SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING POLICIES ON A COMPUTER
First Claim
1. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations to manage policies on a computer having a foreign operating system, the operations comprising:
- receiving a policy on a second computer having a foreign operating system, the policy constructed on a first computer having a native operating system according to a policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system, and wherein the foreign operating system does not directly utilize the policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system; and
executing a translator on the second computer, the translator configured to execute under the foreign operating system and translate the policy from the policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system to configuration information usable by the foreign operating system.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing policies on a computer having a foreign operating system. Policies may specify hardware or software configuration information. Policies on a first computer with a native operating system are translated into configuration information usable on a second computer having a foreign operating system. In an embodiment, a translator manager manages the association between the policy on the first computer and the translator on the second computer. Computer management complexity and information technology management costs are reduced by centralizing computer management on the native operating system. Further reductions in management complexity are realized when the present invention is used in conjunction with network directory services.
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1. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations to manage policies on a computer having a foreign operating system, the operations comprising:
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receiving a policy on a second computer having a foreign operating system, the policy constructed on a first computer having a native operating system according to a policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system, and wherein the foreign operating system does not directly utilize the policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system; and executing a translator on the second computer, the translator configured to execute under the foreign operating system and translate the policy from the policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system to configuration information usable by the foreign operating system.
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