Using the Concept of Intelligent Agents in Fault
M.-A. Mountzia
Department of Computer Science, Munich University of
Technology, Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
Email: mountzia_AT_informatik.tu-muenchen.de
G. Dreo Rodosek
Leibniz Supercomputing Center, Barer Str. 21, 80333
Munich, Germany
Email: dreo_AT_lrz.de
Abstract
This paper proposes the application of concepts from the area of
intelligent agents to overcome deficiencies of
existing management architectures regarding distribution of
functionality and flexibility. Its main contribution is the
proposal of a methodology for a flexible, distributed realization of
complex management tasks. The main application areas are distributed
services which are complex pieces of software, distributed
across various heterogeneous end systems in a network. Mostly, they
rely on the provision of other services as well.
The approach relies on well-known concepts, such as cooperative
distributed problem solving and intelligent agents, and offers a
framework to combine these two concepts, providing a step on the roadmap
to a flexible, distributed management architecture. The assessment of
the approach is displayed throughout the paper by scenarios from the
area of non-time critical fault management.
Keywords: distributed services, network and systems management,
intelligent agents, cooperative distributed problem solving, management by
delegation.
JNSM: Vol. 7, No. 4, 1999
Using the Concept of Intelligent Agents in Fault [Vol. 7, No. 4, 1999]
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