Method for scheduling holidays in distributed computer enterprise locales
First Claim
1. A scheduling method operative in association with a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
- defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale;
selectively displaying a calendar together with the set of holidays; and
scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar.
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Abstract
A scheduling method operative in association with a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries. The method begins by defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale. The calendar, together with at least one holiday defined by at least one of the set of holiday objects, are then selectively displayed. A management task (e.g., a software load distribution) is then initiated to take place during a given holiday in the locale to minimize disruption to the computer enterprise.
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25 Claims
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1. A scheduling method operative in association with a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
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defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale;
selectively displaying a calendar together with the set of holidays; and
scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A management task scheduling method operative in association within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
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defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale;
selecting between the first and the second set of holiday objects depending on a locale dynamically specified by a user;
presenting a calendar with the selected set of holiday objects presented therein; and
scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer program product in a computer-readable media for controlling a data processing system having a display device, comprising:
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means for defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale;
means for presenting a calendar with the selected set of holidays presented therein; and
means for scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising:
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a processor;
an operating system;
a display device running a graphical user interface;
means for defining a set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale;
means for presenting a calendar with the selected set of holidays presented therein; and
means for scheduling initiation of a management task for a given holiday displayed on the calendar. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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