Chapter 4
Configuring SNMP
This chapter provides information for configuring Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) on your E Series router.
This chapter contains the following sections:
■ Overview on page 147
■ Platform Considerations on page 156
■ References on page 157
■ Before You Configure SNMP on page 157
■ SNMP Configuration Tasks on page 158
■ Configuring Traps on page 167
■ Configuring the SNMP Server Event Manager on page 177
■ Collecting Bulk Statistics on page 195
■ Using the Bulk Statistics Formatter on page 237
■ Managing Virtual Routers on page 238
■ Monitoring SNMP on page 239
Overview
SNMP is a protocol that manages network devices, such as your E Series router. The
goal of SNMP is to simplify network management in two ways:
■ By defining a single management protocol that can be used to manage any
network device from any vendor.
This feature reduces the complexity of the network management application
because the application does not need to support a large number of proprietary
management protocols for the mix of vendors’ devices in the network.
■ By defining a single, consistent representation of managed information that is
commonly deployed in network devices.
For example, SNMP uses a common form and semantics for interface statistics,
a process that supports consistent interpretation and meaningful comparison.
SNMP is an application-level protocol that comprises the following three elements:
■ An SNMP client (manager)
Overview ■ 147
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