SNMP Agent overview

The SNMP Agent is mounted on a managed device (such as a hard disk) in the network. It collects error information, the usage condition, and other information about the device, and forwards the information to the SNMP Manager.

The SNMP Agent reports disk storage system failures to the manager using the SNMP trap function.

Parent Topic

• Introduction

  This chapter provides an overview of the SNMP implementation for monitoring Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600, G800 and Virtual Storage Platform F400, F600, F800 storage systems, including the agent and management functions.

Child Topics

• SNMP traps

  An SNMP Agent reports storage system errors to the SNMP Manager using the SNMP trap function.

• SNMP Agent operations

  Operations that an SNMP Agent can perform fall into the categories GET REQUEST, GETNEXT REQUEST, GETBULK REQUEST, and TRAP.

• SNMP Agent reported errors

  Several different types of errors can be reported when GET REQUEST, GETNEXT REQUEST, and GETBULK REQUEST operations are sent to an SNMP Agent.