Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for automatically generating and administering templates for an event management tool, which is configured for monitoring terminal devices or components of a network. In the templates, monitoring criteria, by which the monitoring of one of the components is to be done, are defined. After the automatic generation of the template, this template is automatically tested. An administration module is also provided, which is configured for organizing and administering all the processes with respect to the templates.

Abstract: In a method for configuring a network of managed objects with a set of templates comprising event detection criteria in the context of network monitoring, a new template, which comprises at least one event detection criterion associated with a type of managed object, is developed. The new template, including a specific identifier, is stored on a table of a database which has a plurality of tables, of which each table corresponds to a type of managed object within the network. Each table contains at least one previously developed template, which includes a specific identifier and comprises at least one event detection criterion corresponding to the relevant type of managed object. After that, a set of templates which comprises the new template and at least one previously developed template is defined, so that the set of templates contains at least one template from among each table. Finally, the network is updated, so that each managed object contains the relevant template from the set of templates.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for automatically generating and administering templates for an event management tool, which is configured for monitoring terminal devices or components of a network. In the templates, monitoring criteria, by which the monitoring of one of the components is to be done, are defined. After the automatic generation of the template, this template is automatically tested. An administration module is also provided, which is configured for organizing and administering all the processes with respect to the templates.

Abstract: In a method for configuring a network of managed objects with a set of templates comprising event detection criteria in the context of network monitoring, a new template, which comprises at least one event detection criterion associated with a type of managed object, is developed. The new template, including a specific identifier, is stored on a table of a database which has a plurality of tables, of which each table corresponds to a type of managed object within the network. Each table contains at least one previously developed template, which includes a specific identifier and comprises at least one event detection criterion corresponding to the relevant type of managed object. After that, a set of templates which comprises the new template and at least one previously developed template is defined, so that the set of templates contains at least one template from among each table. Finally, the network is updated, so that each managed object contains the relevant template from the set of templates.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for updating a database in which data about a software and/or hardware configuration of a device of a network is stored. According to the invention, the device receives a current inquiry, transmitted from the database, about the current software and/or hardware configuration of the device. Then the device determines its current software and/or hardware configuration, verifies if its current software and/or hardware configuration has been modified since an earlier inquiry, transmitted from the database, and transmits data about its current software and/or hardware configuration to the database, if its software and/or hardware configuration was modified.