Patent ID: 7318070
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to maintain compatibility between nodes within a distributed systems management environment, comprising: a master node, said master node including a primary storage area, said primary storage area including at least two primary storage sections; and a plurality of slave nodes, each slave node of said plurality of slave nodes configured with a plurality of configuration settings having a first format, and each slave node of said plurality of slave nodes including a secondary storage area, wherein said master node is configured to: wherein each said slave node of said plurality of secondary slave nodes is configured to: wherein said first format comprises a WebSphere version 5.x format, and said second format comprises a WebSphere 6.x format, and further wherein said plurality of configuration settings having said first format comprises at least one 5.x XSL schema document, and said plurality of configuration settings having said second format comprises at least one 6.x XSL schema document.