Information management system and a method thereof

An information management sub-system, comprising;

• a business use computer, on which an agent operates for executing collection or analysis of data targeting upon said target equipment of operation/management;
• and
• a second management use computer, being connected with a storage for storing information through a second network, on which a sub-manager operates for managing said agent, and the second management use computer has the capacity for connecting to both said business use computer and a first management use computer, if existing, on which a manager operates for managing said target equipment of operation/management through the another (first) network,
• wherein said sub-system is connected to a storage for storing information therein through a second network, together with said agent, and data stored in said storage is shared, in common, through said second network, between said agent.

An information management method for managing information in an information management system, having:

• a network;
• a first management use computer, being connected with said network;
• a business use computer, being connected with said network;
• and a second management use computer, being connected with said network and also connected with a storage for storing information through a second network, the method comprising the following steps of:
• operating a manager for managing a target equipment of operation/management in the system, on said first management use computer;
• operating an agent for executing collection or analysis of data targeting upon said target equipment of operation/management, on said business use computer;
• and
• operating a sub-manager for managing said agent under control of said manager, on said second management use computer,
• wherein the data stored in said storage, relating to said target equipment of operation/management, is shared in common, between said sub-manager and said agent, through said second network.

An information management system, comprising:

• a network;
• a first management use computer, being connected with said network, on which a manager operates for managing a target equipment of operation/management in the system;
• a business use computer, being connected with said network, on which an agent operates for executing collection or analysis of data targeting upon said target equipment of operation/management;
• and
• a second management use computer, being connected with said network and also connected with a storage for storing information through a second network, on which a sub-manager operates for managing said agent under control of said manager,
• wherein said sub-manager shares data stored in said storage, in common, relating to said target equipment of operation/management, between said agent, through said second network, as well as, having a function for managing an area within said storage, and said data to be shared in common by said sub-manager includes at least one of a program for conducting collection or analysis of data targeting upon said target equipment of operation/management, data collected by said program, and analysis data obtained by said program.