Patent attributes
An operations management apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute an acquiring processing that includes acquiring operations management information in communications with one or more devices, execute a monitoring processing that includes monitoring conditions of the one or more devices by transmitting or receiving a condition monitoring packet to or from the one or more devices, execute a judging processing that includes judging whether the operations management information has been worsened at the time of transmitting or receiving the condition monitoring packet, and execute a determining processing that includes determining a method of transmitting or receiving the condition monitoring packet depending on a result of judgment made by the judging processing.