Local Management Overview; The Management Agent - Cabletron Systems MicroMMAC 22ES User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 5, SNMP Community Names Screen, explains how to control
access to the MicroMMAC by assigning community names.
Chapter 6, SNMP Traps Screen, explains how to configure the
MicroMMAC to send SNMP traps to multiple network management
stations.
Chapter 7, Flash Download Screen, describes how to download a new
firmware image to the MicroMMAC.
Chapter 8, Bridge Setup Screen, describes how to configure the
MicroMMAC for bridge functions.
Chapter 9, Component Status Screen, discusses how to view the status
of MicroMMAC MIB components.
Chapter 10, Bridge Statistics Screen, discusses how to configure the
MicroMMAC to gather statistics for each interface, module, and port.
Chapter 11, MIB Navigator Screen, describes how to access and use the
MIB Navigator screen. This chapter also includes examples for MIB
Navigator commands.

1.3 LOCAL MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Cabletron Systems Local Management is a management tool that allows a
network manager to perform the following tasks:
• Configure interconnected devices to form a network
• Monitor the performance of the network
• Control user access to the network and its components for the purpose
of security

1.3.1 The Management Agent

The management agent is a processor within the MicroMMAC which
collects statistical information (e.g., frames received, errors detected)
about the managed network's operational performance. Local
Management communicates with the management agent for the purpose
of viewing statistics or issuing management commands to network
devices.
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