Method and system for setting expressions in network management notifications at an agent
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1. A method for setting expressions at an agent, comprising:
- receiving a SNMP message from a management station specifying objects for notifications supported by the agent and expressions based on said objects;
setting said an expression MIB, for the notifications;
evaluating said expression by said expression MIB, when the notification containing the expression is generated; and
performing an action based on the evaluated expression.
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Abstract
A method for generating notification based expressions includes identifying notifications supported by an agent and specifying objects for at least one of the notifications. One or more expressions are defined based on objects specified for the notification. The method further includes sending a list of objects and expressions to the agent to configure the notifications received at a management station upon occurrence of an event at the agent.
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1. A method for setting expressions at an agent, comprising:
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receiving a SNMP message from a management station specifying objects for notifications supported by the agent and expressions based on said objects;
setting said an expression MIB, for the notifications;
evaluating said expression by said expression MIB, when the notification containing the expression is generated; and
performing an action based on the evaluated expression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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5. A computer program product for setting expressions at an agent, comprising:
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code that receives a message from a management station specifying objects for notifications supported by the agent and expressions based on said objects;
code that sets expressions for the notifications;
code that evaluates said expressions when the notification containing the expression is generated;
code that performs an action based on the evaluated expression; and
a computer-readable storage medium for storing the codes. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for setting expressions at an agent, comprising:
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means for receiving a SNMP message from a management station specifying objects for notifications supported by the agent and expressions based on said objects;
means for setting an expression MIB for the notifications;
means for evaluating said expressions by said expression MIB, when the notification containing the expression is generated; and
means for performing an action based on the evaluated expression.
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10. A system for setting expressions at an agent, comprising:
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a processor configured to receive a SNMP message from a management station specifying objects for notification supported by the agent and expressions based on said objects, set an said expression MIB for the notification, evaluate said expressions by said expression MIB, when the notification containing the expression is generated, and perform an action based on the evaluated expression; and
memory for storing said expressions.
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21. A method for generating notification based expressions at a management station, comprising:
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identifying notifications supported by an agent;
specifying objects for at least one of the notifications;
defining one or more expressions based on the objects specified for the notification; and
sending a list of said objects and expressions embedded in a SNMP message to an expression MIB of the agent to configure the notifications received at the management station upon occurrence of an event at the agent. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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