Arrangements, Methods, and Software for Managing Objects and Resolving Different Types of Events Associated with Such Objects
First Claim
1. An arrangement for resolving different types of events, comprising a central system communicatively coupled to each of a plurality of lower level systems, wherein the central system is configured:
- to receive information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems;
to determine an event type associated with the particular event; and
to determine whether the central system comprises a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event, wherein when the central system comprises the particular policy the central system is further configured to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy, and when the central system does not comprise the particular policy the central system is further configured;
to request information associated with the particular policy;
to receive the information associated with the particular policy;
to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy;
to store the particular policy in a database; and
to resolve future events that are of the event type associated with the particular type of event in accordance with the particular policy.
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Abstract
An arrangement for resolving different types of events includes a central system communicatively coupled to each of a plurality of lower level systems. The central system is configured to receive information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems, to determine an event type associated with the particular event, and to determine whether the central system includes a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event. When the central system includes the particular policy, the central system is further configured to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy. Moreover, when the central system does not include the particular policy the central system is further configured to request information associated with the particular policy, to receive the information associated with the particular policy, to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy, to store the particular policy in a database, and to resolve future events that are of the event type associated with the particular type of event in accordance with the particular policy.
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29 Claims
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1. An arrangement for resolving different types of events, comprising a central system communicatively coupled to each of a plurality of lower level systems, wherein the central system is configured:
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to receive information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems;
to determine an event type associated with the particular event; and
to determine whether the central system comprises a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event, wherein when the central system comprises the particular policy the central system is further configured to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy, and when the central system does not comprise the particular policy the central system is further configured;
to request information associated with the particular policy;
to receive the information associated with the particular policy;
to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy;
to store the particular policy in a database; and
to resolve future events that are of the event type associated with the particular type of event in accordance with the particular policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for resolving different types of events, wherein a central system is communicatively coupled to each of a plurality of lower level systems, and the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems;
determining an event type associated with the particular event;
determining whether the central system comprises a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event;
when the central system comprises the particular policy, resolving the particular event in accordance with the particular policy; and
when the central system does not comprise the particular policy, requesting information associated with the particular policy, receiving the information associated with the particular policy, resolving the particular event in accordance with the particular policy, storing the particular policy in a database, and resolving future events that are of the event type associated with the particular type of event in accordance with the particular policy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A software arrangement which, when executed by a processing arrangement associated with a central system communicatively coupled to each of a plurality of lower level systems, is configured to perform the steps of:
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receiving information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems;
determining an event type associated with the particular event;
determining whether the central system comprises a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event;
when the central system comprises the particular policy, resolving the particular event in accordance with the particular policy or forwarding the information associated with the particular event to an operations manager system; and
when the central system does not comprise the particular policy, requesting information associated with the particular policy, receiving the information associated with the particular policy, resolving the particular event in accordance with the particular policy, storing the particular policy in a database, and resolving future events that are of the event type associated with the particular type of event in accordance with the particular policy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An arrangement for managing objects and for resolving different types of events associated with the objects, comprising:
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an operations management system configured;
to select a particular object to be managed by the arrangement;
to determine an object type associated with the particular object;
to associate an event selection policy with the particular object based at least on the object type associated with the particular object, wherein the event selection policy indicates at least one event type that is associated with the particular object;
to selectively associate an agent with the particular object, wherein the agent is associated with one of a plurality of lower level systems; and
a central system communicatively coupled to the operations management system and to each of the plurality of lower level systems, wherein the central system is configured;
to receive information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems, wherein the particular event originates from the particular object;
to determine an event type associated with the particular event; and
to determine whether the central system comprises a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event, wherein when the central system comprises the particular policy the central system is further configured to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy, and when the central system does not comprise the particular policy the central system is further configured;
to request information associated with the particular policy;
to receive the information associated with the particular policy;
to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy;
to store the particular policy in a database; and
to resolve future events that are of the event type associated with the particular type of event in accordance with the particular policy. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for managing objects and for resolving different types of events associated with the objects, wherein a central system is communicatively coupled to an operations managing system and each of a plurality of lower level systems, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a particular object to be managed by the arrangement;
determining an object type associated with the particular object;
associating an event selection policy with the particular object based at least on the object type associated with the particular object, wherein the event selection policy indicates at least one event type that is associated with the particular object;
selectively associating an agent with the particular object, wherein the agent is associated with one of a plurality of lower level systems;
receiving information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems, wherein the particular event originates from the particular object;
determining an event type associated with the particular event;
determining whether the central system comprises a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event;
when the central system comprises the particular policy, resolving the particular event in accordance with the particular policy; and
when the central system does not comprise the particular policy, requesting information associated with the particular policy, receiving the information associated with the particular policy, resolving the particular event in accordance with the particular policy, storing the particular policy in a database, and resolving future events that are of the event type associated with the particular type of event in accordance with the particular policy. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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