Caché Monitoring Guide - InterSystems Documentation

BMonitoring Caché Using SNMPThis document describes the interface between Caché and SNMP (Simple Network ManagementProtocol). SNMP is a communication protocol that originated and has gained widespreadacceptance as a method of managing TCP/IP networks, including individual network devices,and computer devices in general. Its popularity has expanded its use as the underlying structureand protocol for many enterprise management tools. This is its main importance to Caché: astandard way to provide management and monitoring information to a wide variety of managementtools.SNMP is both a standard message format and a standard set of definitions for managed objects.It also provides a standard structure for adding custom-managed objects, a feature that Cachéuses to define its management information for use by other applications.The interface description includes the following topics:• Running SNMP with Caché• Managing SNMP in Caché• Caché as a Subagent• Caché MIB StructureB.1 Running SNMP with CachéSNMP defines a client/server relationship where the client (a network management application)connects to a server program (called the SNMP agent) which executes on a remote networkCaché Monitoring Guide 67