Intuitive user interface (ui) for device or vendor independent network switch management via embedded management controller

A method for providing an intuitive user interface (UI) for device or vendor independent network switch management via a management controller, the method comprising:

• providing, at the management controller, a UI in a web page format, wherein the UI is configured to receive and store parsed information of a management information base (MIB) file corresponding to a network switch having a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) interface, and display the parsed information of the MIB file in a hierarchical organization;
• in response to receiving a web page request for the UI from a remote computing device through an out-of-band (OOB) network, sending, by the management controller, the UI to the remote computing device, such that the UI is displayable at the remote computing device;
• receiving, at the management controller, the parsed information of the MIB file corresponding to the network switch;
• processing, by the management controller, the parsed information of the MIB file, and display, through the UI, the processed parsed information of the MIB file in a hierarchical organization;
• and
• establishing, by the management controller, a communication between the management controller and the network switch through the SNMP interface based on the parsed information of the MIB file, wherein the management controller functions as a client of the communication and the network switch functions as a server of the communication.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable code, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at a processor of a management controller, is configured to:

• provide a user interface (UI) in a web page format, wherein the UI is configured to receive and store parsed information of a management information base (MIB) file corresponding to a network switch having a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) interface, and display the parsed information of the MIB file in a hierarchical organization, wherein the management controller is communicatively connected to the network switch through the SNMP interface;
• in response to receiving a web page request for the UI from a remote computing device through an out-of-band (OOB) network, send the UI to the remote computing device, such that the UI is displayable at the remote computing device;
• receive, through the UI, the parsed information of the MIB file corresponding to the network switch;
• process the parsed information of the MIB file, and display, through the UI, the processed parsed information of the MIB file in a hierarchical organization;
• and
• establish a communication between the management controller and the network switch through the SNMP interface based on the parsed information of the MIB file, wherein the management controller functions as a client of the communication and the network switch functions as a server of the communication.