Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Overview of SNMP
    The SNMP protocol
    SMI: Structure of Management Information
    Management Information Base (MIB)
    How the SNMP agent and peers manage the MIBs
        Tasks performed by the SNMP agent
        Tasks performed by an SNMP peer
    SNMP PDUs and operations
    Traps
    Authentication
    SMUX peers
    SNMP agents and management stations

SNMP configuration
    Configuring SNMP with the SNMP Agent Manager
        The SNMP Agent Manager interface
        Selecting another host to manage
        Configuring the SNMP ``system'' group
        Configuring the SNMP ``communities'' group
        Configuring the SNMP ``trap'' group
        Configuring the SNMP ``peers'' group

SNMP objects
    Definition files for SNMP objects
        Refer to object definitions when setting object values
    Group and object descriptions
        RFC 1213 (MIB-II) MIB
        RFC 1514 Host resources MIB

Using the SNMP commands
    Referring to object instances in commands
    The definitions file
    Getting a variable
    Getting ID variables
    Getting the next OID variable
    Getting many variables at once
    Getting routing information for a given network
    Getting routing information
    Getting a subset of routing information
    Modifying SNMP variables
    Viewing SNMP status
        Viewing the system group status
        Viewing active endpoints
        Viewing the transport table
        Showing the routing table
        Viewing the address translation table
        Viewing active interfaces
        Viewing all objects in an SNMP group
    Testing trap delivery and reception
        Supported traps

Using SNMP to correct problems
    Removing an incorrect routing entry
    Obtaining remote system contacts
    Marking an interface down
    Removing an incorrect ARP entry

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