Method and system for extracting status information from networked devices using the SNMP protocol
First Claim
1. A method of extracting, using a simple network management protocol (SNMP), information associated with a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:
- accessing a memory to obtain access information for accessing the monitored device, the access information including a type of status information to obtain from the monitored device, and an access string used for obtaining the type of status information from the monitored device;
parsing the access string to determine whether the access string is empty, and to determine whether the access string includes a first predetermined string when the access string is not empty;
if the parsing step determines that the access string is not empty and that the access string includes the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a first SNMP access function to obtain a value associated with the type of status information; and
if the parsing step determines that the access string is empty or that the access string does not include the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a second SNMP access function to obtain the value associated with the type of status information.
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Abstract
A method of extracting, using SNMP, information associated with a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, including parsing an access string to determine whether the access string is empty, and to determine whether the access string includes a first predetermined string when the access string is not empty; if the parsing step determines that the access string is not empty and that the access string includes the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a first SNMP access function to obtain a value associated with the type of status information; and if the parsing step determines that the access string is empty or that the access string does not include the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a second SNMP access function to obtain the value associated with the type of status information.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of extracting, using a simple network management protocol (SNMP), information associated with a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:
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accessing a memory to obtain access information for accessing the monitored device, the access information including a type of status information to obtain from the monitored device, and an access string used for obtaining the type of status information from the monitored device; parsing the access string to determine whether the access string is empty, and to determine whether the access string includes a first predetermined string when the access string is not empty; if the parsing step determines that the access string is not empty and that the access string includes the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a first SNMP access function to obtain a value associated with the type of status information; and if the parsing step determines that the access string is empty or that the access string does not include the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a second SNMP access function to obtain the value associated with the type of status information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. A system for extracting, using a simple network management protocol (SNMP), information associated with a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:
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means for accessing a memory to obtain access information for accessing the monitored device, the access information including a type of status information to obtain from the monitored device, and an access string used for obtaining the type of status information from the monitored device; means for parsing the access string to determine whether the access string is empty, and to determine whether the access string includes a first predetermined string when the access string is not empty; if the means for parsing determines that the access string is not empty and that the access string includes the first predetermined string, means for accessing the device using a first SNMP access function to obtain a value associated with the type of status information; and if the means for parsing determines that the access string is empty or that the access string does not include the first predetermined string, means for accessing the device using a second SNMP access function to obtain the value associated with the type of status information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A storage medium having embedded therein instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of extracting, using a simple network management protocol (SNMP), information associated with a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, the method comprising:
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accessing a memory to obtain access information for accessing the monitored device, the access information including a type of status information to obtain from the monitored device, and an access string used for obtaining the type of status information from the monitored device; parsing the access string to determine whether the access string is empty, and to determine whether the access string includes a first predetermined string when the access string is not empty; if the parsing step determines that the access string is not empty and that the access string includes the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a first SNMP access function to obtain a value associated with the type of status information; and if the parsing step determines that the access string is empty or that the access string does not include the first predetermined string, accessing the device using a second SNMP access function to obtain the value associated with the type of status information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18)
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