> IBM states that it uses an internal protocol that replaces the old SNMP > one. from the installation guide, it is clear that they use SNMP (community > name is defined on both HMC and BCPII) but it runs from the SE to the HMC > over private lan. > So, what exactly is this "private protocol"?
My guess is that it is called service processor interface. Used to run as a task in master address space that was misused by OEM products to get access to master. I am guessing that the BCPii address space uses this protocol to communicate with the HMC. But I may be completely wrong. Barbara ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
