aware object instance corresponding to at least one cluster aware object instance;
• and
• at least one association object instance wherein the at least one association object defines a relationship between the at least one cluster aware object instance and the at least one non-cluster aware object instance.

A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system for managing objects in a server namespace, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:

• instructions for creating at least one created schema;
• instructions for populating a server namespace in accordance with the at least one created schema such that the server namespace is populated with server related object instances defined by the at least one created schema;
• instructions for enabling server selection;
• and
• instructions for graphically displaying all server related object instances in the server namespace for a server.

An integrated method of managing objects in a server namespace comprising:

• means for creating at least one schema;
• means for populating a server namespace in accordance with the at least one created schema such that a server namespace is populated with server related object instances defined by the at least one created schema;
• means for selecting a server;
• and
• means for graphically displaying all server related object instances in the server namespace for a selected server.