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Configuring Networks and Devices with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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Network Working Group M. MacFaden
Request for Comments: 3512 Riverstone Networks, Inc.
Category: Informational D. Partain
Ericsson
J. Saperia
JDS Consulting, Inc.
W. Tackabury
Gold Wire Technology, Inc.
April 2003
Configuring Networks and Devices with
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document is written for readers interested in the Internet
Standard Management Framework and its protocol, the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP). In particular, it offers guidance in the
effective use of SNMP for configuration management. This information
is relevant to vendors that build network elements, management
application developers, and those that acquire and deploy this
technology in their networks.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. The Internet Standard Management Framework. . . . . . . . 3
1.2. Configuration and the Internet Standard Management
Frame-work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Using SNMP as a Configuration Mechanism. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1. Transactions and SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2. Practical Requirements for Transactional Control. . . . . 6
2.3. Practices in Configuration--Verification. . . . . . . . . 7
3. Designing a MIB Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1. MIB Module Design - General Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2. Naming MIB modules and Managed Objects. . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3. Transaction Control And State Tracking. . . . . . . . . . 12
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