Sun Microsystems SL8500 manual Snmp

A P P E N D I X C

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol that performs network management operations over an Ethernet connection using a User Datagram Protocol (UDP/IP).

The Simple Network Management Protocol allows:

■Libraries to inform the systems administrator of potential problems.

Systems administrators to query the library for configuration, operation, and statistical information.

Systems administrators and network managers use SNMP to monitor and receive status from the library, such as:

■Operational state of the library)

■Plus many other variables defined in the database

Note – The SL8500 Library firmware must be version 3.00 or later to support SNMP. StreamLine Library Console software must be version 2.26.00 or higher to use the Transfer File feature that copies the Management Information Base (MIB) file to your PC.

FIGURE C-1illustrates a simple network block diagram that identifies the locations of the SNMP software application. This figure also identifies the IP addresses, Ethernet connections, location of the Management Information Base (MIB) and the library controller (HBC card).

The SL8500 libraries support:

■SNMPv2c of the simple network management protocol for machine status queries.

Note – Note: with this version, any information transmitted is not secure.

■SNMPv3 of the simple network management protocol is reserved for proprietary information. Because this version supports encryption and stronger user identification it is the preferred protocol for proprietary data.

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