thanx binand, ur info was really worth reading.
to be honest i really tried understanding the concept, as i had already mentioned that i m a newbie to this. but then i even tried reading some stuff, so i can say i understood the basic part of it. now i m trying to dig more information on it, may be 1s again i will pile on u, and also, i m going to hunt on more documents for this. thanx again. Ratnakar --- Binand Sethumadhavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18/11/05, Ratnakar Koli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > actually, i m all new to snmp traps.. i would be > > greatful if u could provide me with some hints > > atleast. > > Don't top-post. > > SNMP has two (three?) modes of operation. > > 1. Active polling - an SNMP client keeps polling the > SNMP-enabled > server or device for performance parameters. This is > what software > like Cacti, MRTG, Nagios etc. do. Depending on the > MIBs implemented by > the server or device, you can get a wealth of > information about the > performance and status. > > 2. Passive traps - an SNMP server on a monitoring > station waits for > "traps" generated by an SNMP-enabled device or > server. Traps could be > generated for a variety of reasons - a network link > going down, a > filesystem filling up, a hard disk going bad, a > limit on number of > simultaneous users reached - just about anything. > The snmptrapd daemon > on Linux can collect these traps and log them > somewhere - and > monitoring scripts can pick up these events and > generate alerts. I am > not sure if Nagios is capable of this, but I know > that $$$ stuff like > Netcool and HP Openview are. > > 3. SNMP Set operation - an SNMP client can be used > to set operational > parameters on an SNMP-enabled server or device. > These parameters could > be an IP address, memory limits or just about > anything. I have seen > some devices like printers whose only management > interface is via > SNMP. Others have multiple management interfaces, > one of which is SNMP > (others could be a CLI shell or a web interface). > > Binand > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > Get Certified Today > Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free > Certification Exam > for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For > more info visit: > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv28&alloc_id845&op=click > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
