Patent ID: 7966394

Claim:
A method of providing information from a plurality of common information model object managers (CIMOMs) in a system, the method comprising: storing registration information for the plurality of CIMOMs at a CIMOM registry broker in the system, wherein the registration information is associated with objects hosted at the plurality of CIMOMs; receiving a request at the CIMOM registry broker from an entity external to the system; searching the registration information to identify information relevant to the request; for any registration information relevant to the request, requesting objects corresponding to the relevant registration information from the CIMOMs hosting the objects; correlating information in objects received from the CIMOMs; sending the correlated information to the entity; periodically sending a discovery message from the CIMOM registry broker to an agent in the system operable to receive the discovery message, wherein the agent is associated with a CIMOM of the plurality of CIMOMs and is operable to exchange information, including the objects, with the CIMOM registry broker via a management channel in the system; and in response to the agent responding to the discovery message, determining if the agent is a new agent or an agent previously registered.