Patent ID: 7231464

Claim:
A global management system for a multimodule multiprocessor machine (PK) comprising: a given number of first modules (M 1 through Mn), each first module comprising a specific management tool (BUMP) for managing the availability of the module, and at least a first communication port (Com 1 ) and a second communication port (Com 2 ), and an independent module (SM) dedicated to global management of the first modules (M 1 through Mn), the independent module (SM) being configured to communicate using a plurality of first specific links, a plurality of second links, and a third link comprising a physical link of a local area network (LAN), wherein the independent module (SM) is connected to each management tool (BUMP) of each of the first modules (M 1 through Mn) via the second communication port (Com 2 ) of the first module and one of the plurality of first specific links supporting a given communication protocol for managing each of the first modules at the startup of the multimodule multiprocessor machine, during the running of the multimodule multiprocessor machine and after the multimodule multiprocessor machine stops running, and wherein the independent module (SM) is connected to the first communication port (Com 1 ) of each of the first modules via one of the plurality of second links, and wherein the independent module is also globally connected to the multimodule multiprocessor machine (PK) via the physical link of the local area network (LAN) that is also connected to at least two of the first modules (M 2 and M 3 ); and wherein the management module (SM) comprises a graphical interface (GUI) comprising a Client management module (ACI) dedicated to Client/Server applications; a Server management module (ASI) connected to the Client management module (ACI); a command block (SM Commands) containing various commands sent to the multimodule multiprocessor machine, said block (SM) being connected to the Server management module (ASI); an event server (ES) connected to the graphical interface (GUI); a demon (SMAD) connected to the event server (ES) and to the command block (SM Command); an error analysis block (EA) connected to the demon (SMAD); a network installation management block (NIM) connected to the Server management module (ASI); and a system interface management block (SMIT) connected to the Server management module (ASI) and to the command block (SM Commands).