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DES-7200 Configuration Guide Chapter 1 SNMP
Configuration
1 SNMP Configuration
1.1 SNMP Overview
1.1.1 Introduction
As the abbreviation of Simple Network Management Protocol, SNMP has b
a network management standard (RFC1157) since the August, 1988. So far,
the SNMP becomes the actual network management standard for the support
from many manufacturers. It is applicable to th
een
e situation of interconnecting
rvision and administration
MP protocol.
P protocol works in the
ws:
nd CiscoWorks 2000 are the typical
s and responds the monitoring and controlling messages from the
NMS, and also sends some messages to the NMS.
The relationship between the NMS and the SNMP Agent can be indicated as
follows:
multiple systems from different manufacturers. Administrators can use the
SNMP protocol to query information, configure network, locate failure and plan
capacity for the nodes on the network. Network supe
are the basic function of the SN
As a protocol in the application layer, the SNM
client/server mode, including three parts as follo
z SNMP network manager
z SNMP agent
z MIB (management information base)
The SNMP network manager, also referred to as NMS (Network Management
System), is a system to control and monitor the network using the SNMP
protocol. HP OpenView, CiscoView a
network management platforms running on the NMS. DES-7200 has developed
a suit of software (Star View) for network management against its own network
devices. These typical network management software are convenient to
monitor and manage network devices.
The SNMP Agent is the software running on the managed devices. It receives,
processe
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