Figure 3-6: Web Management Interface
3.4 SNMP
RamSans support the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which is the dominant network management protocol. The industry has accepted this protocol due to its relative simplicity. The SNMP standards provide a framework for the definition of management information along with a protocol for the exchange of that information. The
The SNMP model contains “managers” and “agents.” A manager is a software module responsible for managing the configuration on behalf of the network management application end users. Agents are devices, such as the RamSan, which are responsible for maintaining local management information and delivering that information to a manager via SNMP. Both the manager (via polling) and the agent (via a trap) can initiate management information exchanges.
Managers can access statistical information from the RamSan through its management information base (MIB). In addition, the RamSan can issue up to thirteen traps. For more information about configuring SNMP settings, see Chapter 8 – SNMP Configuration.
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