System for managing a network

• US 7,194,530 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2002
• Issued: 03/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Isokawa, Hiromi, Kayashima, Makoto, Ishida, Yasuji, Senoo, Toru
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky; Moustafa M.
• Application Number:
  US10/212,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20030055939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,686 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709202-203, 709217-221
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0253 using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0266 using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0843 based on generic templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

In an integrated management system for providing a network system having a plurality of computers with a security function and managing a plurality of target products, implementation of the management system itself is facilitated by providing the management system with setting information templates prepared for respective target products, a management program for managing setting information files of target products actually used in a target network, an edit program for editing setting information files, and an install program for installing setting information files created by using the management program and the edit program in respective target devices.

Claims

1. A management system comprising:

a target server into which a target product is installed, the target product providing a security function; and

a management server which manages the target product via a network,

wherein the management server includes;

a setting information template which is a base of a setting information file for the target product to be added as a management target such that the management server can manage the added target product; and

a setting information generating means configured to meet with the target product for generating a setting information file to be set in the target server based on the setting information template,

wherein the target server includes;

operation means for operating the setting information generating means in the management server via the network; and

setting means for receiving the setting information file generated by the setting information generating means which has been operated by the operation means and setting the setting information file in the target server;

wherein the operation means in the target server includes Web browser means,

the setting information file generating means in the management server includes Web server means, CGI means started by the Web server means, and a XSL file for generating an edit screen for the setting items corresponding to the target product, the edit screen being displayed by the Web browser means,

the Web server means transmits the setting information template defined in a XML format and the XSL file to the Web browser means,

the Web browser means displays an edit screen based on the received setting information template and the received XSL file,

the Web browser means starts the CGI means through the Web server means based on an input operation on the edit screen, and

the CGI means generates the setting information file based on the input operation.

2. The management system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the setting information template is defined in a XML format.

3. The management system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the Web browser means displays, on the edit screen, items to be set as the setting information file and default values for the items.

4. The management system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the management server further includes:

category-classified setting information template filled with base setting information relating to a product category to which the target product belongs; and

a converter for generating the setting information template for the target product from the category-classified setting information template.