An Object-Oriented Model for Management of Services in a Distributed System

Distributed computing systems are becoming critical for the working of many enterprises, and are expected to contribute to the financial and operational well-being of the organisations which rely on them. Management of these heterogeneous hardware and software environments, in order to supply and maintain the services required, is one of the most difficult problems facing computer users today. This paper presents an object-oriented approach for the management of services in a distributed system. The main goal of this approach is the distribution of services taking into account the quality of service requirements of the services, and the resources available in the system.