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2-8 StormTracker-Site Manager and Administration software modules
Software Release 3.00 StormTracker-Site Manager and Administration User Guide 08-01148-01-200
SNMP
EtherLoop modems do not support the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) directly. However, the modems do support the proprietary Modex
protocol, and the BitStorm Server supports both SNMP and Modex. Through
the BitStorm Server’s SNMP and the Modex Daemon functions, the
StormTracker-Site Manager implements both protocols and thus serves as the
SNMP proxy agent for the EtherLoop modems.
The SNMP proxy agent on the BitStorm Server accepts commands from an
SNMP Network Management Station (NMS) running a third-party SNMP
manager such as HP OpenView. The SNMP proxy agent takes the commands
and retrieves statistics about the operation and performance of EtherLoop
modems attached to the network using the Modex Daemon.
The SNMP module can be used to startand stop the SNMP proxy agent, and to
configure the MIB to generate SNMP traps to a designated IP address. In
addition, the SNMP Browser operation can be used to query the StormTracker-
Site Manager database for EtherLoop modem information.
Figure 2-7 shows the SNMP module page.
Note: This document does not cover the usage requirements for SNMP on
the BitStorm Server. See the BitStorm Server SNMP User Guide for more
information on using the StormTracker-Site Manager’s SNMP
capabilities.
Figure 2-7
SNMP module page