Essential SNMP, Second Edition
Without Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), network  administrators might have to actually get out of their chairs and go  see what's up with all of the network-connected equipment under their  authority. Perish the thought.Essential SNMPexplains how the  management protocol works and how it's implemented by several operating  systems and pieces of equipment. More importantly, this book shows its  reader--who should be a network administrator who's familiar with the  problems of running a distributed network--how SNMP can earn its place  as a network administration tool. In other words, this book examines  SNMP as a strategic resource as well as a technical  phenomenon.Because it's oriented toward SNMP as a tool, much of the  coverage in this book has to do with software that uses SNMP to provide  network monitoring and control services. After a  strengths-and-weaknesses overview of a number of SNMP packages, the  authors use mainly HP OpenView, Castle Rock SNMPc, and Net-SNMP (the  last in combination with Perl scripting) to demonstrate how SNMP works  and how to take advantage of it. It's the scripting that really  distinguishes this book from other SNMP books, by the way. It's  integral to the authors' presentation, and the latter half of this book  is packed with shell and Perl listings.--David WallTopics covered:Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and  its applicability as a network management tool. Details like object  identifiers (OIDs), management information bases (MIBs), traps, and  community strings are defined and explained. The configuration of SNMP  agents is detailed for several software packages and operating systems,  and the integration of SNMP and scripts (in shell languages and in  Perl) is covered nicely.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.