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Automatic status polling failover or devices in a distributed network management hierarchy

  • US 6,295,558 B1
  • Filed: 08/21/1998
  • Issued: 09/25/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed computing environment, comprising:

  • a collection station of one or more collection stations of the distributed computing environment that is responsible for status polling a plurality of objects; and

    a central control unit that automatically performs status polling of the plurality of objects when the collection station becomes temporarily inaccessible on the distributed computing environment and that releases polling of the plurality of objects back to the collection station if the collection station becomes accessible, wherein when the collection station and a second collection station of the one or more collection stations are both responsible for polling the plurality of objects, the plurality of objects are polled by both the central control unit and the second collection station while said collection station is inaccessible.

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