IBM 4400-006 User Manual - Page 254

Chapter 13 Monitoring Tools SNMP SNMP is the protocol used to communicate between manager and agent. Managers request information, usually through automated polling at specified intervals, and agents respond. Though used primarily on TCP/IP networks, SNMP can be implemented on other protocols, for example, IPX. SNMP is a standard by which a network manager can get statistics and configuration information from the Ethernet Interfaces and other devices Management on the network. This is Station (NMS) such as NdoentVeiethwr®ou. gh a Network The Printer Management Utility Software (PMU) The IBM printer manager utility is a versatile and dynamic program. It allows you to organize all of the printers in your office remotely in a single database, download software and printer settings from a host computer with a single mouse click, and use a virtual operator's panel to configure printers in the same room or on the other side of the world. Refer to IBM Printer Management Utility User's Manual for more details on this tool. Monitoring Tools SMART Many tools can be used to monitor printers with SNMP agents. One of these tools is NetView. There are also other MIB browsers which are not described here. OS/2 TCP/IP To get SNMP.EXE to work correctly to browse MIB items, you may need to delete the following file: d:\mptn\etc\mib2.tbl 254