| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus are disclosed for remotely managing network elements in a distributed computing system. The distributed computing system utilizes a software entity, such as an operating system, to manage the location of, and communication with, distributed resources in the distributed computing syste m. A network manager and/or SNMP agents can interact with distributed elements to obtain desired management information independent of the location of the distribute d elements. Thus, master agents can communicate with managed network nodes without adhering to the intricate requirements of the SMUX or DPI protocols. SNMP MIBs are implemented as hierarchical file systems, comprised of a tree of file-like objects, that may be accessed through a namespace. The SNMP MIB namespace allows the network manager, mast er agent and SNMP agents to access each resource, including SNMP MIBs, in a uniform, file-oriented manner. The SNMP MIB namespace of each network node managed by a master agent can be mounted into the namespace of the master agent to create a distributed MIB namespace. The MIB of each managed node is mounted to the MI B namespace of the master agent and appropriate connections through the distributed network are established by the operating system or another software entity.< /SDOAB>
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