Method and system for setting expressions in network management notifications
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsKeith McCloghrie, Ramanathan Kavasseri, Sandra Durham
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Abstract
A method for generating notification based expressions includes identifying notifications supported by an agent and specifying objects for at least one of the notifications. One or more expressions are defined based on objects specified for the notification. The method further includes sending a list of objects and expressions to the agent to configure the notifications received at a management station upon occurrence of an event at the agent.
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A method for generating notification based expressions, comprising:
- sending a request to an agent for a list of notifications supported by the agent;
- receiving the list of notifications supported by the agent;
- specifying objects for at least one of the notifications;
- defining one or more expressions based on the objects specified for the notification;
- generating a SNMP message;
- and
- sending a list of said objects and expressions embedded in said SNMP message to an expression MIB of the agent to configure the notifications received at a management station upon occurrence of an event at the agent.
A computer program product for generating notification based expressions, comprising:
- code that generates a request for a list of notifications supported by an agent;
- code that specifies objects for at least one of the notifications contained in the list of notifications received from the agent;
- code that defines one or more expressions based on the objects specified for the notification;
- code that generates a SNMP message;
- code that sends a list of said objects and expressions embedded in said SNMP message to an expression MIB of the agent to configure the notifications received at a management station upon occurrence of an event at the agent;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium storing the codes.
A system for generating notification based expressions, comprising:
- a processor configured to send a request to an agent for a list of notifications supported by the agent, receive the list of notifications supported by the agent, specify objects for at least one of the notifications, define one or more expressions based on the objects specified for the notification, generate a SNMP message, and send a list of said objects and expressions embedded in said SNMP message to an expression MIB of the agent to configure the notifications received at a management station upon occurrence of an event at the agent;
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- memory storing said objects and expressions.
A system for generating notification based expressions, comprising:
- means for sending a request to an agent for a list of notifications supported by an agent;
- means for receiving the list of notifications supported by the agent;
- means for specifying objects for at least one of the notifications;
- means for defining one or more expressions based on the objects specified for the notification;
- means for generating a SNMP message;
- and
- means for sending a list of said objects and expressions embedded in said SNMP message to an expression MIB of the agent to configure the notifications received at a management station upon occurrence of an event at the agent.
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