Patent ID: 7082465

Claim:
A method in a host computer comprising a server configured for providing web based management of host computers in communication via an open protocol network, the method comprising: first receiving, by the server and from a user browser according to hypertext transport protocol (HTTP), a web-based user request specifying execution of a management operation by at least one selected host computer specified in the web-based user request, each host computer having an application resource for executing corresponding application operations and a management resource for executing the management operation, the application resource of said host computer having received the web-based user request being said server; first outputting from the server to the corresponding management resource of the at least one selected host computer a web request generated by the server based on executing the web-based user request, the web request implemented as a first HTTP Post and specifying a management command for execution of the management operation by the management resource of the at least one selected host computer; second receiving by the server from the corresponding management resource of the at least one selected host computer a web response implemented as a second HTTP Post and that specifies information based on execution of the management operation; and second outputting by the server to the user browser a web-based user response based on the web response.