Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

For more about SNMP

To obtain more information about SNMP and other related protocols, consult the following manual pages:

Manual page Information provided
getid(1Msnmp) retrieve system MIB variables
getmany(1Msnmp) retrieve class of SNMP variables
getmet(1Msnmp) retrieve routing metrics from SNMP entity
getnext(1Msnmp) retrieve the next SNMP variable
getone(1Msnmp) retrieve a single SNMP variable
getroute(1Msnmp) retrieve routing info from SNMP entity
getsub(1Msnmp) retrieve routing subnets from SNMP entity
snmpd(1Msnmp) the SNMP daemon
snmpstat(1Msnmp) SNMP statistics command
mosy(1Msnmp) managed object compiler
post_mosy(1Msnmp) back-end wrapper for mosy
mibcomp(1Msnmp) script for running mosy and post_mosy
setany(1Msnmp) set an SNMP variable
trap_rece(1Msnmp) receive an SNMP trap
trap_send(1Msnmp) send an SNMP trap
snmpd.comm(4snmp) communities configuration file
snmpd.conf(4snmp) system configuration file
snmpd.peers(4snmp) peers configuration file
snmpd.trap(4snmp) trap configuration file

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| Manual page       |  Information provided                           |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| getid(1Msnmp)     |  retrieve system MIB variables                  |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| getmany(1Msnmp)   |  retrieve class of SNMP variables               |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| getmet(1Msnmp)    |  retrieve routing metrics from SNMP entity      |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| getnext(1Msnmp)   |  retrieve the next SNMP variable                |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| getone(1Msnmp)    |  retrieve a single SNMP variable                |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| getroute(1Msnmp)  |  retrieve routing info from SNMP entity         |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| getsub(1Msnmp)    |  retrieve routing subnets from SNMP entity      |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| snmpd(1Msnmp)     |  the SNMP daemon                                |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| snmpstat(1Msnmp)  |  SNMP statistics command                        |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| mosy(1Msnmp)      |  managed object compiler                        |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| post_mosy(1Msnmp) |  back-end wrapper for mosy                      |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| mibcomp(1Msnmp)   |  script for running mosy and post_mosy          |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| setany(1Msnmp)    |  set an SNMP variable                           |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| trap_rece(1Msnmp) |  receive an SNMP trap                           |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| trap_send(1Msnmp) |  send an SNMP trap                              |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| snmpd.comm(4snmp) |  communities configuration file                 |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| snmpd.conf(4snmp) |  system configuration file                      |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| snmpd.peers(4snmp)|  peers configuration file                       |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| snmpd.trap(4snmp) |  trap configuration file                        |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
To get more information about SNMP and related protocols, see the following Requests for Comments (RFCs). For information on how to obtain RFCs, see ``Obtaining RFCs from the Internet''.

RFC Title
768 User Datagram Protocol
1058 Routing Information Protocol
1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-Based Internets
1156 Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-Based Internets
1157 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
1213 Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets:MIB-II
1227 SNMP MUX Protocol and MIB
1231 IEEE 802.5 Token Ring MIB
1253 OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base
1269 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Border Gateway Protocol (Version 3)
1354 IP Forwarding Table MIB
1389 RIP Version 2 MIB Extension
1398 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types
1512 FDDI Management Information Base
1514 Host Resources MIB

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| RFC  |  Title                                                       |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 768  |  User Datagram Protocol                                      |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1058 |  Routing Information Protocol                                |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1155 |  Structure and Identification of Management Information for  |
|      |  TCP/IP-Based Internets                                      |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1156 |  Management Information Base for Network Management of       |
|      |  TCP/IP-Based Internets                                      |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1157 |  Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)                   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1213 |  Management Information Base for Network Management of       |
|      |  TCP/IP-based Internets:MIB-II                               |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1227 |  SNMP MUX Protocol and MIB                                   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1231 |  IEEE 802.5 Token Ring MIB                                   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1253 |  OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base                  |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1269 |  Definitions of Managed Objects for the Border Gateway       |
|      |  Protocol (Version 3)                                        |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1354 |  IP Forwarding Table MIB                                     |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1389 |  RIP Version 2 MIB Extension                                 |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1398 |  Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like        |
|      |  Interface Types                                             |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1512 |  FDDI Management Information Base                            |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1514 |  Host Resources MIB                                          |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A good place to start for beginners is the book The Simple Book, by Marshall T. Rose, copyright 1991 by Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ. ISBN: 0-13-812611-9.
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