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VSG-1200 V2 User’s Guide
Chapter 26 SNMP
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SNMP
This chapter shows you how to set up SNMP on the VSG in order to use a third-party 
management software to remotely manage the VSG. 
26.1  SNMP Overview
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used for exchanging 
management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP 
protocol suite. Your VSG supports SNMP version one and version 2. The next figure 
illustrates an SNMP management operation.
Figure 118   SNMP Management Model 
An SNMP managed network consists of two main components: agents and a manager.
An agent is a management software module that resides in a managed device. An agent 
translates the local management information from the managed device into a form compatible 
with SNMP. The manager is the console through which network administrators perform 
network management functions. It executes applications that control and monitor managed 
devices.