1. A method of adding a simple network management protocol (SNMP) interface to an existing resource management extension-enabled management agent without modifying said management agent, said method comprising: at runtime of said management agent, reading definitions of managed objects associated with said management agent; and automatically generating a SNMP management information base (MIB) definition which provides a SNMP representation of said management agent, said MIB incorporating SNMP object definitions correlating to at least a portion of said read managed object definitions.