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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Stuart Jarriel, Austin, TX (US);
Carey L. Jung, Austin, TX (US);
Michael McNally, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Jay Vetter, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of managing time expressions for use by applications in a distributed computer network having a management server servicing a set of managed computers. The method begins by defining a set of timers, with each timer preferably comprising an expression of logical operators with a set of one or more primitives as operands. The set of timers is stored in a hierarchical namespace associated with the management server. Preferably, the timers and primitives are stored separately in the hierarchical namespace, with the primitives indexed by name for prompt retrieval.