System and method for remote administration of computer network
First Claim
1. A system for administration of a computer network, the system comprising:
- a plurality of administration agents deployed on the computers in the network, wherein an administration agent being configured to;
collect configuration information from a computer on which it is deployed;
transmit the collected configuration information to a remote administration server for computing performance ratings of the computers based on the configuration information and selecting a local administration proxy for the network based on the performance rating; and
perform on the computer one or more administrative tasks specified by the remote administration server through a connection with the remote administration server;
the local administration proxy for the network, wherein the local administration proxy includes a computer with the highest performance rating in the computer network selected by the remote administration server based on the configuration information collected by the administration agents, wherein the local administration proxy being configured to;
receive from the remote administration server a control signal addressed to a computer in the network for performing one or more administrative tasks on said computer; and
in response to the control signal, establish the connection between the remote administration server and the administration agent deployed on said computer for the performing administrative tasks on said computer.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for remote administration of a computer network. The system comprises an administration server for remotely managing a computer network. The server deploys administration agents on the computers in the network for performing various administrative tasks. In addition, the server selects a computer with the highest performance rating as a local administration proxy for the network. The server then transmits to the local administration proxy a control signal for performing one or more administrative tasks by administration agents deployed on the computers in the network. The server then establishes, through the local administration proxy, a connection with the administration agents for performing administrative tasks of the computers.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for administration of a computer network, the system comprising:
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a plurality of administration agents deployed on the computers in the network, wherein an administration agent being configured to; collect configuration information from a computer on which it is deployed; transmit the collected configuration information to a remote administration server for computing performance ratings of the computers based on the configuration information and selecting a local administration proxy for the network based on the performance rating; and perform on the computer one or more administrative tasks specified by the remote administration server through a connection with the remote administration server; the local administration proxy for the network, wherein the local administration proxy includes a computer with the highest performance rating in the computer network selected by the remote administration server based on the configuration information collected by the administration agents, wherein the local administration proxy being configured to; receive from the remote administration server a control signal addressed to a computer in the network for performing one or more administrative tasks on said computer; and in response to the control signal, establish the connection between the remote administration server and the administration agent deployed on said computer for the performing administrative tasks on said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for administration of a computer network, the method comprising:
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deploying a plurality of administration agents on computers in the network; collecting by the administration agents configuration information from the computers; transmitting the collected configuration information to a remote administration server for computing performance ratings of the computers based on the collected configuration information and selecting a computer with the highest performance rating as a local administration proxy of the remote administration server for the computer network; receiving, by the selected local administration proxy for the computer network, from the remote administration server a control signal addressed to a computer in the network for performing one or more administrative tasks on said computer, wherein the local administration proxy is a computer with the highest performance rating among the computers in the network; in response to the control signal, establishing through the local administration proxy a connection between the remote administration server and the administration agent deployed on said computer for the performing administrative tasks on the computer; and performing on said computer, by the administration agent, one or more administrative tasks specified by the remote administration server through the established connection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for administration of a computer network, the medium comprises instructions for:
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deploying a plurality of administration agents on computers in the network; collecting by the administration agents configuration information from the computers; transmitting the collected configuration information to a remote administration server for computing performance ratings of the computers based on the collected configuration information and selecting a computer with the highest performance rating as a local administration proxy of the remote administration server for the computer network; receiving, by the selected local administration proxy for the computer network, from the remote administration server a control signal addressed to a computer in the network for performing one or more administrative tasks on said computer, wherein the local administration proxy is a computer with the highest performance rating among the computers in the network; in response to the control signal, establishing through the local administration proxy a connection between the remote administration server and the administration agent deployed on said computer for the performing administrative tasks on the computer; and performing on said computer, by the administration agent, one or more administrative tasks specified by the remote administration server through the established connection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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