Method, Apparatus and Media for Indication Management in an Information Model Environment

• US 20080134208A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Corn, Vance, Lenharth, Scott, Dodson, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,132,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/316
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security

Abstract

A computer implemented method for managing an information handling system. The method may include one or more of: monitoring, with an object oriented model, the information handling system for an event; generating, with the object oriented model, an indication in response to the event; and/or allowing access to the indication to clients having a sufficient client level of access.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for managing an information handling system, the method comprising:

monitoring, with an object oriented model, the information handling system for an event;

generating, with the object oriented model, an indication in response to the event; and

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allowing access to the indication to clients having a sufficient client level of access.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the object oriented model is a common information model (CIM).

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of allowing access to the indication comprises use of a CIM filter representing the indication, with the CIM filter associated with a CIM class comprising a first instance comprising the client level of access and a second instance comprising an indication level of access.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein prior to the step of allowing access to the indication, the method comprises:

instantiating the CIM class with the second instance comprising the indication level of access.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises any change relating to the information handling system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to the step of allowing access to the indication, the method comprises:

accepting a definition for indication level of access.

7. A computer implemented method of managing an information handling system, comprising:

monitoring, with an object oriented model, the information handling system for an event; and

generating, with an object oriented model, an indication in response to the event wherein the indication comprises a priority for the event.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the object oriented model is a common information model (CIM).

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of generating an indication comprises utilizing a filter representing the indication, with the filter associated with a CIM class comprising an instance comprising the priority for the event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein prior to the step of generating an indication, the method comprises:

instantiating the CIM class with the priority for the event.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the event comprises any change relating to the information handling system.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

allowing clients access to the indication.

13. A computer implemented method of managing an information handling system, comprising:

monitoring, with an object oriented model, the information handling system for an event of a first type;

generating, with an object oriented model, an indication in response to the event;

repeating the steps of monitoring and generating until satisfaction of preset criteria, with each indication of step B gathered into a single bundle; and

allowing clients access to the bundle.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the object oriented model is a common information model (CIM).

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of generating an indication comprises use of a CIM fitter representing the indication, with the CIM fitter associated with a CIM class comprising a first instance comprising the first type for the event, and a second instance comprising the preset criteria.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein prior to the step of generating an indication, the method comprises:

instantiating the CIM class the first instance comprising the first type for the event, and the second instance comprising the preset criteria.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the event comprises any change relating to the information handling system.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein prior to the step of monitoring the information handling system, the method comprises:

accepting a definition for the first type.