Patent ID: 6212676
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for reporting system management events in a data processing system, comprising:providing an event source object, the event source object exposing an event source object interface in a global namespace;providing a plurality of distributor objects, each of said plurality of distributor objects exposing a distributor object interface;registering the event source object with one or more of said plurality of distributor objects;registering one or more event sink objects with one or more of said plurality of distributor objects;generating an event source report at said event source object in response to the detection of an event by said event source object;transmitting the event source report from the event source object to said distributor objects with which said event source object has registered;receiving the event source report at said distributor objects with which said event source object has registered; andforwarding said event source report from said distributor objects with which said event source has registered to said event sink objects registered with said distributor objects.