ePrism User Guide - EdgeWave

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the standard protocol for network
management. When enabled on ePrism, this feature allows standard SNMP monitoring tools, such
as HP Openview, Tivoli, BMC Patrol and CA Unicenter, to connect to the SNMP agent running
on ePrism and extract real-time system information.
The information available from the SNMP agent is organized into objects which are described by
the MIB (Management Information Base) files. The information available includes disk, memory,
and CPU statistics, mail queue information, and statistics on the number of spam or virus-infected
emails. An SNMP trap can be sent when the system reboots.
See “SNMP MIBS” on page 283 for detailed information on the objects available in ePrism’s MIB
files.
The SNMP agent service is installed and running by default, but it must be enabled specifically for
each interface in the Basic Config -> Network screen. It is strongly advised that the agent only
be configured for the internal (trusted) network.
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