Network management system for generating setup information for a plurality of devices based on common meta-level information
First Claim
1. A network management system comprising a plurality of network devices operating in a coordinated manner and a management server managing said plurality of network devices, said management server comprising:
- means for generating a plurality of pieces of setup information based on predefined meta-level information to be used for said plurality of network devices on which settings are to be made, said plurality of pieces of setup information being generated to maintain consistency in operation of said plurality of network devices, andmeans for confirming consistency of said setup information set up in said plurality of network devices based on said meta-level information,wherein said meta-level information is information to be used as a source for generating setup information for each of said plurality of network devices in a method according to a predefined policy for operating said network in a coordinated manner, andwherein said management server further comprises;
means for collecting setup information for each of said network devices,means for generating meta-level information to be checked based on the collected setup information, andmeans for checking said meta-level information to be checked with said predefined meta-level information.
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Abstract
A network management system which includes a plurality of network devices operating in a coordinated manner and a management server managing the network devices. The management server includes apparatus for defining policy information and for generating setup information using policy information to generate setup information for each network device. The system generates setup information for each network device, distributes setup information to each network device, installs setup information to each network device, enables settings, collects setup information for each network device, and organizes and checks for consistency in the collected information.
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1. A network management system comprising a plurality of network devices operating in a coordinated manner and a management server managing said plurality of network devices, said management server comprising:
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means for generating a plurality of pieces of setup information based on predefined meta-level information to be used for said plurality of network devices on which settings are to be made, said plurality of pieces of setup information being generated to maintain consistency in operation of said plurality of network devices, and means for confirming consistency of said setup information set up in said plurality of network devices based on said meta-level information, wherein said meta-level information is information to be used as a source for generating setup information for each of said plurality of network devices in a method according to a predefined policy for operating said network in a coordinated manner, and wherein said management server further comprises; means for collecting setup information for each of said network devices, means for generating meta-level information to be checked based on the collected setup information, and means for checking said meta-level information to be checked with said predefined meta-level information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network management system having a plurality of network devices operating in a coordinated manner and a management server managing said plurality of network devices, said management server comprising:
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means for generating a plurality of pieces of setup information based on predefined meta-level information that is referred to for causing said plurality of network devices to operate in a coordinated manner; and means for distributing said plurality of pieces of setup information to each of said network devices, wherein consistency of each of said plurality of setup information for each of said plurality of network devices operating in a coordinated manner is confirmed based on said meta-level information, wherein said meta-level information is information to be used as a source for generating setup information for each of said plurality of network devices on a network according to a predetermined policy for operating said network in a coordinated manner, wherein said management server further comprises; means for collecting setup information for each of said plurality of network devices, means for generating meta-level information to be checked based on the collected setup information, and means for checking said meta-level information to be checked with said predefined meta-level information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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