Claims
- 1. A method for identifying and categorizing managed network devices and systems (devices) using a handheld device, comprising:
scanning the devices to retrieve information to facilitate categorization of the device.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
categorizing the devices in order of precedence.
- 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
monitoring alerts for the devices specific to a category.
- 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
handling the responses of the devices.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein every discovered device is sent a scan PDU for every category.
- 6. The method of claim 2, wherein starting with the category of highest precedence the membership logic of that category is matched with device data, and if it matches, the device is placed in that category.
- 7. The method of claim 3, wherein during monitoring every discovered device is, sent every PDU from a monitor PDU list for the category of the device.
- 8. The method of claim 4, wherein handling of the responses include storing a variable of the response if the same is not stored in the device and if it is already stored then updating the value stored in the device.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/363,134, filed Mar. 11, 2002, by Barrett et al, entitled “System and Method for Managing Network Devices”.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60363134 |
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