Patent ID: 7519691

Claim:
A method for updating first and second parameters of a recipient server control console from first and second donor server control consoles, said method comprising the steps of: providing said recipient server control console having a server control software installed thereon for controlling control functions of one or more respective servers coupled to and controlled by said recipient server control console, said recipient server control console including a parameter replication program for selecting a first parameter and a second parameter of said recipient server control console to be updated, providing a first donor server control console having said server control software installed thereon for controlling a first group of respective servers coupled to said first donor server control console, said first donor server control console including said parameter replication program for providing updates to said first parameter selected by said recipient server control console and providing a second donor server control console having said server control software installed thereon for controlling a second group of respective servers coupled to said second donor server control console, said second donor server control console including said parameter replication program for providing updates to said second parameter selected by said recipient server control console, wherein said parameter replication program installed on each of said recipient server control console, said first donor server control console and said second donor server control console includes a parameter replication recipient program and a parameter replication donor program; identifying said first donor server control console for updating said first parameter selected by said recipient server control console and identifying said second donor server control console for updating said second parameter selected by said recipient server control console; said recipient server control console registering with said first donor server control console to receive notification when said first donor server control console has a first parameter update to said first parameter; said recipient server control console registering with said second donor server control console to receive notification when said second donor server control console has a second parameter update to said second parameter; after the step of registering said recipient server control console with said first donor server control console, said recipient server control console receiving said notification from said first donor server control console and updating said first parameter received from said first donor server control console accordingly; and after the step of registering said recipient server control console with said second donor server control console, said recipient server control console receiving said notification from said second donor server control console and updating said second parameter received from said second donor server control console accordingly.