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MaxAttach NAS 6000 Administration Guide
SNMP Management System
The SNMP management system, also called the management console, sends information and
update requests to an SNMP agent across the network. Any computer running SNMP
management software is an SNMP management system. The management software
application does not need to run on the same host as the SNMP agent.
The SNMP management system requests information from a managed computer, such as
the amount of hard disk space available or the number of active sessions. The SNMP
management system can also initiate a change to the configuration of an SNMP agent.
However, this is rare because most clients have read-only access.
SNMP Agent
MaxAttach and Windows 2000 as SNMP Agents
Any computer running SNMP agent software is an SNMP agent. As such, the Maxtor
MaxAttach NAS 6000 thus also functions as an SNMP agent. The SNMP agent responds
to SNMP management system requests for information. The Windows 2000 SNMP
service, which is also an SNMP agent, responds to information requests from one or more
management systems. The SNMP service can be configured to specify which statistics are
tracked and which management systems are authorized to request information.
Respond Only To Queries
In general, SNMP agents do not originate messages, but only respond to queries. The
exception is the trap message. The agent originates a trap message when an alarm-triggering
event occurs, such as a system reboot or illegal access. By monitoring trap events, managers
can provide enhanced system security.
SNMP Community
Management hosts and agents belong to an SNMP community, which is a collection of hosts
grouped together for administrative purposes. Defining communities provides security by
allowing only management systems and agents within the same community to
communicate.
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