Oracle International Corporation

Norman W Paxton

Jon Carey

Bart Wise

Method and system for aggregating data regarding a system component from multiple data sources to provide a single aggregated Common Information Model ('CIM') object are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises requesting data regarding a system component from a first one of the data sources; upon receipt of the requested system component data from the first one of the data sources, updating an aggregate CIM object for the system component using the received system component data in accordance with a priority of the first one of the data sources relative to the remaining data sources; and repeating the requesting and updating in connection with each of the remaining data sources in accordance with a relative priority of the remaining data source.

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Pleasant Grove, UT, United States of America

Norman W Paxton