Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for the management of data, objects, and access within a distributed data processing system. The system may comprise a gateway-endpoint organization that allows for a highly distributed service management architecture, wherein services within this framework enable resource consumers to address resources and use resources throughout the distributed system. The distributed-framework routes action objects through the system so that the appropriate gateway receives the action object and ensures its completion and the return of status from its execution. The distributed nature of the gateways and their services allow logical routes to be dynamically determined for the action objects. In particular, the present invention is directed to a plurality of access mechanisms by which distributed services objects and related property data are stored and are accessed within a distributed data processing system.

Abstract: A system and method having multiple instances of polling engines at IP drivers, wherein the multiple polling engines are monitoring to discover the same network scope. The polling engines' polling intervals are staggered so that the polling communications do not unnecessarily clog the network and so that an apparent response time can be realized in the aggregate results of multiple instance polling. Unique IDs are used to differentiate which engine's status data is being used at any given time, should follow-up be required.