NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EVENT NOTIFICATION SHORTCUT
First Claim
1. A method of managing a network comprising:
- intercepting a system event from a monitored system and creating an event item or modifying an event item associated with the system event;
collecting, in a first database server of event items, the new event item or modification to an existing event item;
sending an event notification from the first database server to a second database server, said event notification comprising notification of the new event item or event item modification;
sending the event notification from the second database server to a first client; and
sending the event notification from the first database server directly to the first client bypassing the second database server if the event satisfies a priority condition.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a network management system notification shortcut. This invention also relates to a method and computer program product for controlling an event notification shortcut in a network management system. The network management system comprising: a probe for intercepting a system event from a monitored system and creating an event item or modifying an event item associated with the system event; a collection database server for collecting a new event item or modification to an existing event item and forwarding a event notification to a second database server; a second database server for receiving the event notification, requesting the event item data or modification data and forwarding the event item to a first client; a first client for receiving the event notification and requesting the event item data or modification data; whereby the collection database server sends the event notification directly to the first client bypassing the second database server if the event satisfies a priority condition.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of managing a network comprising:
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intercepting a system event from a monitored system and creating an event item or modifying an event item associated with the system event; collecting, in a first database server of event items, the new event item or modification to an existing event item; sending an event notification from the first database server to a second database server, said event notification comprising notification of the new event item or event item modification; sending the event notification from the second database server to a first client; and sending the event notification from the first database server directly to the first client bypassing the second database server if the event satisfies a priority condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network management system comprising:
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a probe for intercepting a system event from a monitored system and creating an event item or modifying an event item associated with the system event; a collection database server for collecting a new event item or modification to an existing event item and forwarding a event notification to a second database server; a second database server for receiving the event notification, requesting the event item data or modification data and forwarding the event item to a first client; a first client for receiving the event notification and requesting the event item data or modification data; whereby the collection database server sends the event notification directly to the first client bypassing the second database server if the event satisfies a priority condition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising computer readable recording medium having computer readable code stored thereon for a network management system, said computer readable code which when loaded onto a computer system and executed performs the following steps:
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intercepting a system event from a monitored system and creating an event item or modifying an event item associated with the system event; collecting, in a first database server of event items, the new event item or modification to an existing event item; sending an event notification from the first database server to a second database server, said event notification comprising notification of the new event item or event item modification; sending the event notification from the second database server to a first client; and sending the event notification from the first database server directly to the first client bypassing the second database server if the event satisfies a priority condition. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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