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AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsRaghavendra Sondur, Ping Luo
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The client portion of a distributed client-server network management system uses an interface designed with, and written in, a platform independent language, such as Java. This allows management application programs to be written in the platform independent language and insures their portability. The inventive interface caches most of the management information at the server so that only a small client program is necessary. This program can run on a system with minimal resources, thereby allowing a network manager to manage a network from virtually any location on the network. For example, the client management application could be written as a Java applet which could then be run on any Java-enabled browser. The inventive distributed management system can also connect with, and use, the services and structure of existing distributed network management systems.
A network management system for use in a distributed system having a client node with a management application program running therein and a server node having a management information server running therein, the management system comprising:
A method for use in a distributed network management system having a client node with a management application program running therein and a server node having a management information server running therein, the method comprising the steps of:
A computer program product for use in a distributed network management system having a client node with a management application program running therein and a server node having a management information server running therein, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon including:
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