Object oriented framework mechanism for discovery of computer systems in a network

摘要

An extensible Object-Oriented (OO) framework mechanism in an object-oriented programming system defines objects and classes used to discover and, if desired, validate computer systems in a network. The OO framework mechanism defines a discover configuration object and one or more discovery agent objects that cooperate to discover computer systems in the network. If desired, the OO framework mechanism may also define one or more candidate validator objects that validate the discovered computer systems for use with a particular application or program.