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A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out ma

A system for managing an assemblage of entities. The entities interface within the assemblage for control of primary information handling functions and further interface with the system to permit the carrying out of management functions. The system includes management modules adapted to carry out management functions by independently interpreting and executing commands and a kernel including a table of dispatch pointers for directing the commands to the respective modules in which they are to be interpreted and executed. In addition, the system includes storage containing domain information defining groups of entities, where the kernel may issue a command to a group by issuing individual commands to appropriate modules.

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1. In a network of computer nodes, a computer network management system comprising:(a) a management application processing a network management request for a domain entity received by a presentation module from a user, the management application comprising: a domain database which identifies a subse

1. In a network of computer nodes, a computer network management system comprising:(a) a management application processing a network management request for a domain entity received by a presentation module from a user, the management application comprising: a domain database which identifies a subset of the computer nodes in the network of computer nodes defined in a configuration database, the subset of computer nodes forming the domain entity; and a domain module which manages the domain database, the domain entity allowing the user to manage only the computer nodes in the domain entity by issuing a single node network management request for the domain entity to the presentation module; (b) a kernel coupled to the management application which receives and forwards a node network management request for each of the computer nodes forming the domain entity; and (c) an access module coupled to the kernel, implementing a network protocol for communicating with the computer nodes, the access module responsive to the network management requests forwarded by the kernel and communicating the network management requests to the computer nodes forming the domain entity connected to the computer network management system.