Patent ID: 6978265
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of managing information for a plurality of computers in a distributed network comprising the steps of: (A) collecting original data related to each computer and storing the original data in a respective database; (B) generating an index table including index data for each computer wherein the index data is configured (i) to identify at least a portion of the contents of the original data stored in the database, and (ii) to facilitate access to the databases over the distributed network; wherein said step of generating an index table includes the substeps of: producing records in the table characterized by a record type selected from the group comprising a database name, a system name, a disk name, a network interface name and a user name; and producing connection information for each database to facilitate access thereto over the distributed network; and (C) scanning at least one of the index tables to select databases that match a user query; (D) accessing the selected databases to retrieve original data and generate an output therefrom.