# US 2019/0356531 A1 · Device Management Method and Related Device

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- Number: US 2019/0356531 A1
- Document ID: US20190356531A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/415,553
- Filed: 2019-05-17
- Published: 2019-11-21
- Earliest claimed: 2018-05-18
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Pinping Liu; Yanfei Ye
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356531A1

## CPC

- H04L 41/0213: Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
- H04L 41/0226: Mapping or translating multiple network management protocols
- G06F 9/45558: {Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects}
- H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
- H04L 41/0813: characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
- H04L 43/0817: by checking functioning
- H04L 61/5014: using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
- G06F 2009/45595: {Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A first control device obtains status indications of managed devices by using a first management protocol; the first control device stores the status indications and original device identifiers, of the managed devices, corresponding to the status indications; the first control device receives a request message sent by a second control device by using a second management protocol; the first control device extracts a status indication, where the extracted status indication is a status indication of a managed device identified by a virtual device identifier in the request message; and the first control device sends the extracted status indication to the second control device by using the second management protocol. The second control device manages the managed devices via the first control device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device management method implemented by a first control device, wherein the device management method comprises:
obtaining, using a first management protocol, status indications of managed devices;
storing, 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;
receiving, 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;
extracting, from the database, a first status indication of the first managed device; and
sending, to the second control device and using the second management protocol, the first status indication.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device management method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining virtual device identifiers of the managed devices; and
storing a correspondence between the original device identifiers and the virtual device identifiers.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device management method of claim 2, further comprising sending, to the second control device and using the second management protocol, the virtual device identifiers.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The device management method of claim 2, further comprising:
receiving, from the second control device and using the second management protocol, a first configuration parameter corresponding to the first virtual device identifier; and
instructing, using the first management protocol, the first managed device to configure the first configuration parameter.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The device management method of claim 4, wherein the first configuration parameter instructs a shutdown of the first managed device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device management method of claim 1, wherein the first virtual device identifier comprises a combination of a first Internet Protocol (IP) address and a first transport layer port number corresponding to the first managed device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device management method of claim 1, wherein the first status indication is a central processing unit (CPU) or a memory usage rate of the first managed device.

### Claim 8

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.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine virtual device identifiers of the managed devices; and
store a correspondence between the original device identifiers and the virtual device identifiers.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to send, to the second control device and using the second management protocol, the virtual device identifiers.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive, from the second control device and using the second management protocol, a first configuration parameter corresponding to the first virtual device identifier; and
instruct, using the first management protocol, the first managed device to configure the first configuration parameter.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The device of claim 11, wherein the first configuration parameter instructs a shutdown of the first managed device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the first virtual device identifier comprises a combination of a first Internet Protocol (IP) address and a first transport layer port number corresponding to the first managed device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the first status indication is a central processing unit (CPU) or a memory usage rate of the first managed device.

### Claim 15

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.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the device to:
determine virtual device identifiers of the managed devices; and
store a correspondence between the original device identifiers and the virtual device identifiers.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the instructions further cause the device to send, to the second control device and using the second management protocol, the virtual device identifiers.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the instructions further cause the device to:
receive, from the second control device and using the second management protocol, a first configuration parameter corresponding to the first virtual device identifier; and
instruct, using the first management protocol, the first managed device to configure the first configuration parameter.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the first configuration parameter instructs a shutdown of the first managed device.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the first virtual device identifier comprises a combination of a first Internet Protocol (IP) address and a first transport layer port number corresponding to the first managed device.