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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);
Ward K. Harold, Austin, TX (US);
David Bruce Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
Neil R. Pennell, Cedar Creek, TX (US);
Randy Allen Scott, Austin, TX (US);
Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);
Ward K. Harold, Austin, TX (US);
David Bruce Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
Neil R. Pennell, Cedar Creek, TX (US);
Randy Allen Scott, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method, system and computer program product for communicating information regarding a managed resource in a network data processing system. A method, in a network data processing system, for communicating information regarding a managed resource includes receiving management information regarding at least one managed resource. The received management information is converted into a specified format, and the converted management information is then sent to at least one management application in conjunction with the sending of presence information to the at least one management application. The converted management information may then be extracted from the presence information for use in any desired manner. The invention provides a convenient mechanism for communicating status information and other appropriate information regarding a managed resource to interested parties connected to the network data processing system.