Method and apparatus for configuring, monitoring and/or managing resource groups using web services
First Claim
1. A method of configuring, monitoring, and/or managing at least one resource group in a computer system that comprises a plurality of resources, the method comprising:
- (A) accessing a user interface for a resource group tool via a web services interface; and
(B) via the user interface, using the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, methods and apparatus for configuring and/or monitoring a virtual machine in a resource group. In another embodiment, a method and apparatus for configuring and/or monitoring a resource group in accordance with a relocation policy that authorizes relocation of a resource from one cluster to another. In a further embodiment, a method and apparatus for configuring, monitoring and/or managing a resource group via a resource group tool having a user interface accessible via a web-services interface. In yet another embodiment, a method and apparatus for communicating between a console and at least one agent in a resource group tool via a web-services interface.
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1. A method of configuring, monitoring, and/or managing at least one resource group in a computer system that comprises a plurality of resources, the method comprising:
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(A) accessing a user interface for a resource group tool via a web services interface; and
(B) via the user interface, using the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of facilitating configuring, monitoring, and/or managing of at least one resource group in a computer system that comprises a plurality of resources, the method comprising:
(A) exporting a user interface for a resource group tool from a first computer via a web services interface, so that a user operating a second computer can access the resource group tool via the web services interface and use the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. At least one computer readable medium encoded with a plurality of instructions for facilitating configuring, monitoring, and/or managing of at least one resource group in a computer system that comprises a plurality of resources, the plurality of instructions, when executed, perform a method comprising:
(A) exporting a user interface for a resource group tool from a first computer via a web services interface, so that a user operating a second computer can access the resource group tool via the web services interface and use the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. At least one computer for use in configuring, monitoring, and/or managing at least one resource group in a computer system that comprises a plurality of resources, the at least one computer comprising:
at least one processor programmed to export a user interface for a resource group tool from a first computer via a web services interface, so that a user operating a second computer can access the resource group tool via the web services interface and use the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of configuring a resource group tool in a computer system that comprises a plurality of physical computer nodes that comprise a plurality of resources, and a resource group tool that configures, manages and/or monitors resource groups, the resource group tool comprising a console that provides a user interface for the resource group tool, the resource group tool further comprising at least one agent disposed on at least one of the plurality of physical computer nodes, the method comprising:
(A) providing a web services interface for communication between the console and the at least one agent so that the web services interface can be used by the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. At least one computer readable medium encoded with a plurality of instructions for configuring a resource group tool in a computer system that comprises a plurality of physical computer nodes that comprise a plurality of resources, and a resource group tool that configures, manages and/or monitors resource groups, the resource group tool comprising a console that provides a user interface for the resource group tool, the resource group tool further comprising at least one agent disposed on at least one of the plurality of physical computer nodes, the plurality of instructions, when executed, perform a method comprising:
(A) providing a web services interface for communication between the console and the at least one agent so that the web services interface can be used by the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A resource group tool for use in a computer system that comprises a plurality of physical computer nodes that comprise a plurality of resources, the resource group tool comprising:
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a console that provides a user interface for the resource group tool;
at least one agent disposed on at least one of the plurality of physical computer nodes and a web services interface for communication between the console and the at least one agent so that the web services interface can be used by the resource group tool to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of;
configuring at least one resource group, monitoring at least one resource group, and managing at least one resource group. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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