Web Based Enterprise Management Research Articles

Scalable Storage Management Architecture for Common Information Model/Web-Based Enterprise Management Environments

Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is independent of platforms and managed resources so that it can used to unify storage management. WBEM consists of three components. Common Information Model (CIM) is the main component which utilizes a common data format, language and methodology for collecting and describing storage resources. xml CIM encoding defines the way that represents the CIM classes and instances by XML elements. CIM Operations over HTTP makes CIM operations in an open and standardized environment based on HTTP. In this paper, we propose a novel storage architecture that enhances efficiency of storage management under CIM/WBEM environments namely Scalable Storage Management Architecture (SSMA). SSMA is developed based on OpenPegasus. In addition, SSMA has better delay performance than traditional proxy CIMOM.

Comparing Event Reporting Solutions for Autonomic Management

The increasing complexity of current communication networks will greatly benefit from the deployment of autonomic monitoring and management architectures that allow the network to detect, diagnose and repair failures autonomously, adapt its configuration and optimize its performance and quality of service parameters. Knowing the potential of existing management technologies can help choosing the most appropriate solutions for specific network/services scenarios. As an illustrative solution, this paper proposes and evaluates a NETCONF (Network Configuration) agent for link-state monitoring, a fault-detection mechanism based on notifications. Then, a comparative study between different management technologies, in terms of their scope, flexibility and market adoption, will be conducted: by performing a series of tests on representative prototypes, the results obtained regarding different performance issues (like signaling overhead, memory requirements, coding efficiency and response times) are analyzed and compared in order to identify which solutions are more appropriate to be used on future autonomic network monitoring and management scenarios. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), the WBEM (Web Based Enterprise Management) and WS-MAN (Web Services Management) web-based approaches and the NETCONF protocol are exhaustively tested and compared.

Enhanced Object Oriented WBEM Enabled Solution forNon-Homogeneous Network

In the present scenario due to rapid growth of Internet, increasing size and complexity of today's distributed network , providing a secure, reliable, efficient computing environment is one of the most challenging task faced by network administrator. Lack of single management model in enterprise management, lack of uniform, consistent framework for managing distributed, non-homogeneous computing environment, lack of standard-based interoperability and security of web technology arise the need of Web Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) initiatives. The present work depict an Object Oriented WBEM Enabled Solution for non-homogeneous network. It presents the enhance Object Oriented WBEM prototype which consist of gateway. The proposed WBEM is based on binary xml technology called EXI that overcome the limitations of existing binary technology named Fast Infoset (FI). By using EXI in the proposed WBEM prototype efficiency and performance of message communication between WBEM Client and WBEM Server can be increased. A mapping function has been developed that converts WBEM CIM operations into corresponding SNMP and CMIP operations for performing software gateway communication translation operation.

Network Management Information Models

Summary In the first part of this paper, a basic introduction to network management is given and the demand for standards and models of management information is addressed. Existing and new network management standards are then classified, and an overview on the Common Information Model CIM and the Web-Based Enterprise Management WBEM is given. Furthermore, classes for a Network Security Service and finally a Firewall Policy Model are proposed. The proposals are CIM extensions for security management and are being discussed with the Distributed Management Task Force DMTF to become a standard.

Web-based enterprise management architecture

This article is a description of the Web-Based Enterprise Management initiative. It discusses both the substance of the initiative itself, in the form of the overall architectural approach implied by WBEM, and the industry context that gave rise to WBEM. The industry context is the current state of management systems and software, standardization efforts, and the actual systems being managed. These provided the major influences in shaping the evolution of the WBEM initiative. The substance of the initiative is provided by the WBEM process and information architectures that support a scalable and heterogeneous management structure. The various aspects of the process architecture are covered, including the object manager, object providers, schema management, and protocols required for communication among the various components of the architecture. An overview of the information architecture is provided in the form of a summary of the Desktop Management Taskforce's Common Information Model schema implemented by WBEM.

Managing PC networks

The increasing number and heterogeneity of networked personal computers (PCs) along with the integration of PC networks into classical data processing infrastructures consisting of UNIX, NT, and mainframe servers is one of the most important computing trends in recent years. The variety of operating systems and system configurations turns management in this environment into a complex task. Obviously, this scenario cannot be efficiently managed with proprietary or dedicated tools alone. Management applications must become part of an integrated network, system and application management solution. This need is further exacerbated by the increasing appearance of mobile systems. Relevant management tasks such as inventory management, software distribution, remote control, and license management are presented according to their need in different PC networking environments. An overview of the DMI standard of the DMTF as well as the Web-based enterprise management (WBEM) and Java management API (JMAPI) activities is followed by a discussion of organizational and operational issues for PC management projects. A brief outlook concludes the presentation of this new, complex and very dynamic area in management.