Q-Logic SANBOX2 Manuel D’Utilisation

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SNMP Overview

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 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/SANbox2 switch products. Specifically, this guide 
describes the SNMP agent that resides on the switch. 

The following topics are covered in this section:

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SNMP interface objectives

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Manager and agent

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Traps

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Management information bases (MIBs)

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User datagram protocol (UDP)

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Numbering system conventions

The objectives of the SNMP Interface are as follows:

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Connect to the SNMP agent that resides on the switch using a management 
workstation.

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Support of Fabric Element Management Information Bases (FE-MIB) 
(rfc2837) and Fibre Alliance Management Information Bases (FA-MIB) draft.

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Support of version 1 and 2 traps. 

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The SNMP agent supports SNMPv1and SNMPv2c.

The two primary elements of SNMP are: 

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Manager - the application that runs on the management workstation.

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Agent - the daemon application that runs on the switch. 

The Manager is the application through which the network administrator performs 
network management functions. The SNMP agent is the direct interface on the 
switch for any SNMP manager connecting to the switch using the SNMP protocol, 
as shown in 

. The agent will be started by the script file(s) responsible 

for switch initialization when the switch powers up or when the switch is reset.