Management object process unit

• US 6,950,864 B1
• Filed: 07/27/2000
• Issued: 09/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Tsuchiya, Hiroteru
• Primary Examiner(s): Wiley, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lezak, Arrienne M.
• Application Number:
  US09/626,820
• Time in Patent Office: 1,888 Days
• Field of Search: 370/408, 370/902, 709/223, 709/201, 709/226, 709/230
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/024 using relational databases for representation of network management data, e.g. managing via structured query language [SQL]

Abstract

An agent includes a control processing section for performing a control of selectively collecting a plurality of management objects from a managed device, and a memory section for storing the management objects collected from the managed device. Particularly, the control processing section includes an object managing section, having a plurality of classification data items for classifying the plurality of management objects respectively, for collecting those of the management objects in advance which are classified to a specific type by the classification data to store the collected management objects in the memory section, for checking, at a time of receiving an object collection request, the classification data item for a management object requested by the object collection request, for retrieving the management object confirmed by a check result as being of the specific type from the memory section to transmit the retrieved management object, and for collecting the management object confirmed by the check result as being of a type other than the specific type from the managed device to transmit the collected management object.

Claims

1. A management object process unit comprising:

a control processing section for performing a control of selectively collecting a plurality of management objects from a managed device; and

a memory section for storing management objects collected from the managed device;

wherein the control processing section includes an object managing section for;

(i) classifying the management objects into a first type having a collection time that is shorter than a reference collection time, and a second type having a collection time that is not shorter than the reference collection time;

(ii) collecting the management objects of the first type, and storing the collected management objects of the first type;

(iii) performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the second type, a sequence of;

(a) collecting the management objects of the requested second type after completion of the collection of the management objects of the first type, and (b) transmitting the collected management objects of the second type; and

(iv) performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the first type, a sequence of;

(a) retrieving from the memory section the management objects of the requested first type, and (b) transmitting the retrieved management objects of the first type, such that the management objects of the first type can be transmitted concurrently with the collection of the management objects of the second type.

2. A management object process unit comprising:

a control processing section for performing a control of selectively collecting a plurality of management objects from a managed device; and

a memory section for storing management objects collected from the managed device; and

wherein the control processing section includes an object managing section for;

(i) classifying the management objects into a first type having a collection time that is shorter than a reference collection time and having an access frequency that is higher than a reference frequency, and a second type having at least one of a collection time that is not shorter than the reference collection time and an access frequency that is not higher than the reference frequency;

(ii) collecting the management objects of the first type, and storing the collected management objects of the first type;

(iii) performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the second type, a sequence of;

(a) collecting the management objects of the requested second type after completion of the collection of the management objects of the first type, and (b) transmitting the collected management objects of the second type; and

(iv) performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the first type, a sequence of;

(a) retrieving from the memory section the management objects of the requested first type, and (b) transmitting the retrieved management objects of the first type, such that the management objects of the first type can be transmitted concurrently with the collection of the management objects of the second type.

3. A management object process unit comprising:

a control processing section for performing a control of selectively collecting a plurality of management objects from a managed device; and

a memory section for storing management objects collected from the managed device;

wherein the control processing section includes an object managing section for;

(i) classifying the management objects into a first type having a collection time that is shorter than a reference collection time and having a value change frequency that is higher than a reference frequency, and a second type having at least one of a collection time that is not shorter than the reference collection time and a value change frequency that is not higher than the reference frequency;

(ii) collecting the management objects of the first type, and storing the collected management objects of the first type;

(iii) performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the second type, a sequence of;

(a) collecting the management objects of the requested second type after completion of the collection of the management objects of the first type, and (b) transmitting the collected management objects of the second type; and

(iv) performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the first type, a sequence of;

(a) retrieving from the memory section the management objects of the requested first type, and (b) transmitting the retrieved management objects of the first type, such that the management objects of the first type can be transmitted concurrently with the collection of the management objects of the second type.

4. A machine readable recording medium having a program for a management object process recorded thereon, said process comprising:

classifying the management objects into a first type having a collection time that is shorter than a reference collection time, and a second type having a collection time that is not shorter than the reference collection time;

collecting the management objects of the first type, and storing the collected management objects of the first type;

performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the second type, a sequence of;

(a) collecting the management objects of the requested second type after completion of the collection of the management objects of the first type, and (b) transmitting the collected management objects of the second type; and

performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the first type, a sequence of;

(a) retrieving from the memory section the management objects of the requested first type, and (b) transmitting the retrieved management objects of the first type, such that the management objects of the first type can be transmitted concurrently with the collection of the management objects of the second type.

5. A machine readable recording medium having a program for a management object process recorded thereon, said process comprising:

classifying the management objects into a first type having a collection time that is shorter than a reference collection time and having an access frequency that is higher than a reference frequency, and a second type having at least one of a collection time that is not shorter than the reference collection time and an access frequency that is not higher than the reference frequency;

collecting the management objects of the first type, and storing the collected management objects of the first type;

performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the second type, a sequence of;

(a) collecting the management objects of the requested second type after completion of the collection of the management objects of the first type, and (b) transmitting the collected management objects of the second type; and

performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the first type, a sequence of;

(a) retrieving from the memory section the management objects of the requested first type, and (b) transmitting the retrieved management objects of the first type, such that the management objects of the first type can be transmitted concurrently with the collection of the management objects of the second type.

6. A machine readable recording medium having a program for a management object process recorded thereon, said process comprising:

classifying the management objects into a first type having a collection time that is shorter than a reference collection time and having a value change frequency that is higher than a reference frequency, and a second type having at least one of a collection time that is not shorter than the reference collection time and a value change frequency that is not higher than the reference frequency;

collecting the management objects of the first type and storing the collected management objects of the first type;

performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the second type, a sequence of;

(a) collecting the management objects of the requested second type after completion of the collection of the management objects of the first type, and (b) transmitting the collected management objects of the second type; and

performing, in response to an object collection request for a management object of the first type, a sequence of;

(a) retrieving from the memory section the management objects of the requested first type, and (b) transmitting the retrieved management objects of the first type, such that the management objects of the first type can be transmitted concurrently with the collection of the management objects of the second type.