Overview
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Request/response protocol, management information
moves between "SNMP managers" and "SNMP agents"
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Information defined by a set of managed objects:
"Management Information Base" (MIB).
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Network Management Station (NMS)
applicatiob
collects
status, configuration, and performance information from
"Network Elements" with "SNMP agents"
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Example: HP
openView
on a server (NMS) collects
performance information from a Crisco router (agent)
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SNMP Versions 1 , 2c , 3