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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Raghavendra Sondur, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Akhil Arora, Fremont, CA (US);
Rajeev Angal, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Balaji Pagadala, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bart Fisher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Software, method, and systems for representing devices on a computer network are described. In one embodiment the invention comprises a method which identifies devices on a computer network; creates topology objects configured to represent the devices; associates the topology objects with the identified devices; stores the associated topology objects in a database managed by a topology service. The embodiment further is capable of receiving an alarm notification regarding a device having an associated topology object stored in the database, extracting the topology object, and acting on said topology object update an alarm count in the topology object; propagate the alarm notice to other topology nodes associated with the topology object; store information related to the alarm and the database; and notifying other services on the computer network. Other embodiments update the relationships between the devices and associated topology objects stored in the database.