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Method and system for network configuration discovery

  • US 6,944,631 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2001
  • Issued: 09/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method for discovering a managed device which is part of a network, and displaying a representation of an application run on said managed device utilizing a standard manager-agent network management system, comprising:

  • receiving, at said managed device from a standard manager residing on a Network Management Station with a standard agent associated with a standard database residing on said managed device, a request for reporting configuration information of said managed device to said standard manager;

    forwarding said request from said standard agent to an add-on agent associated with an add-on database which resides on said managed device;

    retrieving at least one parameter which is stored on said add-on a database associated with said add-on agent and which parameter is associated with said application run on said managed device;

    passing from said add-on agent said parameter to said standard agent; and

    sending from said managed device with said standard agent a protocol comprising said parameter to said standard manager residing on said Network Management station.

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