Patent ID: 6622146
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A system managing method for managing a system having a plurality of interfaces including a managed object interface and a non-managed object interface, the managed object interface handling resources as managed objects, the non-managed object interface handling resources as non-managed objects, the system managing method comprising the steps of:managing pointer attributes stored in a knowledge database by a managed object interface agent independently of a common processing unit performing operations common to the plurality of interfaces, the pointer attributes being representative of a relationship between instances defined in an agent database which stores resources of an apparatus as instances of a managed object type in said managed object interface; performing a process requested by said managed object interface against the agent database by referring to the knowledge database by said managed object interface agent; and sending a process request to said managed object interface agent when the process request is sent from one of the interfaces other than said managed object interface and when said common processing unit determines that the process request relates to the managed objects.