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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Cynthia M. Merkin, Georgetown, TX (US);
Donald W. Gerhart, Salado, TX (US);
Wayne R. Weilnau, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Allen M. Blanton, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Philip D. Chidester, Austin, TX (US);
Mukund P. Khatri, Austin, TX (US);
Cynthia M. Merkin, Georgetown, TX (US);
Donald W. Gerhart, Salado, TX (US);
Wayne R. Weilnau, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Allen M. Blanton, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Philip D. Chidester, Austin, TX (US);
Mukund P. Khatri, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for interpreting sensor data utilizing virtual sensors includes a plurality of physical sensors having a sensor number, a virtual sensor repository including a plurality of virtual sensors and an event log, a management controller, and one or more agents and allows for a central repository for a plurality of sensor values and a consistent and uniform view of system health. The management controller associates each of the physical sensors with one or more of the virtual sensors utilizing the sensor numbers. The management controller further stores within each of the associated virtual sensors the sensor value from the physical sensor associated with the associated virtual sensor. The one or more agents request and receive the sensor value for a desired physical sensor from one or more of the virtual sensors located in the virtual sensor repository instead of directly from the desired physical sensor.