Device Management Method and Related Device

A device comprising:

• a memory comprising instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, which cause the processor to be configured to:
• obtain, using a first management protocol, status indications of managed devices;
• store, in a database, the status indications and original device identifiers of the managed devices, wherein the original device identifiers correspond to the status indications, and wherein the status indications and the original device identifiers are in a one-to-one correspondence;
• receive, from a second control device and using a second management protocol, a request message comprising a first virtual device identifier identifying a first managed device and corresponding to a first original device identifier of the first management device;
• extract, from the database, a first status indication of the first managed device;
• and
• send, to the second control device and using the second management protocol, the first status indication.

A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory medium that, when executed by a processor, cause a device to:

• obtain, using a first management protocol, status indications of managed devices;
• store, in a database, the status indications and original device identifiers of the managed devices, wherein the original device identifiers correspond to the status indications, and wherein the status indications and the original device identifiers are in a one-to-one correspondence;
• receive, from a second control device and using a second management protocol, a request message comprising a first virtual device identifier identifying a first managed device and corresponding to a first original device identifier of the first management device;
• extract, from the database, a first status indication of the first managed device;
• and
• send, to the second control device and using the second management protocol, the first status indication.