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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Massimiliano Celli, Latina, IT;
Gianluca Bernardini, Guidonia, IT;
Rosario Gangemi, Lavinio, IT;
Luigi Pichetti, Rome, IT;
Massimiliano Celli, Latina, IT;
Gianluca Bernardini, Guidonia, IT;
Rosario Gangemi, Lavinio, IT;
Luigi Pichetti, Rome, IT;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is described for performing system management operations on at least one target endpoint data processing apparatus of a distributed data processing system including a system management server adapted to the centralized system management of the endpoints of the distributed data processing system. The method comprises: at the system management server, receiving a system management activities plan including at least one system management activity to be performed on the at least one target endpoint; having the system management server executing the system management activities plan, wherein the executing the plan includes performing the at least one system management activity. Prior to executing the corresponding system management activity, having the system management server cause the execution, on the at least one target endpoint, of a simulated system management activity corresponding to and adapted to simulate the at least one system management activity in the plan so as to ascertain a capability of the at least one target endpoint of successfully executing the system management activity on the at least one target endpoint; and having the system management server execute the system management activity conditionally to a result of the execution of the simulated system management activity. Preferably, a selected corrective activity may be performed to remove the cause of the negative result of the simulated system management activity.