Method of initializing a data processing object associated with a communication protocol used to extract status information related to a monitored device

A system for initializing at least one data processing object associated with a communication protocol used to extract status information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:

• means for accessing the monitored device to obtain vendor information related to the monitored device;
• means for obtaining, from a support memory, information related to an access function for extracting the status information using the communication protocol from an accessible data file on the monitored device, the accessible data file having a respective data file type;
• and
• means for storing the vendor information and the access function information in a respective data processing object of the at least one data processing object.

A computer program product having a computer usable medium for initializing at least one data processing object associated with a communication protocol used to extract status information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:

• instructions for accessing the monitored device to obtain vendor information related to the monitored device;
• instructions for obtaining, from a support memory, information related to an access function for extracting the status information using the communication protocol from an accessible data file on the monitored device, the accessible data file having a respective data file type;
• instructions for storing the vendor information and the access function information in a respective data processing object of the at least one data processing object;
• and
• instructions for repeating the preceding instructions for obtaining and storing for each of the at least one data processing objects.