SNMP to CIM data mapper
OwnerJeffrey A. Horan, Dana J. Porter +2inventors
InventorsJeffrey A. Horan, Dana J. Porter, Stephen P. McCarthy, David W. Tahajian
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Abstract
A method for accessing CIM-formatted management information from an CIM object manager using techniques for managing SNMP-formatted management information
Claims6
1) A method for accessing management information using SNMP-formats, the information stored in CIM formats, the method comprising:
- receiving a request message from an SNMP client;
- mapping the request message into CIM formats;
- and
- performing at least one of retrieving and setting a CIM object value.
3) A method for generating a mapping file from a MIB file, the MIB file including at least one SNMP variable, the method comprising:
- reading at least one SNMP variable from the MIB file;
- and
- generating a mapping file entry for at least one of a group and a row sequence specified in the MIB file, the mapping file entry including an OID, a class name, a property name, a SNMP datatype and a next OID.
5) A computer program product for use on a computer system for accessing management information using SNMP-formats, the information stored in CIM formats, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including program code for:
- receiving a request message from an SNMP client;
- mapping the request message into CIM formats;
- and
- performing at least one of retrieving and setting a CIM object value.
- A computer program product for generating a mapping file from a MIB file, the MIB file including at least one SNMP variable, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including program code for:
- reading at least one SNMP variable from the MIB file;
- and
- generating a mapping file entry for at least one of a group and a row sequence specified in the MIB file, the mapping file entry including an OID, a class name, a property name, a SNMP datatype and a next OID.
6) A computer system for accessing management information using SNMP-formats, the information stored in CIM formats, the computer system comprising:
- a buffer for receiving a request message;
- logic that receives a request message from an SNMP client;
- logic that maps the request message into CIM formats;
- and
- logic that performs at least one of retrieving and setting a CIM object value.
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