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SNMP Management
The switch MIB options are accessible through SNMP. Instead of
defining a large set of commands, SNMP performs all operations
using the "GET", "GETNEXT" and "SET" commands. The SNMP
agent that resides on the switch can respond to MIB-related queries
being sent by the network management software.
The SNMP agent gathers data from the MIB, which keeps
information about device parameters and network data. The agent
can send traps, or notification of certain events, to the manager.
Figure 6-1: SNMP Network
The SNMP manager uses information in the MIB to perform the
operations described below:
Operation
GET
GETNEXT
Description
Retrieve values of SNMP objects from a network
device.
Specify an SNMP object in a network device and
then retrieve information about the next few
SNMP objects in the device.
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