An integrating architecture for networked systems management

The authors present an architecture for integrated management of all resources in a networked system. Looking at the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Management Framework, the need for a distributed management information mode is identified which incorporates management activity. The architecture is then presented in terms of a management model, structuring principles for management systems, and the description of a federated object-oriented system specially suited for the management system's realization.<
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