Method and apparatus for providing a consolidated namespace to client applications in multi-tenant common information model (CIM) environments

US7937711B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

• Jon Robert Hass · Austin, US
• Radhakrishna Dasari · Round Rock, US
• Javier L. Jimenez · Austin, US
• Khachatur Papanyan · Austin, US
• Jianwen Yin · Round Rock, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2006
• Grant date: May 3, 2011
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An information handling system includes a processor, system memory, and a storage medium. The storage medium includes an object manager that is accessible to a client management application. The object manager includes first and second sets of class instances instantiated in first and second vendor namespaces, respectively. An uber set of class instances is instantiated in an uber namespace. A class instance in the uber set of class instances is associated with a vendor namespace class instance in one of the first or second sets of class instances. An uber provider instantiates objects in the uber namespace. The uber provider services a client management application request by indicating an action and a class including identifying instances of the class in the first and second vendor namespaces and causing the action to be performed with respect to the identified class instances.