A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS ON A PROCESS DATA ACCESS SERVER

摘要

A system and method for enabling users to observe from a remote location the configuration and operation of data access servers nodes (50a-c). In an embodiment, the diagnostic utility (100) attaches to a running data access server node using well known COM/DCOM interfaces. A unidirecetional interface is provided between the diagnostic utility (100) and a data access server base (120) to establish a location where the server base (120) can deposit its data. A server engine to server base interface (125) supplies methods for passing requests and responses between the data access engine (110) and data access server base (120). The server base (120) support a server-specific part of diagnostic data, for example the extensible part of diagnostics supplied by a data access server.