Configuring Snmp; Overview; Chapter 4 Configuring Snmp - Juniper JUNOSE SOFTWARE FOR E SERIES 11.3.X - SYSTEM BASICS CONFIGURATION GUIDE 2010-10-04 Configuration Manual

CHAPTER 4

Configuring SNMP

Overview

Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc.
This chapter provides information for configuring Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) on your E Series router.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Overview on page 137
Platform Considerations on page 146
References on page 147
Before You Configure SNMP on page 147
SNMP Configuration Tasks on page 148
Configuring Traps on page 156
Configuring the SNMP Server Event Manager on page 166
Collecting Bulk Statistics on page 183
Using the Bulk Statistics Formatter on page 226
Managing Virtual Routers on page 228
Monitoring SNMP on page 228
SNMP is a protocol that manages network devices, such as your E Series router. The goal
of SNMP is to simplify network management in two ways:
By defining a single management protocol that can be used to manage any network
device from any vendor.
This feature reduces the complexity of the network management application because
the application does not need to support a large number of proprietary management
protocols for the mix of vendors' devices in the network.
By defining a single, consistent representation of managed information that is commonly
deployed in network devices.
For example, SNMP uses a common form and semantics for interface statistics, a
process that supports consistent interpretation and meaningful comparison.
SNMP is an application-level protocol that comprises the following three elements:
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