Q-Logic 7.1 Manuel D’Utilisation
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SNMP Overview
Simple Network Management Protocol is the protocol governing network
management and monitoring of network devices. This Simple Network
Management Protocol Reference Guide describes how to use SNMP to manage
and monitor the SANbox switch products. Specifically, this guide describes the
SNMP agent that resides on the switch.
management and monitoring of network devices. This Simple Network
Management Protocol Reference Guide describes how to use SNMP to manage
and monitor the SANbox switch products. Specifically, this guide describes the
SNMP agent that resides on the switch.
The following topics are covered in this section:
SNMP interface objectives
Manager and agent
Traps
Management information bases (MIBs)
User datagram protocol (UDP)
Numbering system conventions
SNMP Interface Objectives
The objectives of the SNMP Interface are as follows:
Connect to the SNMP agent that resides on the switch using a management
workstation.
workstation.
Support of Fabric Element Management Information Bases (FE-MIB)
(rfc2837) and Fibre Alliance Management Information Bases (FA-MIB) draft.
(rfc2837) and Fibre Alliance Management Information Bases (FA-MIB) draft.
Support of version 1 and 2 traps.
The SNMP agent supports SNMPv1and SNMPv2c.
Manager and Agent
The two primary elements of SNMP are:
Manager — the application that runs on the management workstation.
Agent — the daemon application that runs on the switch.