Title:
CONFIGURING, MONITORING AND/OR MANAGING RESOURCE GROUPS USING WEB SERVICES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006044606
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In one embodiment, methods and apparatus for configuring and/or monitoring a virtual machine in a resource group. In another embodiment, a method and apparatus for configuring and/or monitoring a resource group in accordance with a relocation policy that authorizes relocation of a resource from one cluster to another. In a further embodiment, a method and apparatus for configuring, monitoring and/or managing a resource group via a resource group tool having a user interface accessible via a web-services interface. In yet another embodiment, a method and apparatus for communicating between a console and at least one agent in a resource group tool via a web-services interface.
Inventors:
GARRETT STEVEN HAROLD (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/036945
Publication Date:
June 29, 2006
Filing Date:
October 13, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EMC CORP (US)
GARRETT STEVEN HAROLD (US)
GARRETT STEVEN HAROLD (US)
International Classes:
G06F11/34
Foreign References:
| US6122664A | 2000-09-19 |
Other References:
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BRIM M ET AL: "M3C: managing and monitoring multiple clusters", CLUSTER COMPUTING AND THE GRID, 2001. PROCEEDINGS. FIRST IEEE/ACM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MAY 15-18, 2001, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, 15 May 2001 (2001-05-15), pages 386 - 393, XP010542680, ISBN: 0-7695-1010-8
ZHENGYU LIANG ET AL: "ClusterProbe: an open, flexible and scalable cluster monitoring tool", INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLUSTER COMPUTING, XX, XX, 2 December 1999 (1999-12-02), pages 261 - 268, XP002150498
VMWARE INCORPORATION: "VMware VirtualCenter", USER'S MANUAL VERSION 1.0, 19 March 2004 (2004-03-19), XP002341258
BUYYA R: "PARMON: A PORTABLE AND SCALABLE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CLUSTERS", SOFTWARE PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE, WILEY & SONS, BOGNOR REGIS, GB, vol. 30, no. 7, June 2000 (2000-06-01), pages 723 - 739, XP000928485, ISSN: 0038-0644
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