DIAGNOSTICS FOR CENTRALLY MANAGED COMPUTER SYSTEM
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1. A method (ME1) comprising:
- providing (M1) a diagnostic tool (11) for a centrally managed computer system (AP1) including a management node (17) and managed nodes (21-24_, said tool including central diagnostic expertise (33) regarding central management software (15) used for managing said system;
providing (M2) managed software (35) that integrates with said central management software, said managed software including managed diagnostic expertise (39); and
importing (M3) said managed diagnostic expertise and combining it with said central diagnostic expertise to define collective diagnostic expertise (25).
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Abstract
The present invention provides a diagnostic method for a centrally managed computer system. The method provides central diagnostic expertise regarding central management software used for managing said system. The method further provides for managed software that integrates with said central management software; the managed software includes its own diagnostic expertise. The method further provides for importing the managed diagnostic expertise and combining it with said central diagnostic expertise to define collective diagnostic expertise.
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15 Claims
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1. A method (ME1) comprising:
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providing (M1) a diagnostic tool (11) for a centrally managed computer system (AP1) including a management node (17) and managed nodes (21-24_, said tool including central diagnostic expertise (33) regarding central management software (15) used for managing said system; providing (M2) managed software (35) that integrates with said central management software, said managed software including managed diagnostic expertise (39); and importing (M3) said managed diagnostic expertise and combining it with said central diagnostic expertise to define collective diagnostic expertise (25). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A centrally managed computer system comprising:
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managed nodes including managed software that includes managed diagnostic expertise specifying procedures for diagnosing potential problems associated with said managed software; and a management node including software for managing said system and a diagnostic tool for diagnosing said system according to test procedures and collective diagnostic expertise, said diagnostic tool including central diagnostic expertise for diagnosing said management node, said management node including an expertise importer for importing said managed diagnostic expertise and combining it with said central diagnostic expertise to define said collective diagnostic expertise. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. Computer-readable media encoded with software, said software comprising:
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central diagnostic expertise specifying procedures for diagnosing a management node of a centrally managed computer system; an expertise importer for importing managed diagnostic expertise specifying procedures for diagnosing a managed node other than said management node of said centrally managed computer system and for combining said managed diagnostic expertise with said central diagnostic expertise to generate collective diagnostic expertise specifying collective procedures for diagnosing said centrally managed computer system; and a diagnostic tool for performing said collective procedures. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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