SNMP proxy agent
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1. An SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) proxy agent, comprising:
- a unit converting specific information of a monitored device which does not employ an SNMP as a management protocol into a virtual IP (Internet Protocol) address indicative of the monitored device; and
a unit generating an SNMP trap message in which the virtual IP address is set to a source address, and which is addressed to an SNMP manager.
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Abstract
An SNMP proxy agent includes a format conversion unit for converting management information received from a monitored device not using the SNMP as a management protocol, into a format corresponding to the SNMP, an IP address conversion unit for converting the particular information on the monitored device included in the management information into a virtual IP address indicating the monitored device, a trap generation unit for generating an SNMP trap having the virtual IP address set as a transmission origin and containing the management information after the conversion, and a transmission unit for transmitting the generated SNMP trap to an SNMP manager.
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1. An SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) proxy agent, comprising:
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a unit converting specific information of a monitored device which does not employ an SNMP as a management protocol into a virtual IP (Internet Protocol) address indicative of the monitored device; and
a unit generating an SNMP trap message in which the virtual IP address is set to a source address, and which is addressed to an SNMP manager. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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2. An SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) proxy agent, comprising:
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a format converting unit converting management information received from a monitored device which does not employ the SNMP as a management protocol into management information having a format according to the SNMP;
an IP (Internet Protocol) address converting unit converting specific information of the monitored device included in the management information into a virtual IP address indicative of the monitored device;
a trap generation unit generating an SNMP trap message in which the virtual IP address is set to a source address, and which includes the converted management information; and
a transmission unit transmitting the generated SNMP trap message to an SNMP manager.
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7. A method of relaying management information from a monitored device to be managed by an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) manager, the method being executed by an SNMP proxy agent and comprising:
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converting management information received from a monitored device which does not employ an SNMP as a management protocol into management information having a format according to the SNMP;
converting specific information of the monitored device included in the management information into a virtual IP address indicative of the monitored device;
generating an SNMP trap message in which the virtual IP address is set to a source address, and which includes the converted management information; and
transmitting the generated SNMP trap message to the SNMP manager.
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