GRID AUTOMATION BUS TO INTEGRATE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS FOR DYNAMIC GRID MANAGEMENT
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1. A grid computing system comprising:
- a management arrangement, the management arrangement including an integration arrangement, the integration arrangement being arranged to broker requests; and
at least a first management framework, the first management framework being arranged to send a first request to the integration arrangement, the integration arrangement being arranged to enable the first management framework to communicate bi-directionally with the management arrangement.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus that integrate management frameworks with an enterprise manager in a grid computing environment are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a grid computing system includes a management arrangement and at least a first management framework. The management arrangement includes an integration arrangement that brokers requests. The first management framework sends a first request to the integration arrangement which effectively allows the first management framework to communicate bi-directionally with the management arrangement.
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24 Claims
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1. A grid computing system comprising:
a management arrangement, the management arrangement including an integration arrangement, the integration arrangement being arranged to broker requests; and
at least a first management framework, the first management framework being arranged to send a first request to the integration arrangement, the integration arrangement being arranged to enable the first management framework to communicate bi-directionally with the management arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integration arrangement, the integration arrangement being arranged to be used in a grid computing system, the integration arrangement being in communication with a plurality of management frameworks and a manager, the integration arrangement comprising:
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a grid integration broker, the grid integration broker being arranged to broker a request across the plurality of management frameworks and the enterprise manager; and
a management service, the management service being arranged to interpret the request and to provide the request to the manager. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of operating an integration arrangement in a grid computing system, the integration arrangement being in communication with a first management framework and a manager, the integration arrangement being arranged to broker requests within the grid computing system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the first management framework providing the request to the manager, the manager being arranged to provide information associated with the request receiving the information from the manager; and
providing the information to the first management framework. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. The method of claim 18 wherein registering the first management framework includes receiving a transformer from the first management framework, and wherein the method further includes transforming the request to a format associated with the manager using the transformer before sending the request to the manager.
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19. A method for integrating a management framework with an integration arrangement in a grid computing system, the grid computing system further including a manager, the method comprising:
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obtaining a desired state associated with the management framework;
providing the desired state to the manager;
obtaining an observed state from the manager, the observed state being associated with the management framework; and
providing the observed state to the management framework. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. An integration arrangement in a grid computing system, the integration arrangement being in communication with a first management framework and a manager, the integration arrangement being arranged to broker requests within the grid computing system, the integration arrangement comprising:
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means for receiving a request from the first management framework;
means for providing the request to the manager, the manager being arranged to provide information associated with the request;
means for receiving the information from the manager; and
means for providing the information to the first management framework. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A computer program product for brokering requests within the grid computing system, the computer program product comprising:
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code devices that cause a request to be obtained from a first management framework;
code devices that cause the request to be provided to a manager, the manager being arranged to provide information associated with the request;
code devices that cause the information to be received from the manager;
code devices that cause the information to be provided to the first management framework; and
a computer-readable medium that stores the code devices.
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