Methods and systems for managing a device in a web based enterprise management environment
AssigneeLSI Corporation
InventorsSatadal Bhattacharjee, Scott W. Kirvan, Yanling Qi
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Abstract
Methods and systems for managing a device in a Web Based Enterprise Management (“WBEM”) environment. At least a management software component and a device management adapter are reused through receiving a network command from the management software component, and forwarding the network command to the device management adapter for conversion to a device message. The WBEM environment is supported by packaging the device message in a WBEM envelope, and transmitting the device message in the WBEM envelope to a computer system. The computer system comprises the device. Subsequently, a native command based on the device message is issued to the device.
Claims20
A method for managing a device in a Web Based Enterprise Management (“WBEM”) environment, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a network proxy layer, a network command from a management software component;
- forwarding, from the network proxy layer, the network command to a device management adapter;
- converting the network command into a non-WBEM device-native command with the device management adapter, wherein the device-native command is in a format native to the device;
- packaging the non-WBEM device-native command in a WBEM envelope, wherein the packaging preserves the format of the non-WBEM device-native command;
- transmitting the non-WBEM device-native command in the WBEM envelope to the device;
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- issuing the non-WBEM device-native command to the device.
A method for managing a device in a Web Based Enterprise Management (“WBEM”) environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a non-WBEM device-native command from the device, wherein the device-native command is in a format native to the device;
- packaging the non-WBEM device-native command in a WBEM envelope for transmission, wherein the packaging preserves the format of the non-WBEM device-native command;
- receiving the non-WBEM device-native command in the WBEM envelope from a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises the device;
- extracting the non-WBEM device-native command from the WBEM envelope;
- receiving a network command based on the non-WBEM device-native command from a device management adapter;
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- forwarding the network command to a management software component.
A system for managing a device in a Web Based Enterprise Management (“WBEM”) environment, the system comprising:
- a management workstation, the management workstation comprising:
- a management software component;
- a device management adapter for converting a network command into a non-WBEM device-native command, wherein the device-native command is in a format native to the device;
- a network proxy layer for receiving the network command from the management software component, and for forwarding the network command to the device management adapter;
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- a marshaling layer for packaging the device-native command in a WBEM envelope, wherein the packaging preserves the format of the non-WBEM device-native command, and for transmitting the non-WBEM device-native command in the WBEM envelope to a computer system;
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- the computer system, the computer system comprising:
- the device;
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- a Common Information Model (“CIM”) provider for issuing the non-WBEM device-native command to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.