Operation management system

Abstract

In a network system, which has a first computer belonging to a first network, a second computer belonging to a second network, and a first router and a second router belonging to a third network, wherein the first computer and the second computer are connected through a logical path built between the first router and the second router, wherein the first, second and third network are connected to one another, wherein the first and second network and the third network are independently operated; the first router stores as its first address an address used by the first network but not used by the first computer, or an address used by the second network but not used by the second computer and, based on the first address, sends a first packet and receives a second packet corresponding to the first packet.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a configuration of an operation management system.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration of a router.

FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration of a computer.

FIG. 4 is a software configuration of a network management device 300e.

FIG. 5 shows information in DB 405.

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram showing steps to search paths.

FIG. 7 is an example screen displaying information retrieved from database.

FIG. 8 is an example screen showing a result of search made by the flow of FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram showing steps to verify the path communication.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are example screens displaying results of path communication verifications.

Claims

1. An operation management method for a network system having a first computer belonging to a first network, a second computer belonging to a second network, and a first router, a second router and a management device belonging to a third network, wherein the first computer and the second computer are connected through a logical path built between the first router and the second router, wherein the first, second and third network are connected to one another, wherein the first and second network and the third network are independently operated; the operation management method comprising the steps of:holding as a first address of the first router in a memory device of the management device an address used by the first network but not used by the first computer, or an address used by the second network but not used by the second computer;sending a first packet by the first router based on the first address; andreceiving a second packet corresponding to the first packet by the first router.

2. An operation management method according to claim 1, wherein, in the sending step, the first router sends the first packet to the first computer and, in the receiving step, the first router receives the second packet that was sent from the first computer.

3. An operation management method according to claim 1, wherein, in the sending step, the first router sends the first packet to the second router and, in the receiving step, the first router receives the second packet that was sent from the second router.

4. An operation management method according to claim 1, wherein the first packet is a packet to verify a communication establishment of the logical path, and the second packet is an acknowledge packet corresponding to the first packet.

5. An operation management method according to claim 1, further including the steps of: holding in the management device an address used by the third network as a second address of the first router;sending a third packet by the first router based on the second address; andreceiving a fourth packet corresponding to the third packet by the first router.

6. An operation management method according to claim 5, further including the step of: comparing the second and the fourth packet by the first router to locate a failed point on the logical path.

7. A network system having a first, a second and a third network and performing an operation management on the first and second network and on the third network, independently of each other, the network system comprising: a first computer belonging to the first network;a second computer belonging to the second network, the first and second computer being connected through a logical path built between a first and a second router;a first router and a second router belonging to the third network; anda management device;wherein the management device further includesa memory device anda unit to hold as a first address of the first router in the memory device an address used by the first network but not used by the first computer, or an address used by the second network but not used by the second computer;wherein the first router has a unit to send a first packet based on the first address and a unit to receive a second packet corresponding to the first packet.

8. A network system according to claim 7, wherein the unit to send the first packet sends the first packet to the first computer through the first router, and the unit to receive the second packet receives through the first router the second packet that was sent by the first computer.

9. A network system according to claim 7, wherein the unit to send the first packet sends the first packet to the second router through the first router, and the unit to receive the second packet receives through the first router the second packet that was sent by the second router.

10. A network system according to claim 7, wherein the first packet is a communication establishment verification packet for the logical path and the second packet is an acknowledge packet corresponding to the first packet.

11. A network system according to claim 7, wherein the management device further holds in the memory device an address used by the third network as a second address of the first router; wherein the first router sends a third packet based on the second address and receives a fourth packet corresponding to the third packet.

12. A network system according to claim 11, wherein the first router compares the second and the fourth packet to locate a failed point on the logical path.