Method and apparatus for providing relationships in simple network management protocol management information base
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKurt Russell Taylor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing relationships in a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Database (MIB) is provided. The method and apparatus provides a mechanism by which a management application can recognize and dynamically establish relationships between objects in an SNMP MIB supported by a SNMP agent device. The method and apparatus make use of a new Relationship MIB extension having table records for object relationships in MIB extensions.
Claims33
A method of establishing a relationship between a first object identifier and a,second object identifier in a management application, comprising:
- sending a request to an agent device for relationship information for the first object identifier corresponding to the agent device;
- receiving the relationship information from the agent device identifying a relationship between the first object identifier and the second object identifier;
- and
- creating a data structure within the management application identifying the relationship between the first object identifier and the second object identifier based on the relationship information received from the agent device.
A system for establishing a relationship between a first object identifier and a second object identifier in a management application, comprising:
- a management device;
- and
- an agent device, wherein:
- the management device sends a request to the agent device for relationship information for the first object identifier corresponding to the agent device;
- the agent device sends the relationship information to the management device identifying a relationship between the first object identifier and the second object identifier;
- and
- the management device creates a data structure identifying the relationship between the first object identifier and the second object identifier based on the relationship information received from the agent device.
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for establishing a relationship between a first object identifier and a second object identifier in a management application, comprising:
- first instructions for sending a request to an agent device for relationship information for the first object identifier corresponding to the agent device;
- second instructions for receiving the relationship information from the agent device identifying a relationship between the first object identifier and the second object identifier;
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- third instructions for creating a data structure within the management application identifying the relationship between the first object identifier and the second object identifier based on the relationship information received from the agent device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.