Snmp Configuration; Snmp Overview - 3Com S7906E Configuration Manual

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SNMP Configuration

When configuring SNMP, go to these sections for information you are interested in:

SNMP Overview

SNMP Configuration
Configuring SNMP Logging
Configuring SNMP Trap
Displaying and Maintaining SNMP
SNMPv1/SNMPv2c Configuration Example
SNMPv3 Configuration Example
SNMP Logging Configuration Example
SNMP Overview
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) offers the communication rules between a
management device and the managed devices on the network; it defines a series of messages,
methods and syntaxes to implement the access and management from the management device to the
managed devices. SNMP has the following characteristics:
Automatic network management: SNMP enables network administrators to search and modify
information, find and diagnose network problems, plan for network growth, and obtain reports on
network nodes.
SNMP shields physical differences between various devices and thus realizes automatic
management of products from various vendors. Offering only the basic set of functions, SNMP
makes the management tasks independent of both the physical features of the managed devices
and the underlying networking technologies. Thus, SNMP achieves effective management of
devices from different vendors, especially in small, high-speed and low-cost network
environments.
SNMP Mechanism
An SNMP-enabled network comprises a Network Management Station (NMS) and agents.
An NMS is a station that runs the SNMP client software. It offers a user-friendly interface,
facilitating network administrators to perform most network management tasks.
An agent is a program resides in the device. It receives and handles requests sent from the NMS.
Only under certain circumstances, such as interface state change, will the agent inform the NMS.
An NMS is a manager in an SNMP enabled network, whereas agents are managed by the NMS. The
NMS and agents exchange management information through the SNMP protocol.
SNMP provides the following four basic operations:
Get operation: The NMS gets the value of one or more objects of the agent.
Set operation: The NMS can reconfigure the value of one or more objects in the agent MIB
(Management Information Base) by means of this operation.
Trap operation: The agent sends traps to the NMS through this operation.
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