Method for managing plurality of target computers using a management computer

• US 20040172487A1
• Filed: 02/28/2003
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Arpirez, Julio Cesar, Murillo, Miguel
• Application Number:
  US10/375,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20040172487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for managing a plurality of target computers using a management computer. An exemplary method includes storing parameters for target computers in a memory associated with the management computer. The method includes updating at least one of the parameters at the management computer with a replacement value, and transmitting the replacement value to a selected one of the target computers. The method also includes transmitting a command from the management computer to a selected one of the target computers to initiate execution at the selected target computer of a resident program stored at the selected target computer, where the resident program uses the replacement value.

Claims

1. A method for managing a plurality of target computers using a management computer, comprising:

storing a parameter for a selected target computer in a memory associated with the management computer;

updating the parameter at the management computer with a replacement value;

transmitting the replacement value to the selected target computer; and

transmitting a command from the management computer to the selected target computer to initiate execution at the selected target computer of a resident program stored at the selected target computer, wherein the resident program uses the replacement value.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising:

starting a shell session between the management computer and the selected target computer.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the replacement value transmitting and the command transmitting are performed within the shell session.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the replacement value is an environment variable value.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the environment variable value is e stored in the memory associated with the management computer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the management computer sets a configuration of the selected target computer by transmitting the replacement value.

7. A method for executing a program resident at a target computer, comprising:

receiving a first parameter at the target computer from a management computer;

receiving, at the target computer, a first command from the management computer to initiate execution of the resident program;

executing the resident program using the first parameter;

receiving a replacement parameter at the target computer from the management computer;

receiving at the target computer a second command from the management computer to initiate execution of the resident program; and

executing the resident program using the replacement parameter.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising:

starting a shell session between the management computer and the target computers.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the replacement value receiving and the command receiving are performed within the shell session.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the replacement value is an environment variable value.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the environment variable values for the target computer is stored in a memory associated with the management computer.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the management computer sets a configuration of the target computer by transmitting the replacement value.

13. A management computer for managing a plurality of target computers, comprising:

a memory configured to store parameters for the target computers; and

a processor configured to replace a first parameter in the memory with a replacement parameter, to transmit the replacement parameter to a selected target computer and to transmit a command to the selected target computer to initiate execution at the selected target computer of the resident program stored at the selected target computer, the resident program using the replacement parameter.

14. The management computer of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to start a shell session between the management computer and the selected target computer.

15. The management computer of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the replacement value and the command within the shell session.

16. The management computer of claim 13, wherein the replacement value is an environment variable value.

17. The management computer of claim 16, wherein the environment variable values for target computers are stored in the memory.

18. The management computer of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to set a configuration of the selected target computer by transmitting the replacement value.

19. A system including the management computer of claim 13, the system further including the target computers.

20. A computer readable medium containing a program for managing a plurality of target computers using a management computer, the program comprising:

storing a parameter for a selected target computer in a memory associated with the management computer;

updating the parameter at the management computer with a replacement value;

transmitting the replacement value to the selected target computer; and

transmitting a command from the management computer to the selected target computer to initiate execution at the selected target computer of a resident program stored at the selected target computer, wherein the resident program uses the replacement value.

21. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 20 comprising:

starting a shell session between the management computer and the selected target computer.

22. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 21, wherein the replacement value transmitting and the command transmitting are performed within the shell session.

23. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 20, wherein the replacement value is an environment variable value.

24. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 23, wherein the environment variable value is stored in the memory associated with the management computer.

25. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 20, wherein the management computer sets a configuration of the selected target computer by transmitting the replacement value.

26. A computer readable medium containing a program for executing a program resident at a target computer, comprising:

receiving a first parameter at the target computer from a management computer;

receiving, at the target computer, a first command from the management computer to initiate execution of the resident program;

executing the resident program using the first parameter;

receiving a replacement parameter at the target computer from the management computer;

receiving at the target computer a second command from the management computer to initiate execution of the resident program; and

executing the resident program using the replacement parameter.

27. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 26, comprising:

starting a shell session between the management computer and the target computers.

28. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 27, wherein the replacement value receiving and the command receiving are performed within the shell session.

29. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 26, wherein the replacement value is an environment variable value.

30. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 29, wherein the environment variable values for the target computer is stored in a memory associated with the management computer.

31. The computer readable medium containing a program of claim 26, wherein the management computer sets a configuration of the target computer by transmitting the replacement value.