Apparatus and method for automatically generating capability statements for management interfaces

A synthetic capability statement generator comprising:

• a first interface to receive an external interface definition defining an external interface, an internal interface definition defining an internal interface, a mapping between elements of the external interface and corresponding elements of the internal interface, and an internal interface compliance statement including compliance information related to the internal interface;
• a processing component to automatically generate an external interface capability statement based on the external interface definition, the internal interface definition, the mapping, and the internal interface compliance statement;
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• a second interface to output the external interface capability statement.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for obtaining an external interface definition defining an external interface;
• means for obtaining an internal interface definition defining an internal interface;
• means for obtaining a mapping between elements of the external interface and corresponding elements of the internal interface;
• means for obtaining an internal interface compliance statement including compliance information related to the internal interface;
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• means for automatically generating an external interface capability statement based on the external interface definition, the internal interface definition, the mapping, and the internal interface compliance statement.

A system comprising:

• a management agent to receive a first request via an external interface;
• an instrumented component, coupled to the management agent, to receive a second request via an internal interface;
• a mapping to map the first request to the second request;
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• a synthetic capability statement generator to receive an external interface definition defining the external interface, an internal interface definition defining the internal interface, the mapping, and an internal interface compliance statement including compliance information related to the internal interface, the synthetic capability statement generator automatically generating an external interface capability statement based on the external interface definition, the internal interface definition, the mapping, and the internal interface compliance statement.