Discovering diagnostic port functionality in a distributed system
First Claim
1. In a requesting computer system that is network connectable to one or more chassis, a method for discovering resource data representing the current configuration of the one or more chassis, the method comprising the acts of:
- requesting network addresses for the one or more chassis that each include one or more network diagnostic modules that provide network testing functionality for a network, wherein the one or more chassis are located in different sub-nets;
receiving one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis;
requesting resource data from each of the one or more chassis using the corresponding network addresses;
receiving resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis;
presenting the received resource data at the requesting computer system on a user interface at the requesting computer system; and
reconfiguring the network testing functionality based on the received resource data presented in the user interface.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for discovering diagnostic port functionality in a distributed system. A computer system requests network addresses for one or more chassis. A chassis receives the request for a network address and returns a corresponding network address at least for the chassis. The computer system receives one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis. The computer system requests resource data from each of the one or more corresponding network addresses. The chassis receives the request for resource data and returns resource data representing at least the current configuration of the chassis to the requesting computer system. The computer system receives resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis. The computer system presents the received resource data at the requesting computer system.
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38 Claims
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1. In a requesting computer system that is network connectable to one or more chassis, a method for discovering resource data representing the current configuration of the one or more chassis, the method comprising the acts of:
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requesting network addresses for the one or more chassis that each include one or more network diagnostic modules that provide network testing functionality for a network, wherein the one or more chassis are located in different sub-nets; receiving one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis; requesting resource data from each of the one or more chassis using the corresponding network addresses; receiving resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis; presenting the received resource data at the requesting computer system on a user interface at the requesting computer system; and reconfiguring the network testing functionality based on the received resource data presented in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a chassis that is network connectable to one or more other chassis and to a requesting computer system, each chassis including one or more network diagnostic modules, a method for providing resource data representing the current configuration of a chassis, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving an address request for a network address corresponding to the chassis, the address request originating at the requesting computer system in a different sub-net and the chassis having one or more network diagnostic modules for providing network testing functionality; returning a corresponding network address in response to the address request; receiving a resource data request for resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis, the resource data request originating at the requesting computer system; returning resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis to the requesting computer system in response to the resource data request; and organizing the resource data for presentation in a user interface, the resource data organized at least according to categories; and reconfiguring the network testing functionality of the one or more network diagnostic modules of the chassis based on the resource data displayed in the user interface at the requesting computer system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product for use in a requesting computer system that is network connectable to one or more chassis that each include one or more network diagnostic modules, the computer program product for implementing a method for discovering resource data representing the current configuration of the one or more chassis, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the requesting computer system to perform the following:
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request network addresses for the one or more chassis, wherein at least one of the one or more chassis is in a different sub-net than the requesting computer system, wherein the network address for the at least one of the one or more chassis is performed through a proxy chassis; receive one or more network addresses corresponding to the one or more chassis; request resource data from each of the one or more corresponding network addresses; receive resource data representing the configuration of the one or more chassis; and present the received resource data at the requesting computer system including a list of chassis in a sync group. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product for use in a chassis that is network connectable to one or more other chassis and to a requesting computer system, each chassis including one or more network diagnostic modules, the computer program product for implementing a method for providing resource data representing the current configuration of a chassis, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the chassis to perform the following:
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receive an address request for a network address corresponding to the chassis, the address request originating at the requesting computer system that is located in a different subnet; return a corresponding network address in response to the address request; receive a resource data request for resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis, the resource data request originating at the requesting computer system; return resource data representing the current configuration of the chassis to the requesting computer system in response to the second request; and reconfiguring network testing functionality provided by the current configuration of the chassis based on the resource data from the requesting computer system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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