Method and apparatus for administering a server having a subsystem in communication with an event channel

• US 6,789,112 B1
• Filed: 05/08/2000
• Issued: 09/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Original Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Ungerman, Anthony, Woodbury, Daniel Nicholes, Pedersen, Bradley Jay, Freeman, Thomas D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Krisna
• Application Number:
  US09/567,448
• Time in Patent Office: 1,583 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/225, 709/226, 709/227, 709/243, 709/244, 719/311, 719/328
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for administering a remote server having a subsystem in communication with an event bus. In one aspect of the present invention, an administration tool for administering a server has a subsystem in communication with an event bus. The administration tool includes a graphical user interface communications channel and a graphical user interface module corresponding to the server subsystem, wherein the graphical user interface module is in communication with the channel. The administration tool also includes a transport module in communication with the channel and the graphical user interface module. The graphical user interface module transmits an administration command to the corresponding server subsystem by sending the command to the transport module via the communications channel.

Claims

1. An administration tool for administering a server, the server having at least one subsystem in communication with an event bus, the administration tool comprising:

a graphical user interface communications channel;

a graphical user interface module corresponding to a server subsystem, the graphical user interface module in communication with the graphical user interface communications channel;

a transport module in communication with the graphical user interface communications channel and the graphical user interface module; and

a persistent store in communication with the server, the persistent store storing static data associated with the server,

wherein the graphical user interface module transmits an administration command to the corresponding server subsystem by sending the administration command to the transport module via the graphical user interface communications channel, and the corresponding server subsystem communicates with the persistent store in response to the received administration command.

2. The administration tool of claim 1 wherein the administrative command comprises an event.

3. The administration tool of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface module comprises a loadable module.

4. The administration tool of claim 3 wherein the loadable module comprises a JAVA bean.

5. The administration tool of claim 3 wherein the loadable module comprises a COM object.

6. The administration tool of claim 3 wherein the loadable module comprises an ActiveX control.

7. The administration tool of claim 1 wherein the transport module sends data to the server using TCP/IP.

8. The administration tool of claim 1 comprising a plurality of graphical user interface modules, each of the modules corresponding to a respective subsystem on the server.

9. The administration tool of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface module corresponds to a plurality of server subsystems.

10. The administration tool of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface module displays dynamic data associated with the corresponding subsystem.

11. The administration tool of claim 1 wherein the communications channel comprises a data object.

12. A method for administering a server, the server having a subsystem in communication with an event bus, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface communications channel;

providing a graphical user interface module corresponding to a server subsystem, the graphical user interface module in communication with the graphical user interface communications channel;

providing a transport module in communication with the graphical user interface communications channel and the graphical user interface module;

providing a persistent store in communication with the server, the persistent store storing static data associated with the server;

transmitting an administration command from the graphical user interface module to the corresponding server subsystem by sending the administrative command to the transport module via the graphical user interface communications channel; and

communicating with the persistent store in response to the received administration command.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising creating an administrative command using an event format.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein providing a graphical user interface module further comprises providing a loadable module.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein providing a loadable module further comprises providing a JAVA bean.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein providing a loadable module further comprises providing a COM object.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein providing a loadable module further comprises providing an ActiveX control.

18. The method of claim 12 wherein transmitting an administrative command further comprises using TCP/IP.

19. The method of claim 12 further comprising adding an additional graphical user interface module corresponding to a respective subsystem on the server.

20. The method of claim 12 further comprising displaying dynamic data associated with the corresponding subsystem via the graphical user interface module.

21. The method of claim 12 wherein providing a communications channel further comprises using a data object.