Network management tool for causing network equipment to display information of a network relevant to the network equipment
First Claim
1. A network management tool on a storage medium for execution by a network management system which collects management information from each of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network, stores the collected management information, and permits each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management tool comprising:
- a display program which is activated when transferred to a network equipment requesting network management, said display program causes the display of information required for network management on said network equipment;
a transfer program for transferring said display program to said network equipment; and
an information program for informing said display program transferred to said network equipment of information required for network management to be displayed on said network equipment,wherein said display program, when transferred, executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information,wherein said information program executes processing for informing said display program, transferred to said network equipment, of partial information relevant to said network equipment obtained from the collected management information based on the collected identification information, andwherein said display program further executes processing for causing the display of said partial information from said information program on said network equipment.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program for preferentially displaying partial information related to one of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network being managed by a network management system. The partial information is required for network management to be conducted from the network equipment. A managed terminal is included in each network equipment connected to the network. The network management system collects management information from each of the network equipment connected to the network and stores the management information therein. When conducting network management from the network equipment, the managed terminal thereof sends a request for network management to the network management system. The network management system transfers a program for managing the network to the managed terminal. The transferred program informs the network management system of the identification of the managed terminal and the network management system transfers partial information related to the managed terminal to the managed terminal based on the identification. The managed terminal then displays the transferred partial information so that network management can be conducted from the network equipment.
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1. A network management tool on a storage medium for execution by a network management system which collects management information from each of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network, stores the collected management information, and permits each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management tool comprising:
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a display program which is activated when transferred to a network equipment requesting network management, said display program causes the display of information required for network management on said network equipment; a transfer program for transferring said display program to said network equipment; and an information program for informing said display program transferred to said network equipment of information required for network management to be displayed on said network equipment, wherein said display program, when transferred, executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information, wherein said information program executes processing for informing said display program, transferred to said network equipment, of partial information relevant to said network equipment obtained from the collected management information based on the collected identification information, and wherein said display program further executes processing for causing the display of said partial information from said information program on said network equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A network management tool on a storage medium for execution by a network management system which collects management information from each of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network, stores the collected management information, displays a configuration of the network in the form of a plurality of hierarchically arranged maps based on the collected management information, and permits each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management tool comprising:
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a display program which is activated when transferred to a network equipment requesting network management, said display program causes the display of information required for network management on said network equipment; a transfer program for transferring said display program to said network equipment; and an information program for informing said display program transferred to said network equipment of information required for network management to be displayed on said network equipment, wherein said display program, when transferred, executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information, wherein said information program executes processing for generating containment relationship information, showing containment relationships among components included in each of said maps, relevant to said network equipment based on the collected identification information and informing said display program of said containment relationships information, and wherein said display program further executes processing for causing the display on said network equipment of a configuration of said network, based on said containment relationship information, in the form of an inclusive tree. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A network management tool on a storage medium for execution by a network management system which collects management information from each of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network, stores the collected management information, and permits each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management tool comprising:
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a display program which is activated when transferred to a network equipment requesting network management, said display program causes the display of information required for network management on said network equipment; a transfer program for transferring said display program to said network equipment; and an information program for informing said display program transferred to said network equipment of information required for network management to be displayed on said network equipment, wherein said display program, when transferred, executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information, wherein said information program executes processing for generating containment relationship information, showing containment relationship among components related to said network equipment, based on the collected identification information and informing said display program of the generated containment relationship information, and wherein said display program executes processing for causing the display on said network equipment of a partial network configuration related to said network equipment, based on the containment relationship information informed by said information program, in the form of an inclusive tree. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A network management method for performing network management from one of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network managed by a network management system which collects management information from each of said network equipment, stores said management information, and permits each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management method comprising the steps of:
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transferring from said network management system to a network equipment requesting network management a display program for use in effecting network management at said network equipment; collecting by said display program identification information which identifies said network equipment; informing, by said display program, said network management system of said identification information; transferring from said network management system to said network equipment partial information related to said network equipment based on said identification information; and causing, by said display program, the display of said partial information on said network equipment.
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19. A network management tool on a storage medium execution by a network management system which collects management information from each of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network, stores the management information, and permits each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management tool comprising:
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a display program which is activated when transferred to a network equipment requesting network management, said display program causes the display of information required for network management on said network equipment; a transfer program for transferring said display program to said network equipment; and an information program for informing said display program transferred to said network equipment of information required for network management to be displayed on said network equipment, wherein said display program, when transferred, executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information, wherein said information program executes processing for informing said display program, transferred to said network equipment, of a list of management information of network equipment related to said network equipment obtained from the collected management information based on the collected identification information, and wherein said display program executes processing for causing the display of said list of management information informed by said information program on said network equipment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A network management system for managing a network by collecting management information from each of a plurality of network equipment connected to the network, storing the collected management information, displaying a configuration of the network based on the collected management information, and permitting each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management system comprising:
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communication means for communicating with said network equipment connected to said network; and storage means for storing the collected management information, a display program which is activated when transferred to network equipment requesting network management, said display program causes the display of information required for network management on said network equipment, a transfer program for transferring said display program to said network equipment, and an information program for informing said display program transferred to said network equipment of information required for network management to be displayed on said network equipment, wherein said display program, when transferred executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information, wherein said information program executes processing for informing said display program, transferred to said network equipment, of a list of management information related to said network equipment obtained from the collected management information based on the collected identification information, and wherein said display program executes processing for causing the display of a list of management information informed by said information program on said network equipment. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A network management tool on a storage medium for execution by a network management system which collects management information from each of a plurality of network equipment connected to a network, stores the management information, and permits each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, said network management tool comprising:
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a display program which is activated when transferred to a network equipment requesting network management, said display program causes the display of information required for network management on said network equipment; a transfer program for transferring said display program to said network equipment; and an information program for informing said display program transferred to said network equipment of information required for network management to be displayed on said network equipment, wherein said display program, when transferred, executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information, wherein said information program executes processing for extracting management information from said network management system that satisfies a retrieval condition informed by said display program and is related to said network equipment, and informing said display program of a list of management information corresponding to the extracted management information, and wherein said display program executes processing for causing the display of said a list of management information on said network equipment informed by said information program. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A network equipment comprising:
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communication means for communicating with a network management system via a network, said network management system manages a plurality of said network equipment connected to a network by collecting management information from each of said network equipment, storing the collected information, displaying a configuration of said network based on said management information, and permitting each network equipment connected to the network to access the collected management information and display information relevant to the network equipment obtained from the collected management information, and storage means for storing information and programs transferred from said network management system, wherein said network equipment when requesting network management of said network management system causes said network management system to transfer a display program for causing the display of information required for network management on said network equipment, wherein said display program, when transferred, executes processing for collecting identification information which identifies said network equipment and informing said information program of the collected identification information, wherein said display program when transferred to said network equipment causes said network management system to transfer containment relationship information based on the collected identification information, said containment relationship information indicates containment relationships among components related to said network equipment, to said network equipment, and wherein said display program causes the display on said network equipment of a partial network configuration relevant to said network equipment in the form of an inclusive tree based on said containment relationship information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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