Patent ID: 7831713

Claim:
A method for managing multiple objects as a single interface in an agent-based system, comprising: receiving a request from a user to manipulate one or more shared resource or service; generating a first set of commands to obtain the one or more resource or service shared by an agent of a first machine and an agent of a second machine; opening a virtual non-persistent connection using a single virtual IP address to both the first machine and the second machine from the local agent as the single interface; sending the first set of commands from the local agent, through the virtual non-persistent connection to a clustered machine containing the first machine, the second machine and the one or more shared resource or service, wherein the one or more shared resource or service is accessible from the agent of one of the first machine and the second machine; triggering the agent of one of the first machine and the second machine having access to the shared resource or service to process the first set of commands; receiving information, through the virtual non-persistent connection, from the clustered machine as a result of the agent processing the first set of commands; and closing the virtual non-persistent connection.