Managing a network element operating on a network

An apparatus, comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit a request to receive at least one activity parameter of a network element operating on the network, wherein the network element is at least one network computer, at least one network printer and at least one network router;
• and
• a processor configured to determine by a local SNMP agent whether a usage value of the at least one activity parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold usage value, and
• wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit from the local SNMP agent a corrective function message to the network element responsive to determining that the usage value of the at least one activity parameter exceeds the predetermined threshold value, and wherein the local SNMP agent performs a corrective function to reduce the usage value of the at least one activity parameter after or concurrent with the determination of the usage value, wherein the corrective function message comprises setting a flag set operation to determine the corrective function, the flag set operation increments a virtual memory swap file size and wherein the corrective function is added to an SNMP payload and is piggybacked on a protocol data unit.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

• transmitting a request to receive at least one activity parameter of a network element operating on the network, wherein the network element is at least one network computer, at least one network printer and at least one network router;
• determining by a local SNMP agent whether a usage value of the at least one activity parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold usage value;
• transmitting by the local SNMP agent a corrective function message to the network element responsive to determining that the usage value of the at least one activity parameter exceeds the predetermined threshold value;
• and
• performing a corrective function by the local SNMP agent to reduce the usage value of the at least one activity parameter after or concurrent with the determination of the usage value, wherein the corrective function message comprises setting a flag set operation to determine the corrective function, the flag set operation increments a virtual memory swap file size and wherein the corrective function is added to an SNMP payload and is piggybacked on a protocol data unit.