Patent ID: 6182157
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a computer network having a system management station and a plurality of network devices, a method for monitoring a selected network device comprising the steps of:coupling an agent to the selected network device for monitoring current status of a device object and communicating the status to the system management station;providing a data memory member accessible by the agent for storing attributes of the device object in a threshold record;setting a comparison name attribute in the threshold record to an object identifier;obtaining a value of the object identifier and setting a comparison value attribute in the threshold record to the obtained value;upon a restart of the agent, verifying persistence of the threshold record by:obtaining a current value of the object identifier set in the comparison name attribute;comparing the current value of the object identifier to the set value of the comparison value attribute; andsetting an error indication in the threshold record upon the comparison not being met.