Monitoring Apparatus Using Configuration Similarity for Agentless Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing system management technologies are unable to effectively monitor devices for which an agent cannot be set due to resource shortages or incompatible operating systems, resulting in inadequate information collection and monitoring capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring apparatus that stores configuration information for multiple devices, identifies devices without an agent, and associates operation information from similar devices with agents to enable comprehensive monitoring by linking configuration and operation data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If an agent is set on a device to collect information, then monitoring capability is improved, but the device cannot be monitored if the agent cannot be set due to resource shortage or incompatible OS
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the monitoring functionality by establishing a virtual device that mirrors the characteristics of the target device without an agent. This virtual device receives and processes monitoring requests, then retrieves relevant data from the actual device through alternative means, effectively copying the monitoring capability without requiring direct agent installation on the target device.
2Loss of information
If configuration information is collected from all devices, then monitoring accuracy is improved, but information collection becomes impossible for devices without agents
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual device as an intermediary between the monitoring system and the target device without an agent. This intermediary receives monitoring requests, translates them into appropriate data retrieval operations, and returns the collected information. The virtual device acts as a mediator that enables information collection from devices that would otherwise be inaccessible to the monitoring system.
3Productivity
If direct agent-based monitoring is used, then data collection efficiency is improved, but devices with resource constraints cannot be monitored
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual device that copies the essential characteristics and interface of the target device, allowing the monitoring system to interact with it as if it were the actual device. This virtual copy enables efficient data collection through standardized operations while extending monitoring coverage to include devices that cannot run agents due to resource constraints or other limitations.
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AI summary
A monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: a storage unit that stores configuration information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices included in a system; a first identification unit that identifies configuration information corresponding to a first device among the plurality of devices for which an agent for collecting information has not been set; a second identification unit that identifies a second device, which is a device among the plurality of devices that corresponds to configuration information similar to the configuration information corresponding to the first device and for which the agent has been set; and an association unit that associates operational information of the second device, which includes information collected by the agent, with the first device.