Nimble OS SNMP Reference Guide - Spiceworks Community

6 | SNMP BasicsSNMP BasicsTopics:• Setting up SNMP on the Nimblearray• IANA and OID numbersNimble Storage software provides an SNMP option for monitoringNimble arrays. You should be familiar with Simple NetworkManagement Protocol (SNMP) before enabling SNMP monitoring.RFC1155 is a good place to start if you are not familiar with SNMPand MIBs.On each array, an SNMP agent provides information about thenetwork configuration and operations. These SNMP objects arestored in a Management Information Base (MIB). The MIB is avirtual database by the IETF/IEEE as well as device providers likeNimble to ensure a standard method to view network managementinformation on devices from different vendors.Nimble Storage provides a Nimble array-specific MIB. The NimbleMIB can be downloaded from the Nimble Support site.