Patent ID: 7155501
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a data service in a distributed computer system having a management terminal connected by a network to a host computer system and at least one storage device connected to the host computer system by driver software, the method comprising: (a) running in the host computer system, a Common Information Model (CIM) object manager containing a CIM provider that can configure the driver software to provide the data service; (b) running in a management server, management facade software including a CIM client that can contact the CIM provider to control the CIM provider; (c) running in the management server a federated bean that generates method calls to the management facade software in accordance with business logic; and (d) providing data service commands from the management terminal to the federated bean to cause the federated bean to control the CIM provider to configure the storage device for the data service.