Patent ID: 8060534

Claim:
A computer implemented method of managing event information, comprising: using a processor to automatically detect at a first network appliance first event information regarding the first network appliance, wherein the first network appliance is one of a plurality of network appliances, each one of the plurality of network appliances provides a network identity service, and each one of the plurality of network appliances has a version of a common database containing common network identity service information; provisionally updating a version of the common database on the first network appliance with the first event information, and permanently updating the version of the common database on the first network appliance with the first event information after a confirmation is received that there is no conflict updating the first event information on the first network appliance; propagating the first event information to a second network appliance, wherein the second network appliance is one of the plurality of network appliances and the second network appliance has a different version of the common database, wherein the first event information is replicated to the version of common database on the second network appliance, wherein the first event information indicates that another network appliance has failed; responding to the first event information, including determining whether to perform an action, wherein the action includes restarting a service based on the first event information and providing the network identity service previously provided by the failed network appliance; and performing the action.