Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of managing computing resources in a large
distributed enterprise, comprising the steps of: organizing the computing resources into one or more
managed regions, each region being managed by a server
machine servicing one or more gateway machines, each
gateway machine servicing a plurality of endpoint
machines; and delivering, on an as-needed basis, executable code and
system management data from a gateway to one or more
endpoint machines serviced by the gateway to facilitate
execution of at least one system management task
affecting the managed region in the one or more endpoint
machines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as described in Claim 1 wherein data is used
by the one or more endpoint machines to facilitate
execution of the system management task and is not
stored for subsequent use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as described in Claim 1 further including the
step of caching the executable code for subsequent use.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as described in Claim 1 further including the
step of maintaining the computing resources by backing
up system management data only from the server and the
one or more gateway machines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as described in Claim 1 wherein at least some
of the endpoint machines are personal computers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as described in Claim 1 wherein each of the
endpoint machines runs a client component of a system
management framework and wherein the gateway machine
that services the endpoint machines runs a server
component of the system management framework.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as described in Claim 6 wherein the client
component of the system management framework has an
operating state that is normally idle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as described in Claim 6 wherein the server
component of the system management framework executes in
a multi-threaded fashion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
116 words
In a large distributed enterprise wherein computing
resources are organized into one or more managed
regions, each region being managed by a server machine
servicing one or more gateway machines, each gateway
machine servicing a plurality of endpoint machines, a
method of executing a system management task affecting
a managed region, comprising the steps of: delivering executable code and system management data
required for the system management task from a gateway
machine to one or more endpoint machines serviced by the
gateway; and using a distributed system management framework
supported on the gateway machine and the one or more
endpoint machines to carry out the system management
task using the executable code and system management
data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
In the enterprise as described in Claim 9 wherein the
distributed system management framework includes a
client component supported on each of the one or more
endpoint machines and a server component supported on
the gateway machine that services the one or more
endpoint machines.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
97 words
A computer connectable into a large distributed
enterprise having a server machine servicing a set of
gateway machines, each of which services a set of
endpoint machines, comprising: a processor; an operating system; and a client component of a system management framework, the
client component having an associated server component
supported on a gateway machine; wherein the client
component of the system management framework includes
means responsive to receipt of executables and system
management data from the gateway machine to facilitate
execution of a system management task affecting the
managed region into which the computer is connected.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer as described in Claim 11 wherein the means
includes a daemon and an application runtime library.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The computer as described in Claim 12 wherein the LCF
daemon is responsible for endpoint login to a gateway
machine and for spawning an executable downloaded from
the gateway machine.