MANAGING NETWORKED DIRECTORY SERVICES WITH AUTO FIELD POPULATION
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1. A method comprising:
- maintaining a directory service;
populating a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
dynamically accessing information from a remote source in response to an access to the field.
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Abstract
A network management service for facilitating the management of networked devices by network management applications (or agents) is described. In a first embodiment, the network management service for facilitating the management of networked devices by network management applications comprises an agent discovery service for discovering and registering remote management agents, and a file transfer service operative to send information to and receive information from remote systems.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining a directory service;
populating a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
dynamically accessing information from a remote source in response to an access to the field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A machine readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more electronic devices to:
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maintain a directory service;
populate a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
dynamically access information from a remote source in response to an access to the field. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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means for maintaining a directory service;
means for populating a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
means for dynamically accessing information from a remote source in response to an access to the field. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. A network comprising:
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a first device to maintain a directory service, the directory service having a discovery function call populating at least one field; and
a second device coupled to the first device, the second device to store information associated with the directory service;
wherein access to the field of the directory service causes a discovery function call to be executed to dynamically access the information of the second device.
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