Abstract: A system having a management console and one or more managed nodes is described. The management console has a network address and is connected to a network. Each managed node includes a network interface card for connecting with a network and an alert sending device for generating Alert Standards Forum Platform Event Traps in response to conditions at the managed node. The managed nodes are further able to receive Platform Event Trap destination address configuration packets and adopt the network address of the management consoles as the Platform Event Trap destination address.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing the size of the cache that is required to store software packages for installation on an information handling system. An analysis is conducted on the individual program files contained in a software application file. In the analysis, the software application file is disassembled into the individual program files and each of the program files is decompressed and stored in temporary file directories. Files that are common to each of the software packages are identified. After the file comparison, the method and apparatus of the present invention is used to re-group the files to generate a composite program file library that contains all of the program files needed to regenerate the software application files. This composite program file library is then stored on a cache in a factory server used to manufacture information handling systems in a build to order process.

Abstract: A method that includes receiving a function call from an administrator at a computer system is provided. The function call includes an argument. A function identified by the function call is executed in response to receiving the function call. Information is transferred from a location identified by the argument to the computer system in response to the function being executed.

Abstract: A system having a management console and one or more managed nodes is described. The management console has a network address and is connected to a network. Each managed node includes a network interface card for connecting with a network and an alert sending device for generating Alert Standards Forum Platform Event Traps in response to conditions at the managed node. The managed nodes are further able to receive Platform Event Trap destination address configuration packets and adopt the network address of the management consoles as the Platform Event Trap destination address.