Patent ID: 9712409
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A computer system for use in monitoring and managing elements of a disparate information technology infrastructure, the system comprising: a scheduler, executed using a processor of a computer system, operable to receive and process a plurality of management descriptors to generate commands associated with polling the elements of the information technology infrastructure, wherein the management descriptors include profiles that define information for monitoring the elements of the information technology infrastructure; a plurality of data providers that include at least a first data provider that defines a first protocol for communicating management information with a first type of element, a second data provider that defines a second protocol for communicating management information with a second type of element, and a poller operable to communicate with the elements of the information technology infrastructure, wherein the plurality of data providers is operable to receive a query, to poll an element of the information technology infrastructure using one of the plurality of data providers in response to the query, and to receive a result of the query from the element; a protocol independent command processor operable to receive a command associated with the polling of the element of the information technology infrastructure from the scheduler, to generate a query in response, to communicate the query to the plurality of data providers, to receive a result of the query from the element from the plurality of data providers, and to take an action based upon the command and the result of the query.