Patent ID: 8271622
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of implementing, in a computer having memory, a system management application tool, said method comprising: defining a common interface for an application framework; implementing a plurality of system management commands; encapsulating each of said plurality of system management commands with said common interface, said system management commands cooperating with said interface; implementing a conditional extension command corresponding to a system management command of said plurality of system management commands, wherein receiving a request to execute at least one of said plurality of system management commands, wherein said receiving a request to execute at least one of said plurality of system management commands comprises receiving a request to execute said system management command corresponding to said conditional extension command; networking a plurality of computers in a distributed system together, said plurality of computers comprising at least one client and a server, wherein each of said computers is associated with said common interface, said at least one of said plurality of system management commands having a client-portion residing on said client and a server-portion residing on said server; invoking said at least one of said plurality of system management commands through said common interface of said application framework system of said management application tool in response to a receipt of said request, wherein said invoking comprises, routing said request to execute said system management command corresponding to said conditional extension command across said network to an implementation of said conditional extension command.