DYNAMIC SCENARIOS FOR MANAGING COMPUTER SYSTEM ENTITIES
First Claim
1. A computer system for generating dynamic management scenarios comprising:
- a memory to store computer instructions; and
a processor coupled to said memory to execute said computer instructions todeploy a plurality of programs for managing a plurality of computer system entities, wherein at least one management descriptor is associated with said plurality of programs to define a plurality of relationships between said plurality of programs ant said plurality of entities,select a first program of said plurality of programs to manage at least one aspect of a computer system entity of said plurality of entities,dynamically identify at least one other program from said plurality of programs, wherein said at least one other program relates to at least one aspect of said entity based on said at least one management descriptor, anddisplay at least one link corresponding to said at least one other program, wherein said first program and said at least one other program represent at least one scenario for managing at least one aspect of at least one computer system entity of said plurality of entities.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for dynamic generation of scenarios for managing computer system entities are described herein. A number of management programs are deployed in an administrator framework as embedded plug-ins. One or more management descriptors are provided for the plug-ins. The management descriptors include a number of relationships between the deployed programs and a number of computer system entities. The relationships indicate that the management applications can administer one or more aspects of the corresponding entities. A first management program is selected from the number of deployed management programs to administer a related computer system entity. One or more other management programs are dynamically identified and presented to the user as possible management scenarios. The identification of the other management programs is based on correspondence defined in the management descriptors to the aspects or the types of the computer system entity.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system for generating dynamic management scenarios comprising:
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a memory to store computer instructions; and a processor coupled to said memory to execute said computer instructions to deploy a plurality of programs for managing a plurality of computer system entities, wherein at least one management descriptor is associated with said plurality of programs to define a plurality of relationships between said plurality of programs ant said plurality of entities, select a first program of said plurality of programs to manage at least one aspect of a computer system entity of said plurality of entities, dynamically identify at least one other program from said plurality of programs, wherein said at least one other program relates to at least one aspect of said entity based on said at least one management descriptor, and display at least one link corresponding to said at least one other program, wherein said first program and said at least one other program represent at least one scenario for managing at least one aspect of at least one computer system entity of said plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An article of manufacture including non-transitory computer readable storage medium to tangibly store instructions for generating dynamic management scenarios, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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load a first program selected from a plurality of programs installed for managing a plurality of computer system entities; select a computer system entity of said plurality of entities, wherein said first program relates to at least one aspect of said entity; dynamically identify at least one other program from said plurality of programs, wherein said at least one other program relates to at least one aspect of said entity; and create at least one link to said at least one other program, wherein said first program and said at least one other program represent at least one scenario for managing at least one aspect of at least one computer system entity of said plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented method for generating dynamic management scenarios comprising:
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loading in a computer system memory a first program selected from a plurality of programs installed for managing a plurality of computer system entities; selecting a computer system entity of said plurality of entities, wherein said first program relates to at least one aspect of said entity; dynamically identifying by a processor at least one program from said plurality of programs different from said first program, wherein each of said at least one program relates to at least one aspect of said entity; and displaying a link corresponding to a second program of said at least one program, wherein said first program and said second program represent a scenario for managing at least one aspect of at least one computer system entity of said plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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