Patent ID: 7562084

Claim:
A method for managing an asset comprising: generating an information model request for managing the asset using a management application, wherein the information model request is in an information model format; identifying a name and a type of the asset from the information model request; identifying a mapping specification entry matching the name and the type of the asset, wherein the mapping specification entry comprises a mapping definition for the type of the asset, and wherein the mapping definition comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of an asset type class identifier, a tag identifier, a method mapping definition, an argument mapping definition, and a property mapping definition; translating the information model request from the information model format to a data acquisition (DAQ) format based on the mapping specification entry to create a translated request; identifying a DAQ definition based on the translated request, wherein the DAQ definition is in the DAQ format, wherein the DAQ definition is particular to the type of the asset, and wherein the DAQ definition comprises a DAQ method; managing the asset using the DAQ method in the DAQ definition to obtain a result comprising management information, wherein managing the asset comprises modifying execution of the asset; and transmitting the result to the management application, wherein the asset is at least one selected from a group consisting of a hardware component in a computer and software executing on the computer.