Remote network administration methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A remote network administration apparatus for managing network services on a plurality of network servers in a computer network, comprising:
- a component repository, said component repository containing service components, each of said service components corresponds to one of said network services;
a service object, said service object being associated with a first one of said service components, said service object, when executed, communicates with said plurality of network servers to obtain network service instantiation data relating to instantiations of a first one of said network services on said plurality of network servers, said first one of said network services being a network service that corresponds to said first one of said service components;
a server manager component for receiving said network service instantiation data from said service object;
a server manager window representing the user interface component for said server manager component, said server manager window displaying a status of said instantiations responsive to said network service instantiation data.
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Abstract
A method for managing network services on the plurality of network servers in a computer network. The method includes the step of providing at least one service component in a component repository. The service component corresponds to one of the network services. There is also included the step of providing a server manager component, which communicates with the component repository to ascertain the presence of the service component. Additionally, the method includes the step of executing a service object associated with the service component. When executed, the service object communicates with the plurality of network servers to obtain network service instantiation data relating to instantiations of the one of the network services on the plurality of network servers. The method also includes the step of passing the network service instantiation data to a server manager window component for displaying a status of the instantiations responsive to the network service instantiation data.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote network administration apparatus for managing network services on a plurality of network servers in a computer network, comprising:
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a component repository, said component repository containing service components, each of said service components corresponds to one of said network services; a service object, said service object being associated with a first one of said service components, said service object, when executed, communicates with said plurality of network servers to obtain network service instantiation data relating to instantiations of a first one of said network services on said plurality of network servers, said first one of said network services being a network service that corresponds to said first one of said service components; a server manager component for receiving said network service instantiation data from said service object; a server manager window representing the user interface component for said server manager component, said server manager window displaying a status of said instantiations responsive to said network service instantiation data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a computer network having a plurality of network servers, a method for managing network services on said plurality of network servers, comprising:
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providing at least one service component in a component repository, said service component corresponds to one of said network services; providing a server manager component, said server manager component communicates with said component repository to ascertain the presence of said service component; executing a service object associated with said service component, said service object communicates with said plurality of network servers to obtain network service instantiation data relating to instantiations of said one of said network services on said plurality of network servers; and passing said network service instantiation data to a server manager window component for displaying a status of said instantiations responsive to said network service instantiation data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for managing network services on a plurality of network servers in a computer network, said computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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providing at least one service component in a component repository, said service component corresponds to one of said network services; providing a server manager component, said server manager component communicates with said component repository to ascertain the presence of said service component; executing a service object associated with said service component, said service object communicates with said plurality of network servers to obtain network service instantiation data relating to instantiations of said one of said network services on said plurality of network servers; and passing said network service instantiation data to a server manager window component for displaying a status of said instantiations responsive to said network service instantiation data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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