Network management with scalable trap definitions

• US 20060041652A1
• Filed: 08/19/2004
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Cowham, Adrian Walter
• Granted Patent: US 8,195,781 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/06 Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

One embodiment disclosed relates to a process of configuring a network management system to support a new event trap. A new trap definition file is created which corresponds to the event trap. The new trap definition file is dropped into a trap definitions folder that is known to the network management system, Another embodiment disclosed relates to a method of processing an event trap by network management software. The trap is received, and a determination is made as to the trap code of the trap. Trap definition files in a trap definitions folder are scanned for a corresponding trap definition file having the trap code. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of processing an event trap by network management software, the method comprising:

receiving the trap;

determining a trap code of the trap; and

scanning trap definition files in a trap definitions folder for a corresponding trap definition file having the trap code.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the corresponding trap definition file is not found, then loading a generic trap handler and processing the trap with the generic trap handler.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the corresponding trap definition file is found, then checking the found file to see if a trap handler is specified therein.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

if the trap handler is specified, then loading the specified trap handler and processing the trap with the specified trap handler.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

if the trap handler is not specified, then loading a generic trap handler and processing the trap with the generic trap handler.

6. A system of processing an event trap by network management software, the system comprising:

a network management system (NMS) configured to receive the trap;

software code of the NMS configured to determine a trap code of the trap; and

software code of the NMS configured to scan trap definition files in a trap definitions folder for a corresponding trap definition file having the trap code.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein if the corresponding trap definition file is not found, then the NMS loads a generic trap handler and processes the trap with the generic trap handler.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein if the corresponding trap definition file is found, then the NMS checks the found file to see if a trap handler is specified therein.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein if the trap handler is specified, then the NMS loads the specified trap handler and processes the trap with the specified trap handler.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein if the trap handler is not specified, then the NMS loads a generic trap handler and processes the trap with the generic trap handler.

11. A process of configuring a network management system to support a new event trap, the process comprising:

creating a new trap definition file corresponding to the event trap; and

dropping the new trap definition file into a trap definitions folder that is known to the network management system,

wherein the trap definitions folder includes multiple trap definition files, and

wherein the network management system is configured such that, when a trap is received, the multiple trap definition files in the folder are scanned in order to find a file corresponding to the received trap.

12. The process of claim 11, further comprising:

posting the new trap definition file on a web site; and

a user downloading the new trap definition file from the web site.

13. A management station of a network management system, the management station comprising:

a network management system;

a management information base utilized by the network management system; and

a trap definitions folder having a plurality of trap definition files therein,

wherein the network management system is configured such that, when a trap is received, the multiple trap definition files in the folder are scanned in order to find a file corresponding to the received trap.