Chapter 1 Snmp Configuration; Snmp Overview; Snmp Operation Mechanism - H3C S5600 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual – SNMP-RMON
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches

Chapter 1 SNMP Configuration

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

SNMP Overview

Configuring Basic SNMP Functions
Configuring Trap-Related Functions
Enabling Logging for Network Management
Displaying SNMP
SNMP Configuration Example
Note:
The configuration of creating a MIB view with the mask of a MIB subtree is added.
See section
The configuration of encrypting a plain-text password is added. See section
Configuring Basic SNMP
The configuration of adding "interface description" and "interface type" into a
linkUp/linkDown trap is added. See section
1.1 SNMP Overview
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for ensuring the
transmission of the management information between any two network nodes. In this
way, network administrators can easily retrieve and modify the information about any
node on the network. In the meantime, they can locate faults promptly and implement
the fault diagnosis, capacity planning and report generating.
As SNMP adopts the polling mechanism and provides basic function set, it is suitable
for small-sized networks with fast-speed and low-cost. SNMP is based on User
Datagram Protocol (UDP) and is thus widely supported by many products.

1.1.1 SNMP Operation Mechanism

SNMP is implemented by two components, namely, network management station
(NMS) and agent.
An NMS can be a workstation running client program. At present, the commonly
used network management platforms include QuidView, Sun NetManager, IBM
NetView, and so on.
Agent is server-side software running on network devices (such as switches).
Configuring Basic SNMP
Functions.
1-1
Chapter 1 SNMP Configuration
Functions.
Configuring Extended Trap Function.