Method and system for a model-based approach to network management

摘要

A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer program product are presented for monitoring or managing a network using an object-oriented enterprise model. A set of objects are generated for the object-oriented enterprise model. An object is defined using an object-oriented language, and an object represents a device, a system, a collection of devices and/or systems, an executable program component, or a collection of executable program components within the network. An enterprise model is also defined using the object-oriented language such that the enterprise model is a set of related objects. Policies are created using the object-oriented language in which a policy contains one or more conditions and associated actions within the network. The policies can then be executed to perform monitoring and/or management tasks within the network.