Method and apparatus for unrestricted reporting of alert states for managed objects, regardless of type
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a unique object nested within a hierarchy of objects in a computing system, the method, comprising:
- identifying the unique object by its class and instance in a syntax readable by the computing system;
identifying at least one parent object by its class and instance in the syntax, further including identifying all parent objects in the hierarchy of objects; and
defining a relationship between the unique object and the parent object in the syntax, in Which defining a relationship includes defining all relationships between all parent objects in the hierarchy of objects and the unique object, wherein an alert can be issued for the unique object regardless of how nested the unique object is within the hierarchy of objects;
issuing an alert for the unique object, wherein all parent objects sharing a relationship with the unique object receive the alert;
displaying, on a same view in a first pane, the hierarchy of objects and the alert for the unique object;
displaying, on the same view as the hierarchy of objects but separately in a second pane, a display pane which displays the top level managed objects and any alert within the hierarchy of those objects; and
wherein displaying the alert comprises overlaying a first shape specifying a type of system that corresponds to the unique object, a second shape specifying an alert state for the unique object based, at least in part, on the issued alert, and a third shape specifying a network connection state between the unique object and a network to display a single shape that provides the information specified by the first, second, and third shapes by displaying at least a portion of each of the first, second, and third shapes within the single shape.
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Abstract
A method of identifying a unique object nested within a hierarchy of objects in a computing system. The computing system identifies the unique object by its class and instance in a syntax readable by the computing system. The method identifies at least one parent object by its class and instance in the syntax and defines a relationship between the unique object and the parent object in the syntax. An computing system is used for identifying a unique object nested within a hierarchy of objects in the computing system. The computing system includes a first identify module, a second identify module, and a define module, The first identify module identifies the unique object by its class. The second identify module identifies at least one parent object by its class and instance in the syntax. And, the define module that defines a relationship between the unique object and the parent object in the syntax. An alert can be issued for the unique object.
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1. A method of identifying a unique object nested within a hierarchy of objects in a computing system, the method, comprising:
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identifying the unique object by its class and instance in a syntax readable by the computing system; identifying at least one parent object by its class and instance in the syntax, further including identifying all parent objects in the hierarchy of objects; and defining a relationship between the unique object and the parent object in the syntax, in Which defining a relationship includes defining all relationships between all parent objects in the hierarchy of objects and the unique object, wherein an alert can be issued for the unique object regardless of how nested the unique object is within the hierarchy of objects; issuing an alert for the unique object, wherein all parent objects sharing a relationship with the unique object receive the alert; displaying, on a same view in a first pane, the hierarchy of objects and the alert for the unique object; displaying, on the same view as the hierarchy of objects but separately in a second pane, a display pane which displays the top level managed objects and any alert within the hierarchy of those objects; and wherein displaying the alert comprises overlaying a first shape specifying a type of system that corresponds to the unique object, a second shape specifying an alert state for the unique object based, at least in part, on the issued alert, and a third shape specifying a network connection state between the unique object and a network to display a single shape that provides the information specified by the first, second, and third shapes by displaying at least a portion of each of the first, second, and third shapes within the single shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A programmable computing system for identifying a unique object nested within a hierarchy of objects in the computing system, the programmable computing system comprising:
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a first identify module that identifies the unique object by its class and instance in a syntax readable by the computing system; a second identify module that identifies at least one parent object by its class and instance in the syntax, and further, identifies all parent objects in the hierarchy of objects; and a define module that defines a relationship between the unique object and the parent object in the syntax, in which defining a relationship includes defining all relationships between all parent objects in the hierarchy of objects and the unique object; wherein an alert can be issued for the unique object regardless of how nested the unique object is within the hierarchy of objects, wherein all parent objects sharing a relationship with the unique object receive the alert, wherein the alert and the hierarchy of objects are displayed on the same view; wherein, on the same view as the hierarchy of objects but separately in a second pane, a display pane displays the top level managed objects and any alert within the hierarchy of those objects; and wherein the programmable computing system is configured to display the alert by overlaying a first shape specifying a type of system that corresponds to the unique object, a second shape specifying an alert state for the unique object based, at least in part, on the issued alert, and a third shape specifying a network connection state between the unique object and a network to display a single shape that provides the information specified by the first, second, and third shapes by displaying at least a portion of each of the first, second, and third shapes within the single shape. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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