Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch User Manual
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide
March 2005
page 10-1
10 Using SNMP
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer protocol that allows
communication between SNMP managers and SNMP agents on an IP network. Network administrators
use SNMP to monitor network performance and to manage network resources.
communication between SNMP managers and SNMP agents on an IP network. Network administrators
use SNMP to monitor network performance and to manage network resources.
In This Chapter
This chapter describes SNMP and how to use it through the Command Line Interface (CLI). CLI
commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of commands, see the
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of commands, see the
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
Configuration procedures described in this chapter include:
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This chapter also includes lists of Industry Standard and Enterprise (Proprietary) MIBs used to manage the
OmniSwitch.
OmniSwitch.