System using multiple sets of device management policies for managing network devices connected on different network interfaces
First Claim
1. A method for managing a network of devices, the method comprising:
- associating a first set of device management policies with a first network interface;
associating a second set of device management policies with a second network interface, wherein the second network interface is different from the first network interface;
registering a first network device, wherein registration includes identifying the first network interface as an interface from which the first network device can be managed;
registering a second network device, wherein registration includes identifying the second network interface as an interface from which the second network device can be managed;
based on the registration of the first network device, managing the first network device based on the first set of management policies; and
based on the registration of the second network device, managing the second network device based on the second set of management policies.
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Abstract
A mechanism for managing network devices using a server with multiple network interfaces includes management agents executing on managed devices, wherein all the agents that share a single instance of a management server, or that are logically partitioned, are said to be in a single “server context”. Each server context can manage devices from any of multiple network interfaces of a server machine, that are associated with a given server context. Managed devices that are registered to be managed as part of a given server context are managed based on policies associated with the server context. Managed devices that are registered to be managed through one network interface of a server context of the management server may be communicatively isolated from managed devices that are registered to be managed through another network interface of the same server context of the management server.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for managing a network of devices, the method comprising:
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associating a first set of device management policies with a first network interface; associating a second set of device management policies with a second network interface, wherein the second network interface is different from the first network interface; registering a first network device, wherein registration includes identifying the first network interface as an interface from which the first network device can be managed; registering a second network device, wherein registration includes identifying the second network interface as an interface from which the second network device can be managed; based on the registration of the first network device, managing the first network device based on the first set of management policies; and based on the registration of the second network device, managing the second network device based on the second set of management policies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for registering a managed device for management by a management application executing on a computer system having multiple network interfaces, the method comprising:
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identifying a first network interface, of the computer system, that is associated with a first instance of the management application, as an interface from which a first managed device can be managed; wherein a second managed device identifies a second network interface, of the computer system, that is different than the first network interface and that is associated with the first instance of the management application, as an interface from which the second managed device can be managed; and responding to management requests that are based on a first set of management policies that is associated with the first network interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a computer system on which one or more applications execute, a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to manage a network of devices by:
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associating a first set of device management policies with a first network interface; associating a second set of device management policies with a second network interface, wherein the second network interface is different from the first network interface; registering a first network device, wherein registration includes identifying the first network interface as an interface from which the first network device can be managed; registering a second network device, wherein registration includes identifying the second network interface as an interface from which the second network device can be managed; based on the registration of the first network device, managing the first network device based on the first set of management policies; and based on the registration of the second network device, managing the second network device based on the second set of management policies. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. In a computer system on which one or more applications execute, a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to register a managed device for management by a management application executing on a server computer having multiple network interfaces by:
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identifying a first network interface, of the server computer, that is associated with a first instance of the management application, as an interface from which a first managed device can be managed; wherein a second managed device identifies a second network interface, of the server computer, that is different than the first network interface and that is associated with the first instance of the management application, as an interface from which the second managed device can be managed; and responding to management requests that are based on a first set of management policies that is associated with the first network interface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus on which one or more applications execute, the apparatus comprising:
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a network interface; a memory; and one or more processors connected to the network interface and the memory, the one or more processors configured for associating a first set of device management policies with a first network interface; associating a second set of device management policies with a second network interface, wherein the second network interface is different from the first network interface; registering a first network device, wherein registration includes identifying the first network interface as an interface from which the first network device can be managed; registering a second network device, wherein registration includes identifying the second network interface as an interface from which the second network device can be managed; based on the registration of the first network device, managing the first network device based on the first set of management policies; and based on the registration of the second network device, managing the second network device based on the second set of management policies.
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32. An apparatus on which one or more applications execute, the apparatus comprising:
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a network interface; a memory; and one or more processors connected to the network interface and the memory, the one or more processors configured for identifying a first network interface, of a multi-interface computer, that is associated with a first instance of the management application, as an interface from which a first managed device can be managed; wherein a second managed device identifies a second network interface, of the multi-interface computer, that is different than the first network interface and that is associated with the first instance of the management application, as an interface from which the second managed device can be managed; and responding to management requests that are based on a first set of management policies that is associated with the first network interface.
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33. A system for managing a network of devices, the system comprising:
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means for associating a first set of device management policies with a first network interface; means for associating a second set of device management policies with a second network interface, wherein the second network interface is different from the first network interface; means for registering a first network device, wherein registration includes identifying the first network interface as an interface from which the first network device can be managed; means for registering a second network device, wherein registration includes identifying the second network interface as an interface from which the second network device can be managed; means for managing the first network device based on the first set of management policies; and means for managing the second network device based on the second set of management policies.
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34. A system that can register for management by a management application executing on a computer having multiple network interfaces, the system comprising:
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means for identifying a first network interface, of the computer, that is associated with a first instance of the management application, as an interface from which the system can be managed; wherein a second system identifies a second network interface, of the computer, that is different than the first network interface and that is associated with the first instance of the management application, as an interface from which the second managed device can be managed; and means for responding to management requests that are based on a first set of management policies that is associated with the first network interface.
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