Chapter 1 Introduction; Ems Overview; Snmpc Network Manager; System Requirements - ZyXEL Communications NETATLAS ENTERPRISE User Manual

This chapter introduces and shows you how to access the EMS (Element Management
System).

1.1 EMS Overview

The Element Management System (EMS) retrieves management information from switches
using the SNMP protocol.
An EMS is composed of Network Elements (NE) that represent resources in a Network
Management System (NMS). The network elements can represent a physical piece of
equipment on the network, the components of a device on the network, or parts of the network
itself.
Note: Example EMS screens are shown. EMS screens vary depending on your
switch models.

1.1.1 SNMPc Network Manager

SNMPc is network management software produced by Castle Rock.
You must have SNMPc properly installed before you can use the EMS; please refer to the
appendices in this User's Guide; go to the Castle Rock web site at
your SNMPc user's guide.

1.2 System Requirements

These are the system requirements for the Windows version of the EMS.

Table 1 System Requirements

HARDWARE
CPU: Intel Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz or
above
Memory (RAM): 1 GB or more
Hard Disk free space: 20 GB or more

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SOFTWARE
Operating System using NTFS file system:
Windows 2000 (with service pack 1), Windows XP
or Windows Server 2003.
Database Program: PostgreSQL 8.0 or later
versions.
Castle Rock's SNMPc 6.
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www.castlerock.com or see
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