SNMP Manager Programmer's Guide

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Contents
New and Changed Information iii
About This Manual
xi
Notation Conventions
xv
1. Introduction to Manager Services
SNMP Resource Management 1-1
MIB Object Identification
1-2
MIB Object Attributes
1-3
SNMP Packets
1-4
The SNMP Manager
1-5
Primary Role
1-5
Extended Roles
1-6
Manager Services Components
1-7
Using Request/Response Packets
1-8
Request/Response Communication Options
1-8
Request Authentication
1-9
Using Trap Packets
1-10
Guardian and OSS Interoperability
1-11
Manager Development Cycle
1-12
Designing Your Manager
1-13
Defining Manager Logic
1-13
Building the Executable Manager
1-17
Installing Managers
1-18
Epilogue Manager Portability
1-19
NonStop Agent/Manager Compatibility
1-19
Installing Manager Services
1-19
Guardian Environment
1-19
OSS Environment
1-19
2. Programming Examples
Example Files 2-1
Manager Logic
2-2
Header Files
2-3
Build Scripts
2-4
Using the Example Managers
2-4