Patent ID: 7917609
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for managing a plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers utilizing a lightweight directory access protocol within a lightweight directory access protocol environment, the computer implemented method comprising: a computer identifying a replication hierarchy for the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers within the lightweight directory access protocol environment by querying one of the lightweight directory access protocol servers for a list of other lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by the one lightweight directory access protocol server; and querying the other lightweight directory access protocol servers for other respective lists of lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by said other lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by said one lightweight directory access protocol server; based on the list of other lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by the one lightweight directory access protocol server and the other respective lists of lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by said other lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by the one lightweight directory access protocol server, the computer collecting configuration information for the other lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by the one lightweight directory access protocol server and the lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by said other lightweight directory access protocol servers replicated by the one lightweight directory access protocol server; and the computer managing the lightweight directory access protocol environment using the configuration information by identifying an action to be performed based on the configuration information and initiating the action.