AUTOMATED INTEGRATION OF DISPARATE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Control over servers and partitions within a computer network may be automated to improve response to disaster events within the computer network. For example, a monitoring server may be configured to automatically monitor servers through remote communications sessions. A disaster event may be detected based on information received from the partitions and servers within the network. The monitoring server may monitor system of different types and/or configurations. For example, a first server monitored by the monitoring server may be different type of server than the second server. Each of the servers may be monitored through a remote communications session, such as a telnet session. In addition to monitoring the servers, the monitoring server may remotely manage the servers of different types.
1 . A method, comprising:
monitoring a status of a first server of a first type;
monitoring a status of a second server of a second type different from the first type; and
displaying information regarding the first server and the second server.
2 . The method of claim 1 , in which the step of displaying information comprises displaying a hierarchical tree illustrating additional servers coupled to the first server and the second server.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising displaying a status of a disaster recovery site.
4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising remotely controlling the first server through menus in the hierarchical tree.
5 . The method of claim 4 , in which the first server is remotely controlled through a telnet communications session.
6 . The method of claim 2 , in which the hierarchical tree is customized to a particular administrator viewing the display.
7 . The method of claim 1 , in which the step of monitoring the status of the first server comprises receiving simple network management protocol (SNMP) messages.
8 . A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
code to monitor a status of a first server of a first type;
code to monitor a status of a second server of a second type different from the first type; and
code to display information regarding the first server and the second server.
9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , in which the medium further comprises code to display a hierarchical tree illustrating additional servers coupled to the first server and the second server.
10 . The computer program product of claim 9 , in which the medium further comprises code to display a status of a disaster recovery site.
11 . The computer program product of claim 9 , in which the medium further comprises code to remotely control the first server through menus in the hierarchical tree.
12 . The computer program product of claim 11 , in which the medium further comprises code to remotely control the first server through a telnet communications session.
13 . The computer program product of claim 9 , in which the medium further comprises code to customize the hierarchical tree to a particular administrator viewing the display.
14 . The computer program product of claim 8 , in which the medium further comprises code to receive simple network management protocol (SNMP) messages.
15 . An apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, in which the processor is configured:
to monitor a status of a first server of a first type;
to monitor a status of a second server of a second type different from the first type; and
to display information regarding the first server and the second server.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , in which the processor is further configured to display a hierarchical tree illustrating additional servers coupled to the first server and the second server.
17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , in which the processor is further configured to display a status of a disaster recovery site.
18 . The apparatus of claim 16 , in which the processor is further configured to remotely control the first server through a telnet communications session.
19 . The apparatus of claim 16 , in which the processor is further configured to customize the hierarchical tree to a particular administrator viewing the display.
20 . The apparatus of claim 15 , in which the processor is further configured to receive simple network management protocol (SNMP) messages.