Cisco Systems Dial NMS User Manual
Task 7Using HP OpenView to Create the SNMP Framework
About SNMP Demand Polls
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Basic Dial NMS Implementation Guide
Testing SNMP Get Requests
To test that a device responds to SNMP Get requests, follow these steps:
Step 1
Select a device icon in the map (single click).
Step 2
From the Fault menu, select Test IP/TCP/SNMP.
Figure 29
Successful SNMP Test
This action performs one ICMP echo, one TCP connection, and one SNMP get. SNMP is working if the
“OK” message appears under the SNMP Get field.
“OK” message appears under the SNMP Get field.
Table 32 describes the important fields in Figure 29.
Interface
Confirms the interfaces were successfully pinged.
Get system description
Verifies that the system description information was collected, so
you can identify the software version running on the device.
you can identify the software version running on the device.
Table 31
Important Fields to Inspect In the Polling Results (continued)
Field
Description
Table 32
Test IP/TCP/SNMP Field Descriptions
Field
Returned Value Description
Node
172.21.102.33
The target loopback IP address of the Cisco device.
ICMP Echo
26 ms
HPOV successfully pinged the device.
TCP Connect
OK
HPOV successfully made a TCP connection with the device.
SNMP Get
OK
HPOV successfully made an SNMP query to the device.