Patent ID: 7735127
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for communicating with a plurality of managed systems located behind a firewall, the system comprising: an agent computer communicatively coupled to the plurality of managed systems, the agent computer being external to the plurality of managed systems and located behind the firewall; the management system to communicate to the agent computer the envelope including at least one executable task, the executable task to be executed on at least one of the plurality of managed systems, the management system being located on an opposed side of the firewall with respect to the agent computer and the plurality of managed systems; the agent computer including an interpretation module to extract the at least one executable task from the envelope, analyze contents of the envelope and, in response thereto, selectively communicate the at least one executable task to at least one of the plurality of managed systems using a communication protocol identified in the envelope; and the plurality of managed systems to receive from the agent computer the at least one executable task.