Intermediate systems for enterprise management from a central location
First Claim
1. A reporting and maintenance system for remotely monitoring or controlling devices in an enterprise, comprising:
- a server group including at least one server;
at least one non-volatile memory device incorporated to said server group;
server network hardware connected to said server group, said server network hardware being configurable to provide electronic communication between said server group and a superintendent system, said server network hardware being further configurable to provide electronic communication between said server group and at least one enterprise device in communicative proximity;
first computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said first instructions providing the function of receiving first messages from enterprise devices in at least one enterprise management protocol;
second computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said second instructions providing the function of forwarding the information contained in the first messages to a superintendent system;
and third computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said third instructions providing the function of filtering the first messages, the filtering preventing the forwarding of some of the first messages.
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Abstract
A computer system in communication with a central enterprise management facility having the functions of receiving enterprise device status and communicating that status to the facility. That computer system also having translation functions from protocols used by enterprise devices to and from the protocol of the facility. That computer system also having filtering functions whereby only interesting status information is communicated to the facility. That computer system also having the functions of receiving requests for enterprise device status from the facility and responding with such status. That computer system being housed in a cabinet whereby access is restricted to the system components. That computer system having a security camera. That computer system having means of detecting extremes of temperature. That computer system having means of communication with the facility over a secure or encrypted channel. That computer system having a controller whereby internal servers may be powered on and off. That computer system with means of discovering the enterprise devices in an enterprise. That computer system with means of upgrading software to the enterprise devices. That computer system with an enterprise. That computer system with a central enterprise management facility.
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35 Claims
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1. A reporting and maintenance system for remotely monitoring or controlling devices in an enterprise, comprising:
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a server group including at least one server;
at least one non-volatile memory device incorporated to said server group;
server network hardware connected to said server group, said server network hardware being configurable to provide electronic communication between said server group and a superintendent system, said server network hardware being further configurable to provide electronic communication between said server group and at least one enterprise device in communicative proximity;
first computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said first instructions providing the function of receiving first messages from enterprise devices in at least one enterprise management protocol;
second computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said second instructions providing the function of forwarding the information contained in the first messages to a superintendent system;
and third computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said third instructions providing the function of filtering the first messages, the filtering preventing the forwarding of some of the first messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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29. A reporting and maintenance system for remotely monitoring or controlling devices in an enterprise, the devices communicating in at least one enterprise management protocols, said reporting and maintenance system comprising:
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a server group including at least one server;
at least one non-volatile memory device incorporated to said server group;
server network hardware connected to said server group, said server network hardware being configurable to provide electronic communication between said server group and a superintendent system, said server network hardware being further configurable to provide electronic communication between said server group and at least one enterprise device in communicative proximity;
first computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said instructions providing the function of receiving status requests from a superintendent system, said requests referencing at least one enterprise device;
second computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said instructions providing the function of forwarding the requests to the referenced enterprise devices in at least one enterprise management protocol;
third computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said first instructions providing the function of receiving response messages from enterprise devices in at least one enterprise management protocol;
and fourth computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said second instructions providing the function of forwarding the information contained in the response messages to a superintendent system.
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35. A reporting and maintenance system for remotely monitoring or controlling devices in an enterprise, comprising:
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a server group including at least two servers, said servers providing redundancy of operation;
at least one non-volatile memory device incorporated to said server group;
server network hardware connected to said server group, said server network hardware including a gateway, said server network hardware being configurable to provide encrypted electronic communication between said server group and a superintendent system through said gateway, said server network hardware being further configurable to provide electronic communication between said server group and at least one enterprise device in communicative proximity;
first computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said first instructions providing the function of receiving first messages from enterprise devices in at least one enterprise management protocol including version 1 of SNMP;
second computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said second instructions providing the function of forwarding the information contained in the first messages to a superintendent system by a notification channel in preferential order by an assigned priority;
third computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said third instructions providing the function of filtering the first messages, the filtering preventing the forwarding of some of the first messages, said filtering prescribed by policy;
fourth computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said fourth instructions providing the function of assigning priority to the information in said first messages;
fifth computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said instructions providing the function of translating the first received messages to a second protocol;
a cabinet housing said server group;
a first network enabled temperature sensor, said first temperature sensor positioned to monitor the temperature of the air at the interior of said cabinet;
a second network enabled temperature sensor, said second temperature sensor positioned to monitor the temperature of the air outside said cabinet;
at least one door included in said cabinet whereby access to said server group is restricted when said doors are in closed position;
locks included in said doors whereby said doors may be secured in a closed position, said locks enabled to unlock through an electronic command message from a superintendent system;
a data entry device connected to said locks, said data entry device being mounted to said cabinet, said data entry device providing a human interface external to the cabinet enclosure;
said locks enabled to be unlocked through said data entry device;
a network enabled camera whereby a space in proximity to said server group may be monitored;
an alarm in proximity to said server group;
a network enabled power controller connected to and being configurable to control the power of at least one server of said server group, said power controller being configurable to accept network commands from a superintendent system;
sixth computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said instructions providing the function of receiving second messages from a superintendent system through a notification channel, said second messages referencing at least one enterprise device;
seventh computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said instructions providing the function of translating the second received messages to an enterprise management protocol utilized by the referenced enterprise devices;
eighth computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said instructions providing the function of forwarding the information in the second messages to the referenced enterprise devices in at least one enterprise management protocol including version 1 of the simple network management protocol;
enterprise devices in electronic communication with said server group through said server network hardware a superintendent system in electronic communication with said server group through said server network hardware ninth computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said ninth instructions providing the function of accepting network parameters that define the boundaries of an enterprise, said ninth instructions also providing the function of discovering enterprise devices through said server network hardware using the network parameters;
and tenth computer readable instructions installed to said memory devices, said tenth instructions providing the function of receiving a software upgrade from a superintendent system, said tenth instructions also providing the function of delivering the software upgrade to enterprise devices.
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