Using presence in a system management environment
First Claim
1. A method, in a network data processing system, for communicating management information regarding a managed resource comprising:
- receiving management information regarding at least one managed resource;
converting the received management information into a specified format; and
sending the converted management information to at least one management application in conjunction with sending of presence information regarding a user to the at least one management application, wherein converting the received management information into a specified format comprises summarizing the received management information into the specified format suitable for being sent to the at least one management application in conjunction with the sending of presence information to the at least one management application.
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Abstract
Method, system and computer program product for communicating information regarding a managed resource in a network data processing system. A method, in a network data processing system, for communicating information regarding a managed resource includes receiving management information regarding at least one managed resource. The received management information is converted into a specified format, and the converted management information is then sent to at least one management application in conjunction with the sending of presence information to the at least one management application. The converted management information may then be extracted from the presence information for use in any desired manner. The invention provides a convenient mechanism for communicating status information and other appropriate information regarding a managed resource to interested parties connected to the network data processing system.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, in a network data processing system, for communicating management information regarding a managed resource comprising:
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receiving management information regarding at least one managed resource; converting the received management information into a specified format; and sending the converted management information to at least one management application in conjunction with sending of presence information regarding a user to the at least one management application, wherein converting the received management information into a specified format comprises summarizing the received management information into the specified format suitable for being sent to the at least one management application in conjunction with the sending of presence information to the at least one management application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for communicating management information regarding a managed resource over a network data processing system, comprising:
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at least one hardware managed resource; and a management service for receiving management information regarding the at least one managed resource, for converting the received management information into a specified format, and for sending over the network data processing system the converted management information to at least one management application in conjunction with sending of presence information regarding a user to the at least one management application, wherein the management service converts the received management information into the specified format by summarizing the received management information into the specified format suitable for being sent to the at least one management application in conjunction with the sending of presence information to the at least one management application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product recorded in a computer readable recordable-type medium for communicating management information regarding a managed resource comprising:
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first instructions to receive management information regarding at least one managed resource; second instructions to convert the received management information into a specified format; and third instructions to send the converted management information to at least one management application in conjunction with sending of presence information regarding a user to the at least one management application, wherein the second instructions to convert the received management information into the specified format comprises instructions to summarize the received management information into the specified format suitable for being sent to the at least one management application in conjunction with the sending of presence information to the at least one management application. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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