Computer system having an open systems interconnection (OSI) management system for an information conversion for management of non-open systems

Claim 1

A packaged system, comprising: open system manager means for operating, on the basis of information in an open systems interconnection (OSI) management information format, as an OSI management center for open systems to provide management in accordance with OSI management protocols; a plurality of non-open systems for supplying and responding to only information in a corresponding non-open system information format, at least two of said non-open systems having different corresponding formats; and open system agent means, coupled between said open system manager means and said plurality of non-open systems, for causing said non-open systems to appear to said open system manager means as if said non-open systems were operating as open systems, said open system agent means comprising a manager communication unit for communicating with said open system manager means in accordance with OSI management protocols, a non-open system communication unit for communicating with said non-open systems, an information converting unit for converting first input information in an OSI information format into first output information in one of said corresponding non-open system information formats, and for converting second input information in one of said corresponding non-open system information formats into second output information in an OSI information format, and managing means, coupled to said units, for managing said manager communication unit, said non-open system communication unit and said information converting unit by receiving information, including said first and second output information, from said units, processing said information into processed information and transferring said processed information to said units, wherein said open system agent means causes said non-open systems to appear to said open system manager means as if said non-open systems were operating as open systems.

Claim 19

A method for coupling an open system manager to non-open systems, at least two of said non-open systems having different non-open system information formats, said method comprising the steps of: providing a non-open system communication with said non-open systems using a non-open system-communication unit coupled to said non-open systems; providing an open system type of communication with said open system manager in accordance with open system interconnection (OSI) management protocols using a manager-communication unit coupled to said open system manager; converting first input information in one of said different non-open system information formats provided by said non-open system-communication unit into first output information using an information converting unit; converting second information in an OSI management information format provided by said manager-communication unit into second output information using said information converting unit; providing said first output information and said second output information to a managing unit; and processing information, including said first output information and said second output information, in said managing unit to make said non-open systems appear to said open system manager as systems managed in accordance with said OSI management protocols, said managing unit managing said information converting unit, said non-open system-communications unit and said manager-communication unit.

Claim 20

A method for coupling an open system manager to non-open systems, at least two of said non-open systems having different non-open system information formats, said method comprising the steps of: providing a non-open system communication with said non-open systems using a non-open system-communication unit coupled to said non-open systems; providing an open system type of communication with said open system manager in accordance with open system interconnection (OSI) management protocols using a manager-communication unit coupled to said open system manager; converting first input information in one of said different non-open system information formats provided by said non-open system-communication unit into first output information using an information converting unit; converting second information in an OSI management information format provided by said manager-communication unit into second output information using said information converting unit; providing said first output information and said second output information to a managing unit; and processing information, including said first output information and said second output information, in said managing unit to make said non-open systems appear to said open system manager as systems managed in accordance with said OSI management protocols, said managing unit managing said information converting unit, said non-open system-communications unit and said manager-communication unit.

Claim 24

A method for coupling an open system interconnect (OSI) manager to non-open system devices via an agent system connected between said OSI manager and said non-open system devices, said method comprising the steps of: (a) detecting an occurrence of an event in said agent system; (b) determining whether said event is conveyed from one of said open system devices or said OSI manager; (c) if said event is conveyed from said one of said open system devices performing the steps of, i. storing event information of said event as management information, ii. judging whether said event should be made known to said OSI manager, iii. if said event is to be made known to said OSI manager converting said event information to an OSI management information format, otherwise waiting for occurrence of another event, and iv. transmitting said converted information to said OSI manager; (d) if said event is conveyed from said OSI manager performing the steps of, i. converting said event information into a non-open system information format corresponding to a non-open system device indicated by said event, ii. registering said event information, iii. judging whether access to said non-open system device indicated by said event is required, and iv. if access to said non-open system device indicated by said event is required, transmitting said converted event information to said non-open system device indicated by said event, otherwise executing said event information within said agent system.

Claim 25

A method for coupling an open system interconnect (OSI) manager to non-open system devices via an agent system connected between said OSI manager and said non-open system devices, said method comprising the steps of: (a) detecting an occurrence of an event in said agent system; (b) determining whether said event is conveyed from one of said open system devices or said OSI manager; (c) if said event is conveyed from said one of said open system devices performing the steps of, i. storing event information of said event as management information, ii. judging whether said event should be made known to said OSI manager, iii. if said event is to be made known to said OSI manager converting said event information to an OSI management information format, otherwise waiting for occurrence of another event, and iv. transmitting said converted information to said OSI manager; (d) if said event is conveyed from said OSI manager performing the steps of, i. converting said event information into a non-open system information format corresponding to a non-open system device indicated by said event, ii. registering said event information, iii. judging whether access to said non-open system device indicated by said event is required, and iv. if access to said non-open system device indicated by said event is required, transmitting said converted event information to said non-open system device indicated by said event, otherwise executing said event information within said agent system.