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SNMP Terms
132 StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007
Revision K • 96154
Note –
By default, the SNMP agent is turned off and must be activated by a service
representative through the Command Line Interface (CLI) port.
SNMP Terms
SNMP uses a manager/agent structure, a database, and a small set of commands to
exchange information. SNMP terms include:
FIGURE C-1
SNMP Block Diagram Example
1. SNMP software application that implements the role of manager. Examples are Sun Microsystems SunNet
Manager, HP OpenView and IBM NetView.
2. The Management Information Base (MIB), copied from the library controller card.
3. Ethernet connection (ENET) for the library (HBC card, port 2B—public port).
4. The SNMP agent is a process running on the library’s controller card.
5. MIB data can be read by v2c users; read/write access is only available to v3 users (see
). MIB data is read by the customer through the StreamLine Library Console (see
MIB
SNMP
CLIENT
CONTROLLER
CARD
129.80.1.1
129.80.1.2
ETHERNET
ENET
129.80.1.3
SNMP
CLIENT
SNMP
CLIENT
MIB
MIB
MIB
HOST
A
MANAGERS
AGENT
SL SERIES
LIBRARY
HOST
B
HOST
C
L203_743
4
2
3
1
5
MIB
SNMP
CLIENT
CONTROLLER
CARD
129.80.1.1
129.80.1.2
ETHERNET
ENET
129.80.1.3
SNMP
CLIENT
SNMP
CLIENT
MIB
MIB
MIB
HOST
A
MANAGERS
AGENT
SL SERIES
LIBRARY
HOST
B
HOST
C
L203_743
4
2
3
1
5