HP StorageWorks XP24000 SNMP Agent Reference Guide, v01 (AE131-96006, June 2007)

SNMP Manager SNMP Agent
GET REQUEST
GET RESPONSE
GETNEXT REQUEST
GET RESPONSE
TRAP
Figure 3 Example of SNMP Operations
Manageme
nt
Information Base ( MIB)
Each mana
ged
device has certain types of information, including the configuration information, the status
informat
ion for device, and statistical, which is known collectively as a Management Information Base
(MIB). E
ach parameter is called a m anag ed object, and it consists of the parameter name, one or
more par
ameter(s) , and a group of operations that can be executed with the object. The MI B defines
the
typ
e
of information that can be obtained from a ma naged device, and the device settings that
can
be c
ontrolled from a management system.
SNMP Manager Functions
Provides functions such as displaying the information gathered from multiple SNMP agents graphically,
accumulating the information in to a database, and analyzing problems using the accumulated
information.
For details, see the m anua l of the SNMP M anag er.
SNMP A
gent
Functions
SNMP Traps
An SNMP agent reports an error of a storage system to SNMP manager using the trap report function.
If an error occurs, an SNMP agent issues an SNMP trap to an SNMP ma nager to report a failure. Issuing
an SNMP trap, an SNMP a gent also reports a product number, a nickname, a reference cod e, and
an identifier of component.
Table 4 on page 13 lists the events that trigger a n SNMP agent trap.
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