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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Tyson A. Singer, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven L. Christenson, Campbell, CA (US);
Beejan Beheshti, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A Network Auto-Discovery service is provided. In operation, an administrator inputs a set of IP (Internet Protocol) address ranges inside which the distributed system exists. The Auto-Discovery Unit ( ) steps through the IP addresses in the ranges testing each one to determine if there is a machine at that IP address. If a machine is found at that address, an exploration process is begun. First, attempts are made to contact a Responder ( ) on the machine. If one exists, the Responder ( ) accepts the configuration information provided to it. Then the Responder ( ) returns a set of objects that describe the hardware and software components of that machine. The returned information contains a list of management applications associated with system components. The Auto-Discovery Unit ( ) then stores this information. The location and exploration process is repeated at scheduled intervals indefinitely.