Chapter 19-Collaboration Server Administration and Utilities
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SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

SNMP enables managing and monitoring of the MCU status by external managing systems,
such as HP OpenView or through web applications.
The Collaboration Server’s implementation of SNMPv3 is FIPS 140 compliant.

MIBs (Management Information Base)

MIBs are a collection of definitions, which define the properties of the managed object
within the device to be managed. Every managed device keeps a database of values for each
of the definitions written in the MIB.
The SNMP systems poll the MCU according to the MIB definitions.

Traps

The MCU is able to send Traps to different managers. Traps are messages that are sent by
the MCU to the SNMP Manager when an event such as MCU Reset occurs.
Guidelines
•Version 1, Version 2 and Version 3 traps are supported.
• When SNMPv3 is selected only SNMPv3 Queries and Traps receive responses.
•A mixture of Version 1, Version 2 and Version 3 traps is not permitted.

MIB Files

The H.341 standard defines the MIBs that H.320 and H.323 MCUs must comply with. In
addition, other MIBs should also be supported, such as MIB-II and the ENTITY MIB, which
are common to all network entities.
The MIBs are contained in files in the SNMP MIBS sub-directory of the Collaboration Server
root directory. The files should be loaded to the SNMP external system and compiled within
that application. Only then can the SNMP external application perform the required
monitoring tasks.

Private MIBs

•RMX-MIB (RMX-MIB.MIB)
—Contains the statuses of the Collaboration Server: Startup, Normal and Major.
—Contains all the Alarms of the Collaboration Server that are sent to the SNMP
Manager.
The MULTI-MEDIA_MIB_TC must be compiled before compiling the other MIBs.