Simple Network Management Using Net-SNMP and ftlSNMP
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Chapter 8
Simple Network Management
Using Net-SNMP and ftlSNMP
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This chapter discusses the following topics:
•
‘‘
Installing and Configuring ftlSNMP
”
•
‘‘SNMP Foundations and Concepts
”
•
‘‘Installing Remote Network Management Services”
•
‘‘Managing SNMP
”
•
‘‘SNMP and MIBS
”
•
‘‘SNMP Network Management Station Considerations”
•
‘‘Initial SNMP Testing
”
•
‘‘
Trap Filtering
”
If you are reading this chapter for the first time, be sure you first read
Release Notes:
Express5800/
ftServer
for the Linux Operating System
as well.
Because Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is new to some
administrators, this chapter provides a conceptual introduction following the immediate
discussions of installing and configuring ftlSNMP.
Installing and Configuring ftlSNMP
When installing the
Express Builder
, you have the option of installing ftlSNMP. If
you
chose not
to install ftlSNMP at that time, you can install it later by rerunning the
Express5800/
ftServer
System Software for the Linux Operating System (
Express
Builder
)
installation program and selecting to install ftlSNMP. Installing ftlSNMP this
way will not reinstall packages already installed on the system, and therefore not
affect unrelated configurations.
On ftServer systems running a supported Linux
distribution together with, SNMP is
composed of two separate packages:
•
Net-SNMP (net-snmp), which is installed during the Linux operating system
installation. SNMP is a widely used protocol for monitoring network equipment
(for example, routers), computer equipment, and devices such as uninterruptible
