Patent ID: 6775700
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of communicating between computers in a network, comprising:registering with proxy CIMOM by a remote provider of a plurality of remote providers and a client application of a plurality of client applications sending information to a CIM lookup service; discovering the location of the proxy CIMOM by the CIM lookup service and transmitting the received from the remote provider of the plurality of remote providers and the client application of the plurality of client applications; transmitting the location of the proxy CIMOM to the remote provider of the plurality of remote providers and the client application of the plurality of client applications; requesting information of the remote provider of the plurality of remote providers by the client application of the plurality of client applications transmitting the request to the proxy CIMOM; relaying the request to the remote provider of the plurality of remote providers by the CIMOM proxy, wherein said relaying includes checking a database contained in the proxy CIMOM to determine the location of the remote provider, transmitting the request for information to the remote provider, and queuing the request for information in a file when a match cannot be found the database for the remote provider; and transmitting the information to the client application upon receipt by the proxy CIMOM.