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A method and apparatus are disclosed for managing a computer network. A manager software system is installed on a network management computer system within the network, and one agent software system is installed on each of the server computer systems in the network. A knowledge module in the form of

A method and apparatus are disclosed for managing a computer network. A manager software system is installed on a network management computer system within the network, and one agent software system is installed on each of the server computer systems in the network. A knowledge module in the form of a text fie is stored on the network manager computer system so that the manager software system can transmit knowledge to the various agent software systems throughout the network, for use by the agents in monitoring and managing the server on which they are installed. Interpretable script language programs are present on all computers in the network, expanding and customizing the functionality of the agent software systems. A method is disclosed for using the high level interpretable script language programs in connection with the agent software systems for discovering resources on the network, monitoring aspects of resources, and taking recovery actions automatically in the event of an alarm condition.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A method of determining whether a resource is present on a computer system, comprising the steps of:(a) reading, from a storage device coupled to the computer system, discovery information about how to determine whether the resource is present on the computer system;(b) finding, on

[ We claim:] [1.] A method of determining whether a resource is present on a computer system, comprising the steps of:(a) reading, from a storage device coupled to the computer system, discovery information about how to determine whether the resource is present on the computer system;(b) finding, on the storage device, instructions that are referred to in the discovery information, that are written in an interpretable high-level computer programming language, and that are stored on the storage device in their uninterpreted form;(c) interpreting the instructions for the purpose of collecting data for use in determining whether the resource is present on the computer system; and(d) determining, responsive to the collected data, whether the resource is present on the computer system.