This chapter describes the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
implementation on a Tru64 UNIX system.
13.1 SNMP Environment
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the de facto industry standard for managing Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. The protocol defines the role of a Network Management Station (NMS) and the SNMP Agent, allowing remote users on an NMS to monitor and manage TCP/IP network entities.
Note
Tru64 UNIX does not implement the NMS software.
Tru64 UNIX provides the
snmpd
daemon as the SNMP
agent.
This daemon is started at boot time.
For information on how to set
up and configure the
snmpd
daemon, see
snmpd(8).
See Appendix G for a description of the Host Resources MIB implementation.
See the man Network Programmer's Guide for information on registering applications with the SNMP agent.