Custom automatic remote monitoring for network devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one port to exchange packets of data with one or more networks;
a user interface circuit that allows a user to input a plurality of event classification rules, wherein;
each of the event classification rules describes at least one event characteristic for an event in the apparatus,at least one of the event classification rules describes a plurality of the event characteristics,at least two of the event characteristics are selected from a group including a reboot of the apparatus, a change in state of a processor of the apparatus, a change in state of a memory of the apparatus, a change in state of the at least one port of the apparatus, a change in an attribute of a network interface of the apparatus, a user login, and a user logout, andthe change in state of the at least one port is generated by a change in spanning tree mode;
an event classifier to identify events having the at least one event characteristic described by any of the event classification rules; and
a plurality of event counters each to count the events identified by the event classifier for a respective one of the event classification rules.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes at least one port to exchange packets of data with one or more networks and a user interface circuit that allows a user to input a plurality of event classification rules. Each of the event classification rules describes at least one event characteristic for an event in the apparatus. At least one of the event classification rules describes a plurality of the event characteristics. At least two of the event characteristics are selected from a group including a reboot of the apparatus, a change in state of a processor of the apparatus, a change in state of a memory of the apparatus, a change in state of the at least one port of the apparatus, a change in an attribute of a network interface of the apparatus, a user login, and a user logout. The change in state of the at least one port is generated by a change in spanning tree mode. The apparatus further includes an event classifier to identify events having the at least one event characteristic described by any of the event classification rules. The apparatus further includes a plurality of event counters each to count the events identified by the event classifier for a respective one of the event classification rules.
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46 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one port to exchange packets of data with one or more networks; a user interface circuit that allows a user to input a plurality of event classification rules, wherein; each of the event classification rules describes at least one event characteristic for an event in the apparatus, at least one of the event classification rules describes a plurality of the event characteristics, at least two of the event characteristics are selected from a group including a reboot of the apparatus, a change in state of a processor of the apparatus, a change in state of a memory of the apparatus, a change in state of the at least one port of the apparatus, a change in an attribute of a network interface of the apparatus, a user login, and a user logout, and the change in state of the at least one port is generated by a change in spanning tree mode; an event classifier to identify events having the at least one event characteristic described by any of the event classification rules; and a plurality of event counters each to count the events identified by the event classifier for a respective one of the event classification rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one port means for exchanging packets of data with one or more networks; user interface means for allowing a user to input a plurality of event classification rules, wherein; each of the event classification rules describes at least one event characteristic for an event in the apparatus, at least one of the event classification rules describes a plurality of the event characteristics, at least two of the event characteristics are selected from a group including a reboot of the apparatus, a change in state of a processor of the apparatus, a change in state of a memory of the apparatus, a change in state of the at least one port of the apparatus, a change in an attribute of a network interface of the apparatus, a user login, and a user logout, and the change in state of the at least one port is generated by a change in spanning tree mode; event classifier means for identifying events having the at least one event characteristic described by any of the event classification rules; and a plurality of means for counting each for counting the events identified by the event classifier means for a respective one of the event classification rules. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for an apparatus, the method comprising:
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exchanging packets of data with one or more networks; inputting a plurality of event classification rules via a user interface of the apparatus that allows a user to input the plurality of event classification rules, wherein; each of the event classification rules describes at least one event characteristic for an event in the apparatus, at least one of the event classification rules describes a plurality of the event characteristics, at least two of the event characteristics are selected from a group including a reboot of the apparatus, a change in state of a processor of the apparatus, a change in state of a memory of the apparatus, a change in state of at least one port of the apparatus, a change in an attribute of a network interface of the apparatus, a user login, and a user logout, and the change in state of the at least one port is generated by a change in spanning tree mode; identifying events having the at least one event characteristic described by any of the event classification rules; and counting the identified events for respective ones of the event classification rules. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer program, for operating an apparatus, stored on a computer-readable storage device and executed by a processor, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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causing the apparatus to exchange packets of data with one or more networks; inputting a plurality of event classification rules via a user interface of the apparatus that allows a user to input the plurality of event classification rules, wherein; each of the event classification rules describes at least one event characteristic for an event in the apparatus, at least one of the event classification rules describes a plurality of the event characteristics, at least two of the event characteristics are selected from a group including a reboot of the apparatus, a change in state of a processor of the apparatus, a change in state of a memory of the apparatus, a change in state of at least one port of the apparatus, a change in an attribute of a network interface of the apparatus, a user login, and a user logout, and the change in state of the at least one port is generated by a change in spanning tree mode; identifying events having the at least one event characteristic described by any of the event classification rules; and counting the identified events for respective ones of the event classification rules. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one port to exchange packets of data with one or more networks; a user interface circuit that provides an interactive interface for a user of a network device remote from the apparatus for interactively configuring the apparatus via a network without storing information about packet flows in the user interface, and allows the user to interactively input a plurality of event classification rules, wherein; each of the event classification rules describes at least one event characteristic for an event in the apparatus, at least one of the event classification rules describes a plurality of the event characteristics including a change in state of the at least one port; and the change in state of the at least one port is generated by one of a change in spanning tree mode; an event classifier to identify events having the at least one event characteristic described by any of the event classification rules; and a plurality of event counters each to count the events identified by the event classifier for a respective one of the event classification rules.
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