SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORKS USING LOCAL INTELLIGENT AGENTS

摘要

A method and system for network management. According to one embodiment, a centralized data store is used for central configuration of the monitoring and management of computers and their applications, an intelligent agent (running on each of the hosts of the managed network) has the capability to differentiate between the individuality of systems being managed by using rules based on attributes and variations in the attributes of the host system, (100) and a graphical user interface is provided for centralized management of the host on the managed network (Fig.2). The invention may be used to carry out administrative tasks on the hosts of the managed network.