SNMP enables network devices to exchange management information. An SMNP agent runs on the NBA and reports system information such as CPU statistics to a remote SMNP manager such as HP Openview. For example, using SNMP you can check the latest number of frames flagged for analysis by NBA filters.
The device information that can be queried using SNMP is defined in a Management Information Base (MIB), in the form of a hierarchical collection of managed objects.
The NBA provides MIBs that you must load into your preferred SNMP manager (six on Bivio 7000 appliances; four on the Linux Server Platform).
Using object details defined in these MIBs, an SNMP manager can retrieve the latest statistical and status data for the NBA.
SNMP agents can also send traps (that is, notification messages) to administrators, advising them when specific conditions or events occur. For the current NBA release, traps can indicate such information as hardware and application status changes.
When you enable SNMP on the NBA, you need to specify a sink address for traps. This is typically the IP address of the machine(s) hosting your preferred SMNP manager.
|
Copyright © 2014 CA.
All rights reserved.
|
|