Simple Network Management Using Net-SNMP and ftlSNMP 8-1Chapter 8Simple Network ManagementUsing Net-SNMP and ftlSNMP8-This chapter discusses the following topics:• ‘‘Installing and Configuring ftlSNMP”• ‘‘SNMP Foundations and Concepts”• ‘‘Installing Remote Network Management Services”• ‘‘Managing SNMP”• ‘‘SNMP and MIBS”• ‘‘SNMP Network Management Station Considerations”• ‘‘Initial SNMP Testing”• ‘‘Trap Filtering”If you are reading this chapter for the first time, be sure you first read Release Notes:Express5800/ftServer for the Linux Operating System as well.Because Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is new to someadministrators, this chapter provides a conceptual introduction following the immediatediscussions of installing and configuring ftlSNMP.Installing and Configuring ftlSNMPWhen installing the Express Builder, you have the option of installing ftlSNMP. Ifyou chose not to install ftlSNMP at that time, you can install it later by rerunning theExpress5800/ftServer System Software for the Linux Operating System (ExpressBuilder) installation program and selecting to install ftlSNMP. Installing ftlSNMP thisway will not reinstall packages already installed on the system, and therefore notaffect unrelated configurations.On ftServer systems running a supported Linux distribution together with, SNMP iscomposed of two separate packages:• Net-SNMP (net-snmp), which is installed during the Linux operating systeminstallation. SNMP is a widely used protocol for monitoring network equipment(for example, routers), computer equipment, and devices such as uninterruptible
