Patent ID: 9596158
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising: a Central Processing Unit (CPU); and a memory operably coupled to the CPU, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the CPU, cause the IHS to: provide a management console for a Common Information Model (CIM) environment, wherein the CIM environment includes a plurality of hosts accessible to the management console via a network, and wherein each of the plurality of the hosts has one or more remote agents; create, through a management console, a request to collect data from one or more of the remote agents, wherein the request follows a Web Services-Management (WS-Man) protocol, and wherein the request specifies a timeout and a maximum number of elements to be included in the one or more remote agents' responses; calculate the maximum number of elements based, at least in part, upon a transfer rate; adjust the maximum number of elements to allow the one or more remote agents more time to respond to the request prior to expiration of the timeout; and transmit the request to the one or more remote agents.