Patent ID: 7693068

Claim:
A system for providing distributed operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) functionality in a multi-shelf processing environment, the system comprising: (a) a first shelf including first hardware components and a second shelf including second hardware components; (b) a first OAM module for providing an OAM function; (c) a first hardware platform interface (HPI) daemon for communicating OAM-related information between the first hardware components and the first OAM module, wherein the first HPI daemon provides a client side library to the first OAM module through which the first OAM module can perform monitoring, control, and management of the first hardware components; and (d) a second HPI daemon for communicating OAM-related information between the second hardware components and the first OAM module, wherein the second HPI daemon provides a client side library to the first OAM module through which the first OAM module can perform monitoring, control, and management of the second hardware components.