Command to obtain context data for one or more network devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPasquale A. Catalano, John S. Werner, Arkadiy O. Tsfasman, Andrew G. Crimmins
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Abstract
A receiving network device obtains a command built to enable a control program of a device coupled to the receiving network device to obtain context data of a network device. The command includes an indication of the network device for which the context data is to be obtained. The receiving network device obtains the context data of the network device indicated by the command and provides a response to the request for the context data of the network device.
Claims20
A computer program product comprising:
- a set of one or more computer-readable storage media;
- and
- program instructions, collectively stored in the set of one or more computer-readable storage media, for causing at least one device to perform computer operations including:
- obtaining, by a receiving network device, a command built to enable a control program of a device coupled to the receiving network device to request context data of a network device, the command including an indication of the network device for which the context data is to be obtained;
- obtaining, by the receiving network device, the context data of the network device indicated by the command;
- and
- providing, by the receiving network device, a response to the request for the context data of the network device.
A computer system comprising:
- at least one device;
- a set of one or more computer-readable storage media;
- and
- program instructions, collectively stored in the set of one or more computer-readable storage media, for causing the at least one device to perform computer operations including:
- obtaining, by a receiving network device, a command built to enable a control program of a device coupled to the receiving network device to request context data of a network device, the command including an indication of the network device for which the context data is to be obtained;
- obtaining, by the receiving network device, the context data of the network device indicated by the command;
- and
- providing, by the receiving network device, a response to the request for the context data of the network device.
A computer-implemented method of facilitating processing within a computing environment, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- obtaining, by a receiving network device, a command built to enable a control program of a device coupled to the receiving network device to request context data of a network device, the command including an indication of the network device for which the context data is to be obtained;
- obtaining, by the receiving network device, the context data of the network device indicated by the command;
- and
- providing, by the receiving network device, a response to the request for the context data of the network device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.