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US 7,600,147 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for managing traps in a network environment
AssigneeComputer Associates Think, Inc.
InventorUmesh Agashe
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Abstract
An apparatus for managing traps in a network environment is provided. The apparatus includes a trap manager and a trap daemon. The trap manager includes an interface for managing trap filters in a network management application. The trap daemon monitors for traps received by the network management application and applies the trap filters to the traps.
Claims20
A method for managing traps in a network environment, comprising:
- receiving a command to add a new, not already existing trap filter to a network management application;
- comparing the command to a plurality of existing trap filters in the network management application;
- and
- determining whether to add the new, not already existing trap filter, based on the comparison.
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An apparatus for managing traps in a network environment, comprising:
- a processor;
- an interface operable to receive a command to add a new, not already existing trap filter to a network management application;
- and
- a trap manager operable to compare the command to a plurality of existing trap filters in the network management application and determine whether to add the new, not already existing trap filter, based on the comparison.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.