Juniper JUNOSE 11.3, Configuration Manual

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CHAPTER 4
Configuring SNMP
This chapter provides information for configuring Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) on your E Series router.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Overview on page 137
• Platform Considerations on page 146
• References on page 147
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Before You Configure SNMP on page 147
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SNMP Configuration Tasks on page 148
• Configuring Traps on page 156
• Configuring the SNMP Server Event Manager on page 166
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Collecting Bulk Statistics on page 183
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Using the Bulk Statistics Formatter on page 226
• Managing Virtual Routers on page 228
• Monitoring SNMP on page 228
Overview
SNMP is a protocol that manages network devices, such as your E Series router. The goal
of SNMP is to simplify network management in two ways:
• By defining a single management protocol that can be used to manage any network
device from any vendor.
This feature reduces the complexity of the network management application because
the application does not need to support a large number of proprietary management
protocols for the mix of vendors’ devices in the network.
•
By defining a single, consistent representation of managed information that is commonly
deployed in network devices.
For example, SNMP uses a common form and semantics for interface statistics, a
process that supports consistent interpretation and meaningful comparison.
SNMP is an application-level protocol that comprises the following three elements:
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