Monitoring apparatus and control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorJunji Sato
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Abstract
When a monitoring task is executed, a management server acquires setting information from a monitoring target device, compares the acquired setting information with setting information for monitoring the monitoring task, and determines whether a difference exists between the acquired setting information and the setting information for monitoring. If a difference exists, the management server performs a process according to a monitoring setting of the monitoring task.
Claims7
A monitoring apparatus for communicating with a network device compatible with a management function for preventing a value of a particular item from being changed without predetermined authentication, the monitoring apparatus comprising:
- a control unit configured to control execution of a monitoring task for monitoring setting information of a network device of a monitoring target, the setting information including a plurality of items and values of the items;
- an acquisition unit configured to, when the monitoring task is executed, acquire the setting information of the network device of the monitoring target;
- a determination unit configured to compare the setting information acquired by the acquisition unit with setting information for monitoring the monitoring task and determine whether a difference exists between the acquired setting information and the setting information for monitoring;
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- a processing unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that a difference exists, execute a process according to a monitoring setting of the monitoring task,
- wherein in a case where the monitoring task is a task for monitoring regarding the management function, the determination unit determines that a difference exists in an item included in the setting information for monitoring but not included in the acquired setting information,
- wherein in a case where the monitoring task is not a task for monitoring regarding the management function, the determination unit determines that no difference exists in the item, and
- wherein the determination unit further compares values of an item included in both the setting information for monitoring and the acquired setting information to determine whether a difference in the item exists.
A control method for a monitoring apparatus for communicating with a network device compatible with a management function for preventing a value of a particular item from being changed without predetermined authentication, the control method comprising:
- controlling execution of a monitoring task for monitoring setting information of a network device of a monitoring target, the setting information including a plurality of items and values of the items;
- acquiring, when the monitoring task is executed, the setting information of the network device of the monitoring target;
- comparing the setting information acquired from the network device of the monitoring target with setting information for monitoring the monitoring task;
- determining whether a difference exists between the acquired setting information and the setting information for monitoring;
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- executing, in a case where it is determined that a difference exists, a process according to a monitoring setting of the monitoring task,
- wherein in a case where the monitoring task is a task for monitoring regarding the management function, it is determined that a difference exists in an item included in the setting information for monitoring but not included in the acquired setting information,
- wherein in a case where the monitoring task is not a task for monitoring regarding the management function, it is determined that no difference exists in the item, and
- wherein values of an item included in both the setting information for monitoring and the acquired setting information are further compared to determine whether a difference in the item exists.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a control method for a monitoring apparatus for communicating with a network device compatible with a management function for preventing a value of a particular item from being changed without predetermined authentication, the control method comprising:
- controlling execution of a monitoring task for monitoring setting information of a network device of a monitoring target, the setting information including a plurality of items and values of the items;
- acquiring, when the monitoring task is executed, the setting information of the network device of the monitoring target;
- comparing the setting information acquired from the network device of the monitoring target with setting information for monitoring the monitoring task;
- determining whether a difference exists between the acquired setting information and the setting information for monitoring;
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- executing, in a case where it is determined that a difference exists, a process according to a monitoring setting of the monitoring task,
- wherein in a case where the monitoring task is a task for monitoring regarding the management function, it is determined that a difference exists in an item included in the setting information for monitoring but included in the acquired setting information,
- wherein in a case where the monitoring task is not a task for monitoring regarding the management function, it is determined that no difference exists in the item, and
- wherein values of an item included in both the setting information for monitoring and the acquired setting information are further compared to determine whether a difference in the item exists.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.