num_pages: 462
description: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a simple set of operations that allows you to more easily monitor and manage network devices like routers switches servers printers and more. The information you can monitor with SNMP is wide-ranging--from standard items like the amount of traffic flowing into an interface to far more esoteric items like the air temperature inside a router. In spite of its name though SNMP is not especially simple to learn. O'Reilly has answered the call for help with a practical introduction that shows how to install configure and manage SNMP. Written for network and system administrators the book introduces the basics of SNMP and then offers a technical background on how to use it effectively. Essential SNMP explores both commercial and open source packages and elements like OIDs MIBs community strings and traps are covered in depth. The book contains five new chapters and various updates throughout. Other new topics The bulk of the book is devoted to discussing with real examples how to use SNMP for system and network administration tasks. Administrators will come away with ideas for writing scripts to help them manage their networks create managed objects and extend the operation of SNMP agents. Once demystified SNMP is much more accessible. If you're looking for a way to more easily manage your network look no further than Essential SNMP 2nd Edition .
language: English
title: Essential SNMP
publisher: O'Reilly Media