Patent ID: 8204972
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for management of a distributed data processing system, wherein the distributed data processing system is managed on behalf of a plurality of management customers, the method comprising: representing the distributed data processing system as a set of scopes, wherein a scope of the set of scopes comprises a logical organization of network-related objects; associating each scope of the set of scopes with a management customer of the plurality of management customers, wherein each scope is uniquely assigned to a given management customer of the plurality of management customers and is uniquely associated with a set of configuration parameters for managing the each scope; managing the distributed data processing system as a set of logical networks, wherein each logical network of the set of logical networks comprises a subset of the set of scopes and is uniquely assigned to a particular management customer of the plurality of management customers; and allowing an administrative user to dynamically reconfigure the set of logical networks within the distributed data processing system to introduce a new scope by logically dividing a pre-existing scope of the set of scopes.