Method and system for remote server administration
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsXianfeng Chen, Brindusa Fritsch, Michael Shenfield
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Abstract
Methods and systems for enabling remote server administration using a terminal device of a wireless network. The terminal device is hosted by an application gateway designed to mediate signalling between the terminal device and web services of a data network. A web service implementing administration functionality for one or more managed server components (MSCs) is deployed on the network. A plurality of server administration applications is then installed on the terminal device. Each server administration application is designed to access the web service to provide a respective server management function.
Claims14
A method of enabling remote administration of one or more managed server components of a data network using a terminal device of a wireless network, the method comprising steps of:
- providing an application gateway coupled to the data network (10) and the wireless network and hosting the terminal device, the application gateway being adapted to mediate signalling between the terminal device and web services of a data network;
- installing a server administration application on the terminal device, the server administration application being adapted to control the terminal device to access an administration web service implementing administration functionality for the managed server components via the application gateway, so as to thereby provide a respective server management function.
A terminal device of a wireless network adapted for remote administration of one or more managed server components of a data network, the terminal device being hosted by an application gateway coupled to the data network and the wireless network and adapted to mediate signalling between the terminal device and web services of the data network, the terminal device being characterised by:
- a server administration application installed on the terminal device, the server administration application being adapted to control the terminal device to access an administration web service implementing administration functionality for the managed server components via the application gateway, so as to thereby provide a respective server management function.
An application gateway adapted to enable remote administration of one or more managed server components of a data network using a terminal device of a wireless network, the application gateway comprising:
- means for mediating signalling between a server administration application installed on the terminal device and an administration web service implementing administration functionality for the managed server components.
An application gateway, wherein the administration web service comprises an event source component designed to generate a notification event indicative of a predetermined change, and wherein the application gateway (14) further comprises:
- a subscription/notification function;
- and
- means for subscribing a server administration application installed on the terminal device with the subscription/notification function, such that the application gateway operates to:
- subscribe with the event source of the administration web service to receive notification events;
- subsequently receive notification events from the event source;
- process received notification events to identify notification events that are relevant to the server administration application;
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- forward each identified notification event to the server administration application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.