SNMP Configuration and Management Manual

About This Manual

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Purpose

For NonStop system personnel, this manual describes how to install and configure the

SNMP agent and its subagents. It also documents the messages generated and

explains how the SNMP agent and subagents fit into the overall NonStop subsystem

architecture.

For users of the SNMP manager, this manual describes the MIBs supported in the

NonStop SNMP environment. In addition, it documents how the SNMP agent and

subagents comply with guidelines in RFCs and describes the traps generated.

Organization

This manual has five parts. Part I, Installing and Configuring SNMP, is an overview of

SNMP and tells how to configure, start, stop, and manage an SNMP agent. .Part II,

SCF for the SNMP Agent, tells how to manage SNMP using the Subsystem Control

Facility (SCF). Part III, Troubleshooting describes diagnostics. Part IV, SNMP

Subagents describes the SNMP subagents. Part V, Appendices, provides reference

information. Following is a brief description of each section:

Part I, Installing and Configuring SNMP

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Section 1, The NonStop SNMP Environment, provides a high-level view of SNMP

and how it is implemented in the NonStop environment.

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Section 2, Installing and Configuring the SNMP Agent, describes how to configure

the SNMP agent using SCF, the RUN command, PARAM statements, and the

SNMPCTL file. This section describes how to configure security, response/request

connection, and trap- connection agent elements.

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Section 3, MIBs Supported by the SNMP Agent, describes the traps and EMS

event messages that the SNMP agent generates.

Part II, SCF for the SNMP Agent

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Section 4, Introduction to SCF for the SNMP Agent, provides an overview of the

subsystem control facility (SCF) and how it can be used to manage SNMP.

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Section 5, SCF Commands for the SNMP Agent, describes how the components

of a NonStop agent configuration are organized and managed through the SCF

interface

Part III, Troubleshooting

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Section 6, SNMP Agent PTrace Facility. describes the PTrace utility, which tracks

and maintains records of communications between processes.

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Section 7, Troubleshooting the SNMP Agent, contains guidelines about what to do

when you encounter problems starting the SNMP agent.