Presence-based system management information routing system
First Claim
1. A data processing system for routing system management information, comprising:
- a plurality of notification units;
a network coupled to said plurality of notification units, said network operable to determine whether each notification unit of said plurality of notification units is available to receive system management information; and
a plurality of management units coupled to said network, at least one management unit of said plurality of management units operable to;
generate said system management information;
determine an identity of an intended recipient for said system management information;
associate said identity with at least one notification unit of said plurality of notification units; and
determine whether said at least one notification unit is available to receive said system management information.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer instructions are disclosed for routing system management information to entities or parties who are responsible for responding to the management information. If a management agent or managed resource associated with a computer-based management system desires to send event or notification information to an entity, party or person responsible for responding to the event or notification information, the management agent or managed resource can determine an identity of an entity, party or person responsible for responding to the event or notification from a prioritized “on-call list”. The management agent or managed resource can then determine the availability of the identified entity, party or person from a Presence Network, and send the event or notification information to a resource where the identified entity, party or person is currently “present”. The presence information obtained from the Presence Network can be used by the management agent or managed resource to determine which of the responsible entities, parties or persons are available at run-time. The management agent or managed resource can then forward the event or notification information to the most appropriate responsible entity, party or person.
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20 Claims
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1. A data processing system for routing system management information, comprising:
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a plurality of notification units;
a network coupled to said plurality of notification units, said network operable to determine whether each notification unit of said plurality of notification units is available to receive system management information; and
a plurality of management units coupled to said network, at least one management unit of said plurality of management units operable to;
generate said system management information;
determine an identity of an intended recipient for said system management information;
associate said identity with at least one notification unit of said plurality of notification units; and
determine whether said at least one notification unit is available to receive said system management information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method in a data processing system for routing system management information, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling a network to a plurality of notification units;
said network determining whether each notification unit of said plurality of notification units is available to receive system management information;
coupling a plurality of management units to said network; and
at least one management unit of said plurality of management units generating said system management information, determining an identity of an intended recipient for said system management information, associating said identity with at least one notification unit of said plurality of notification units, and determining whether said at least one notification unit is available to receive said system management information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for routing system management information, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for coupling a network to a plurality of notification units;
second instructions for determining whether each notification unit of said plurality of notification units is available to receive system management information;
third instructions for coupling a plurality of management units to said network;
fourth instructions for generating said system management information;
fifth instructions for determining an identity of an intended recipient for said system management information;
sixth instructions for associating said identity with at least one notification unit of said plurality of notification units; and
seventh instructions for determining whether said at least one notification unit is available to receive said system management information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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