System and method for caching data in a client management tool

Abstract

A method and system is provided for caching client management data in a capacity planner. Client management data is collected and cached over a selected time period. The collected data is averaged over that time period and is then transmitted to a central collection location. The client management data may be either written into cache directly or into tables contained in the cache.

1 - 13 . (Canceled)  
   
   
       14 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure comprising a data field containing averaged client management data for collecting performance monitoring data into capacity planning data.  
   
   
       15 - 18 . (Canceled).  
   
   
       19 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 14 , wherein the averaged client management data comprises averaged client management data collected from a plurality of client machines.  
   
   
       20 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 19 , wherein the averaged client management data comprises averaged performance monitoring data collected from two or more of the plurality of client machines.  
   
   
       21 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 14 , wherein the averaged client management data comprises client management data averaged over a selected time interval.  
   
   
       22 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 21 , wherein the averaged client management data comprises performance monitoring data measurements collected over a first specified time interval from two or more of a plurality of client machines.  
   
   
       23 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 22 , wherein the selected time interval is greater than the first specified time interval.  
   
   
       24 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 14 , wherein the averaged client management data is storable in a cache.  
   
   
       25 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 24 , wherein the cache comprises at least one of a local cache associated with at least one client machine and a remote cache.  
   
   
       26 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 20 , wherein the averaged performance monitoring data measurements are converted into capacity planning data before the data structure is transmitted to a central collection location for capacity planning purposes.  
   
   
       27 . A computer-readable medium according to  claim 14 , wherein the computer-readable medium comprises at least one of a magnetic medium, an optical medium and an electronic medium.