12. The server of claim 10 further comprising a relations file in the manageable entity database operable to store the relations between the manageable entities, the relations operable to be mapped in response to corresponding events.
12. The server of claim 10 further comprising a relations file in the manageable entity database operable to store the relations between the manageable entities, the relations operable to be mapped in response to corresponding events. 13. The server of claim 12 wherein the rule engine is further operable to determine affected manageable entities by: traversing a mapping of events and affected manageable entities; matching the received event to the mapping of events and affected manageable entities; and traversing the relations in the relations file using the manageable entity corresponding to the matching event to determine affected manageable entities.