Cisco Systems Dial NMS User Manual
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Basic Dial NMS Implementation Guide
Task 2 Exploring SNMP Capabilities by Using
UCD-SNMP
About Using UCD-SNMP
Researching and identifying which functions are available in SNMP are part of building a dial NMS
environment. In this case study, UCD-SNMP, an opensource freeware application that allows access to
SNMP functions from a command line interface (CLI), is used to explore the capabilities of SNMP.
environment. In this case study, UCD-SNMP, an opensource freeware application that allows access to
SNMP functions from a command line interface (CLI), is used to explore the capabilities of SNMP.
There are many benefits to using UCD-SNMP.
You can:
Gain a fundamental understanding of how SNMP functions and protocols work in a dial access
environment. This knowledge provides a solid foundation for using automated and GUI-based
SNMP applications.
environment. This knowledge provides a solid foundation for using automated and GUI-based
SNMP applications.
Learn how to use a low-level troubleshooting capability in the event that other SNMP applications
produce questionable results.
produce questionable results.
Poll any OID and verify SNMP agent responses.
Use stable and reliable CLI commands. UCD-SNMP is unobstructed by GUI functionality.
Explore and research MIB content.
Discover what functions are available to manage a Cisco IOS device.
Create customized scripts and tools.
For this case study, the dial engineers at THEnet created a tool called SNMP Commander. The tool
aided the MIB research task by enabling dial engineers to build web-based object identification (OIDs)
bookmarks, which they could go to without using a keyboard.
aided the MIB research task by enabling dial engineers to build web-based object identification (OIDs)
bookmarks, which they could go to without using a keyboard.
By using UCD-SNMP and SNMP Commander, the dial engineers at THEnet identified which items the
commercial NMS applications would monitor within the network operations center (NOC).
commercial NMS applications would monitor within the network operations center (NOC).