HP Surestore 64 HP Surestore Director FC-64 SNMP Support Manual - Page 8

Overview, SNMP was created to allow all these things to be easily done on any growing network.

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Overview Any protocol for managing networks must allow virtually all network devices and systems to communicate statistics and status information to network management stations, (network managers). This communication must be independent of the primary network transmission medium and impose little effect on the efficiency of the network. Network managers must be able to obtain status information from managed devices, and make changes in the way the managed devices handle network traffic. Network managers must be able to do this without knowing anything about the managed device itself, SNMP management is one way of meeting these requirements. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a mechanism for network management that is complete, but simple. It is designed on the manager/agent paradigm, with the agent being resident in the managed device. Information is exchanged between agents (devices on the network being managed) and managers (devices on the network through which management is done). There are many possible transactions between agents and managers. These transactions vary widely with the different types of devices that can be managed. With so many varied requirements for reporting and management, the list of commands a manager must be able to issue is overwhelming, and every new manageable device can increase the list. SNMP was created to allow all these things to be easily done on any growing network. SNMP operates on a simple fetch/store concept. With SNMP the available transactions between manager and agent are limited to a handful. The manager can request information from the agent or modify variables on the agent. The agent can respond to a request by sending information, or if enabled to do so, voluntarily notify the manager of a change of status on the agent (issue a trap). With SNMP, administrators can manage the director configuration, faults, performance, accounting, and security from remote SNMP management stations. 2

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Any protocol for managing networks must allow virtually all network devices and
systems to communicate statistics and status information to network management
stations, (network managers). This communication must be independent of the primary
network transmission medium and impose little effect on the efficiency of the network.
Network managers must be able to obtain status information from managed devices, and
make changes in the way the managed devices handle network traffic. Network managers
must be able to do this without knowing anything about the managed device itself, SNMP
management is one way of meeting these requirements.
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a mechanism for network management
that is complete, but simple. It is designed on the manager/agent paradigm, with the
agent being resident in the managed device. Information is exchanged between agents
(devices on the network being managed) and managers (devices on the network through
which management is done).
There are many possible transactions between agents and managers. These transactions
vary widely with the different types of devices that can be managed. With so many varied
requirements for reporting and management, the list of commands a manager must be
able to issue is overwhelming, and every new manageable device can increase the list.
SNMP was created to allow all these things to be easily done on any growing network.
SNMP operates on a simple fetch/store concept. With SNMP the available transactions
between manager and agent are limited to a handful. The manager can request
information from the agent or modify variables on the agent. The agent can respond to a
request by sending information, or if enabled to do so, voluntarily notify the manager of a
change of status on the agent (issue a trap).
With SNMP, administrators can manage the director configuration, faults, performance,
accounting, and security from remote SNMP management stations.