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Management Information Base, Management Console

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SNMP Management Information Base As with any network management system, the core component of SNMP is the database containing the information about the objects to be managed. For SNMP this is referred to as the Management Information Base (MIB). A MIB is written using the ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) format as described in ISO 8825-2. This format allows the exchange of structured data, especially between application programs over networks, by describing data structures in a form that is independent of machine architecture and application software. Every system resource to be managed is represented as an object and the MIB is a collection of these objects. In a network environment each system (workstation or server) maintains a copy of the MIB containing the current status of the objects which it defines. The MIB information is maintained by a software agent. At the operating system level, a master agent controls the system MIB. Adaptec supplies a subagent that contributes its own MIB to the system MIB. This subagent also responds to requests from the master agent for information as needed. Note: For additional security, all of the Adaptec MIB data is read-only. The Adaptec SNMP feature is intended only for gathering inventory information and for processing status and alert information. Management Console The SNMP management console is usually a client workstation running SNMP-based management software. The console software can be from any vendor who provides SNMP management console software. A-2

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SNMP
Management Information Base
As with any network management system, the core component of
SNMP is the database containing the information about the objects
to be managed. For SNMP this is referred to as the Management
Information Base (MIB). A MIB is written using the ASN.1 (Abstract
Syntax Notation One) format as described in ISO 8825-2. This format
allows the exchange of structured data, especially between
application programs over networks, by describing data structures
in a form that is independent of machine architecture and
application software.
Every system resource to be managed is represented as an object and
the MIB is a collection of these objects. In a network environment
each system (workstation or server) maintains a copy of the MIB
containing the current status of the objects which it defines. The MIB
information is maintained by a software agent. At the operating
system level, a master agent controls the system MIB. Adaptec
supplies a subagent that contributes its own MIB to the system MIB.
This subagent also responds to requests from the master agent for
information as needed.
Note:
For additional security, all of the Adaptec MIB data is
read-only. The Adaptec SNMP feature is intended only for
gathering inventory information and for processing status
and alert information.
Management Console
The SNMP management console is usually a client workstation
running SNMP-based management software. The console software
can be from any vendor who provides SNMP management console
software.