Abstract: A system for managing an information technology (IT) resource comprises a managed object that represents the resource. At least one management interface is associated with the managed object. The management interface is configured with at least one component that represents a management feature for the resource. An attribute associated with the at least one component in the management interface indicates the presence of the management feature to a manager. The system provides a common, consistent facility for accessing management features of resources represented by a managed object configured with one or more management interfaces. The management interfaces allow manager to access information to monitor, audit, and control various aspects of the resources. Managers can also use information in the management interfaces to determine management attributes and relationships among related managed objects.

Abstract: A system for managing a conversation includes one or more interfaces configured to provide management information about the conversation to a manager. The interface can be configured to provide information regarding a resource such as a Web service that contains the conversation. Information regarding the conversation that may be made available to the manager includes the number of failed messages processed by the conversation; the number of successful messages processed by the conversation; the total number of messages processed by the conversation; the number of other resources participating in the conversation; the identity of other resources participating in the conversation; an identifier of the conversation; the last message received; the last fault message received; and an identifier of the resource that contains the conversation.

Abstract: A system for managing a Web service comprises a service managed object associated with the Web service. The service managed object includes an interface configured to represent management features for the service to a manager. The manager can access information regarding the Web service via the interface such as a list of conversations associated with the Web service, and the relationship of the service managed object to other managed objects.

Abstract: A managed object implements an interface that includes information regarding events that can occur during operation of the managed object and other resources and managed objects. A manager can subscribe to receive a notification when one or more of the events occur in a pull mode where the notifications are sent only when requested by the manager. The manager can also subscribe to receive notification of the events in a push mode where the managed objects send the notifications to the manager when the events occur.

Abstract: A system for managing an information technology (IT) resource comprises a managed object that represents a particular resource. At least one interface is associated with the managed object. The managed object is configured to receive a request from a manager; forward the request to a group of managed objects specified by the request; gather responses to the request from the group of managed objects; and transmit the responses from the group of managed objects to the manager in a single response.

Abstract: A system for managing an information technology (IT) resource comprises a managed object that represents the resource. At least one management interface is associated with the managed object. The management interface is configured with at least one component that represents a management feature for the resource. An attribute associated with the at least one component in the management interface indicates the presence of the management feature to a manager. The system provides a common, consistent facility for accessing management features of resources represented by a managed object configured with one or more management interfaces. The management interfaces allow manager to access information to monitor, audit, and control various aspects of the resources. Managers can also use information in the management interfaces to determine management attributes and relationships among related managed objects.

Abstract: A system for managing a conversation includes one or more interfaces configured to provide management information about the conversation to a manager. The interface can be configured to provide information regarding a resource such as a Web service that contains the conversation. Information regarding the conversation that may be made available to the manager includes the number of failed messages processed by the conversation; the number of successful messages processed by the conversation; the total number of messages processed by the conversation; the number of other resources participating in the conversation; the identity of other resources participating in the conversation; an identifier of the conversation; the last message received; the last fault message received; and an identifier of the resource that contains the conversation.

Abstract: A system for managing an information technology (IT) resource comprises a computer processor and a managed object executable on the computer processor. The managed object is associated with the resource and includes information regarding at least one interface configured to allow a manager to monitor the resource. The manager can discover an interface description document. The interface description exposes selected management features for the resource to the manager. Different management features can be exposed to different managers based on the manager's access privileges. Managers with appropriate authority can access other management features for a particular resource through one or more extended interfaces.

Abstract: A system for managing a Web service comprises a service managed object associated with the Web service. The service managed object includes an interface configured to represent management features for the service to a manager. The manager can access information regarding the Web service via the interface such as a list of conversations associated with the Web service, and the relationship of the service managed object to other managed objects.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic message comprising a port name element operable to specify at least one port of a server for providing a web-service, an operation name element operable to specify at least one operation for the at least one port and an operation message name element operable to specify at least one operation message for the at least one operation is disclosed.