Overview
1.2 Request Handling
Figure 1–2 eSNMP Data Flow
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Client
Trap
client
Master Agent
Subagent 1
Subagent 2
Subagent 1
Client
Master Agent
Subagent n
NMS1
NMS2
Legend:
Host 1
Host 2
Network
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Flow of trap notification
Flow of get/set request
Flow of "are_you_there" message
The process of communication for a request is illustrated with dashed lines and
includes the following steps:
1.
The network management station (NMS) (sometimes called the client),
originates SNMP requests to obtain and set information.
Note
The client component is not provided with TCP/IP Services.
To provide access to MIBs and to test SNMP communication, TCP/IP
Services provides the following utilities:
•
MIB browser
•
Trap sender
•
Trap receiver
These utilities are described in Chapter 4.
Overview 1–3
