Abstract: A domain manager establishes an administrative domain for a network that has an associated set of assets and an associated set of users. The domain manager identifies at least one asset of the set of assets to be included in the administrative domain. An asset can be a hardware resource (e.g., computer, router, etc.) and/or a software resource (e.g., word processing application). In addition, the domain manager identifies at least one user of the set of users to be included in the administrative domain. The domain manager also establishes a set of roles within the administrative domain. For example, each role can define permissions (e.g., levels of accessibility) between a user and an asset (or group of assets) in the administrative domain.

Abstract: A domain manager establishes an administrative domain for a network that has an associated set of assets and an associated set of users. The domain manager identifies at least one asset of the set of assets to be included in the administrative domain. An asset can be a hardware resource (e.g., computer, router, etc.) and/or a software resource (e.g., word processing application). In addition, the domain manager identifies at least one user of the set of users to be included in the administrative domain. The domain manager also establishes a set of roles within the administrative domain. For example, each role can define permissions (e.g., levels of accessibility) between a user and an asset (or group of assets) in the administrative domain.

Abstract: A method for managing an asset that includes identifying a relative location of a scheme, wherein the scheme is used to manage the asset, creating a relative Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) using the relative location, wherein the relative URI that includes at least one variable, and creating an entry in a native access interface definition, wherein the entry that includes the relative URI, wherein the native asset interface definition is bound to a data acquisition (DAQ) definition, and wherein the DAQ definition is an interface between a protocol handler and an information model, wherein managing the asset is performed using an actual URI to obtain management information, wherein the actual URI is obtained by replacing the at least one variable of the relative URI, and wherein the management information is transmitted to a management application.

Abstract: A method for providing management information about an asset includes obtaining a job from a job queue, determining the asset type of the asset from the job, triggering a protocol handler based on a data acquisition (DAQ) definition associated with the asset type and the job, receiving management information about the asset from the protocol handler, identifying at least one registered listener of the management information from the DAQ definition, where at least one registered listener includes an information model class instance, and notifying the at least one registered listener of the management information.

Abstract: A method for gathering management information about an asset that includes receiving a first request for the management information about the asset, wherein the first request complies with the information model format, identifying a data acquisition (DAQ) definition for the DAQ definition complies with the DAQ format, triggering a protocol handler according to the DAQ definition, receiving the management information from the protocol handler about the asset, and updating a cache entry with the management information.

Abstract: A method for providing management information about an asset includes obtaining a job from a job queue, determining the asset type of the asset from the job, triggering a protocol handler based on a data acquisition (DAQ) definition associated with the asset type and the job, receiving management information about the asset from the protocol handler, identifying at least one registered listener of the management information from the DAQ definition, where at least one registered listener includes an information model class instance, and notifying the at least one registered listener of the management information.

Abstract: A method for managing an asset includes identifying an asset type of the asset, identifying a plurality of categories of the asset type, assembling a plurality of primitive definitions into a native asset interface definition according to the plurality of categories, where the plurality of primitive definitions are stored in a library, where the native asset interface definition is bound to a data acquisition (DAQ) definition, and where the DAQ definition is an interface between a protocol handler and an information model, and adding the native asset interface definition to a DAQ runtime, where the DAQ runtime uses the DAQ definition to manage the asset.

Abstract: A method for gathering management information about an asset that includes receiving a first request for the management information about the asset, wherein the first request complies with the information model format, identifying a data acquisition (DAQ) definition for the DAQ definition complies with the DAQ format, triggering a protocol handler according to the DAQ definition, receiving the management information from the protocol handler about the asset, and updating a cache entry with the management information.

Abstract: A method for managing an asset includes receiving a management request for the asset from a management application where the management request complies with an information model format, identifying a data acquisition (DAQ) definition for the management request, translating the management request from the information model format to a data acquisition format, where the DAQ definition complies with the data acquisition format, triggering a protocol handler according to the DAQ definition, and managing the asset using the protocol handler.

Abstract: A method for managing an asset that includes identifying a relative location of a scheme, wherein the scheme is used to manage the asset, creating a relative Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) using the relative location, wherein the relative URI that includes at least one variable, and creating an entry in a native access interface definition, wherein the entry that includes the relative URI, wherein the native asset interface definition is bound to a data acquisition (DAQ) definition, and wherein the DAQ definition is an interface between a protocol handler and an information model, wherein managing the asset is performed using an actual URI to obtain management information, wherein the actual URI is obtained by replacing the at least one variable of the relative URI, and wherein the management information is transmitted to a management application.

Abstract: A method for managing an asset using a DAQ runtime that includes acquiring a management request from an information model, identifying an asset type of the plurality of asset types for the management request, identifying a DAQ definition based on the asset type and the management request, wherein a native asset interface definition of the plurality of native asset interface definitions is bound to the DAQ definition, obtaining a protocol of the plurality of heterogeneous protocols and a mechanism of the plurality of mechanisms from the DAQ definition, managing the asset using the protocol and the mechanism to acquire management information, and transmitting the management information to a listener.