Discovering diagnostic port functionality in a distributed system
First Claim
1. In a requesting computer system that is network connectable to one or more chassis that each include one or more network diagnostic modules, a method for discovering resource data representing the current configuration of the one or more chassis, the method comprising the acts of:
- requesting network addresses for the one or more chassis;
receiving one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis;
requesting resource data from each of the one or more corresponding network addresses;
receiving resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis; and
presenting the received resource data at the requesting computer system.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for discovering diagnostic port functionality in a distributed system. A computer system requests network addresses for one or more chassis. A chassis receives the request for a network address and returns a corresponding network address at least for the chassis. The computer system receives one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis. The computer system requests resource data from each of the one or more corresponding network addresses. The chassis receives the request for resource data and returns resource data representing at least the current configuration of the chassis to the requesting computer system. The computer system receives resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis. The computer system presents the received resource data at the requesting computer system.
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39 Claims
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1. In a requesting computer system that is network connectable to one or more chassis that each include one or more network diagnostic modules, a method for discovering resource data representing the current configuration of the one or more chassis, the method comprising the acts of:
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requesting network addresses for the one or more chassis;
receiving one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis;
requesting resource data from each of the one or more corresponding network addresses;
receiving resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis; and
presenting the received resource data at the requesting computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a chassis that is network connectable to one or more other chassis and to a requesting computer system, each chassis including one or more network diagnostic modules, a method for providing resource data representing the current configuration of a chassis, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving an address request for a network address corresponding to the chassis, the address request originating at the requesting computer system;
returning a corresponding network address in response to the address request;
receiving a resource data request for resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis, the resource data request originating at the requesting computer system; and
returning resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis to the requesting computer system in response to the resource data request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product for use in a requesting computer system that is network connectable to one or more chassis that each include one or more network diagnostic modules, the computer program product for implementing a method for discovering resource data representing the current configuration of the one or more chassis, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the requesting computer system to perform the following:
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request network addresses for the one or more chassis;
receive one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis;
request resource data from each of the one or more corresponding network addresses;
receive resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis; and
present the received resource data at the requesting computer system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product for use in a chassis that is network connectable to one or more other chassis and to a requesting computer system, each chassis including one or more network diagnostic modules, the computer program product for implementing a method for providing resource data representing the current configuration of a chassis, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the chassis to perform the following:
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receive an address request for a network address corresponding to the chassis, the address request originating at the requesting computer system;
return a corresponding network address in response to the address request;
receive a resource data request for resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis, the resource data request originating at the requesting computer system; and
return resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis to the requesting computer system in response to the second request. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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