System and method for network integrity management

A system for network integrity management, comprising:

• a plurality of network elements interconnected in a network, each network element comprising:
• an SNMP agent operable to create and maintain a management information base, the management information base storing information representing a current status of the network element;
• the SNMP agent further operable to communicate the information in the management information base across the network
• a plurality of software elements interconnected in the network, each software element comprising:
• an SNMP agent operable to create and maintain a management information base for the software element, the management information base storing information representing a current status of the software element;
• the SNMP agent further operable to communicate the information in the management Information base across the network;
• a remote monitor interconnected in the network with the plurality of network elements and the plurality of software elements, the remote monitor operable to collect the information from the management information bases communicated by the SNMP agents in the plurality of network elements and the plurality of software elements;
• and
• a management client operable to connect to the remote monitor and to receive the information from the management information bases collected by the remote monitor;
• the management client further operable to determine the current status of the network elements and the software elements based upon the information from the management information bases, to identify problems based upon the current status of the network elements and the software elements, and to notify a user of any identified problems.