Patent ID: 6175878
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method in a computer system for integrating system management services into an underlying operating system object model, the method comprising:(a) providing a system object that is compliant with the underlying operating system object model;(b) providing a system management object that is compliant with the underlying operating system object model, wherein the system management object is associated with a managed component and stores the internal state of the managed component;(c) providing a process that is compliant with the underlying operating system object model and that accesses the system object and the system management object through a global namespace, the process accessing the system management object by binding a moniker associated with the system management object;(d) making the system object and the system management object visible in the global namespace to the process;(e) accessing the internal state of the managed component with the process by way of an interface provided by the system management object that is visible to the process in the global namespace, wherein the moniker is obtained by the process through the interface; and(f) enabling the system management object to employ a tool provided by a subsystem of the operating system.