
Operation Manual – SNMP-RMON
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 SNMP Configuration
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Chapter 1 SNMP Configuration
When configuring SNMP, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
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SNMP Overview
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Configuring Basic SNMP Functions
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Configuring Trap-Related Functions
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Enabling Logging for Network Management
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Displaying SNMP
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SNMP Configuration Example
Note:
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The configuration of creating a MIB view with the mask of a MIB subtree is added.
See section
Configuring Basic SNMP Functions
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The configuration of encrypting a plain-text password is added. See section
Configuring Basic SNMP Functions
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The configuration of adding “interface description” and “interface type” into a
linkUp/linkDown trap is added. See section
Configuring Extended Trap Function
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1.1 SNMP Overview
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for ensuring the
transmission of the management information between any two network nodes. In this
way, network administrators can easily retrieve and modify the information about any
node on the network. In the meantime, they can locate faults promptly and implement
the fault diagnosis, capacity planning and report generating.
As SNMP adopts the polling mechanism and provides basic function set, it is suitable
for small-sized networks with fast-speed and low-cost. SNMP is based on User
Datagram Protocol (UDP) and is thus widely supported by many products.
1.1.1 SNMP Operation Mechanism
SNMP is implemented by two components, namely, network management station
(NMS) and agent.
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An NMS can be a workstation running client program. At present, the commonly
used network management platforms include QuidView, Sun NetManager, IBM
NetView, and so on.
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Agent is server-side software running on network devices (such as switches).