SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SNMP DATA FOR VIRTUAL NETWORKING DEVICES
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1. A system, comprising:
- a configuration statement configured to provide an identity to a virtual device; and
an SNMP subagent configured to interface between an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent and a control program implementing the virtual device, the SNMP subagent acquiring information extracted by the control program for the identified virtual device and providing the acquired information to the SNMP agent.
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Abstract
A system and method of managing networks and, more particularly, to a system and method for interfacing with virtual networking devices using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). A system comprises a configuration statement configured to provide an identity to a virtual device. An SNMP subagent is configured to interface between an SNMP agent and a control program of the virtual device. The SNMP subagent acquires information extracted by the control program for the identified virtual device and provides the acquired information to the SNMP agent to be returned to the SNMP client.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a configuration statement configured to provide an identity to a virtual device; and an SNMP subagent configured to interface between an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent and a control program implementing the virtual device, the SNMP subagent acquiring information extracted by the control program for the identified virtual device and providing the acquired information to the SNMP agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for deploying an application for managing a virtual device, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; request information from a control program about a virtual device implemented by that control program; extract information about the identified virtual device obtained by the control program; and create an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) response packet with pertinent information and send the response to an SNMP agent. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer program product includes at least one component to:
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request information from a control program of an identified virtual device; extract information about the identified virtual device obtained by the control program; and create an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) response packet with pertinent information and send the response to an SNMP agent.
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