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71 of 114Release 7.0VNX™ System Operations
Configure SNMP
The SNMP collects and processes valuable network information. It gathers data by
polling the devices on the network from a management station at fixed or random
intervals. When the network is operating ideally, SNMP establishes a state that is
called a baseline, which lists all of the operational parameters.
The SNMP protocol acts as a network safeguard against irregularities that might
hamper the functioning of the network. As of version 6.0, a new SNMP agent, the
SNMP daemon (SNMPD), which runs on the Data Mover, supports SNMPv1,
SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3. The SNMPD service is started, but unconfigured, by
default.
For more information about SNMP and SNMPv3, refer to Using SNMPv3 on VNX
and the server_snmpd man pages.
Action
To view the SNMP service status for all Data Movers, type:
$ server_snmpd ALL -service -status
Note: Only a single SNMPD runs on each Data Mover. In the event of a failover, the standby Data
Mover runs the SNMPD.
Output
server_2:
SNMP Running
server_3:
SNMP Stopped