15. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one or more servers include at least one agent server in communication with a network management station and at least one data server in communication with the agent server, wherein the SNMP interface functionality is included in the application program associated with each agent server.
15. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one or more servers include at least one agent server in communication with a network management station and at least one data server in communication with the agent server, wherein the SNMP interface functionality is included in the application program associated with each agent server. 16. The method as set forth in claim 15 wherein the SNMP interface functionality in the application program associated with at least one agent server provides a communication interface to the network management station.