Managing networked directory services with auto field population
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1. A method comprising:
- maintaining a directory service;
populating a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
dynamically accessing information from a remote source by causing the discovery function call to execute in response to an access to the field.
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Abstract
A network management service for facilitating the management of networked devices by network management applications (or agents) is described. In a first embodiment, the network management service for facilitating the management of networked devices by network management applications comprises an agent discovery service for discovering and registering remote management agents, and a file transfer service operative to send information to and receive information from remote systems.
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining a directory service;
populating a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
dynamically accessing information from a remote source by causing the discovery function call to execute in response to an access to the field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
discovering the remote source with a network management service;
registering the remote source with the network management service; and
retrieving information from the remote source.
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4. The method of claim 1 wherein dynamically accessing information from a remote source in response to an access to the field further comprises retrieving information from a remote source previously discovered and registered using a network management service.
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5. A machine readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more electronic devices to:
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maintain a directory service;
populate a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
dynamically access information from a remote source by causing the discovery function call to execute in response to an access to the field. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
discover the remote source with a network management service;
register the remote source with the network management service; and
retrieve information from the remote source.
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8. The machine readable medium of claim 5 wherein the sequences of instructions that cause the one or more electronic devices to dynamically access information from a remote source in response to an access to the field further comprise sequences of instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more electronic devices to retrieve information from a remote source previously discovered and registered using a network management service.
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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means for maintaining a directory service;
means for populating a field of the directory service with a discovery function call;
means for dynamically accessing information from a remote source by causing the discovery function call to execute in response to an access to the field. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
means for discovering the remote source with a network management service;
means for registering the remote source with the network management service; and
means for retrieving information from the remote source.
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12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the means for dynamically accessing information from a remote source in response to an access to the field further comprise means for retrieving information from a remote source previously discovered and registered using a network management service.
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13. A network comprising:
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a first device to maintain a directory service, the directory service having a discovery function call populating at least one field; and
a second device coupled to the first device, the second device to store information associated with the directory service;
wherein access to the field of the directory service causes a discovery function call to be executed to dynamically access the information of the second device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer data signal embodied in a data communications medium shared among a plurality of network devices comprising sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more electronic devices to:
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maintain a directory service;
populate a field of the directory service with a discovery function call; and
dynamically access information from a remote source by causing the discovery function call to execute in response to an access to the field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
discover the remote source with a network management service;
register the remote source with the network management service; and
retrieve information from the remote source.
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20. The computer data signal of claim 17 wherein the sequences of instructions that cause the one or more electronic devices to dynamically access information from a remote source in response to an access to the field further comprise sequences of instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more electronic devices to retrieve information from a remote source previously discovered and registered using a network management service.
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