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Chapter 6 SNMP operation & Definition
Overview
DAS-315SA Disk Array external RAID controller firmware-embedded
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent for the connect
array. An SNMP-based management application (also known as an SNMP
manager) can monitor the disk array. An example of An SNMP
management application is Hewlett-Packard’s Open View. The
firmware-embedded SNMP agent ca be used to augment the RAID
controller if you are already running an SNMP management application at
your site.
SNMP Definition
SNMP, an IP-based protocol, has a set of commands for getting the status of
target devices. The SNMP management platform is called the SNMP manager,
and the managed devices have the SNMP agent loaded. Management data is
organized in a hierarchical data structure called the management Information
Base (MIB). These MIBs are defined and sanctioned by various industry
associations. The objective is for all vendors to create products in compliance
with these MIBs so that inter-vendor interoperability can be achieved. If a
vendor wishes to include additional device information that is not specified in a
standard MIB, then that is usually done through MIB extensions.
