Preface

This manual introduces the Oracle SNMP Support feature and describes the public and private MIBs that support its use with certain products. This information is provided to assist you in developing SNMP-based management applications for these products.

This preface contains the following sections:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Note that later versions of this and other Enterprise Manager books may be available on the Oracle Technology Network:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html

Audience

This manual is intended primarily for third-party developers of SNMP-based management applications. While these readers may have a good working knowledge of SNMP, they may not be as familiar with relational databases, or Oracle products in particular. A secondary audience for this manual includes database administrators, who may be familiar with Oracle products, but who may be less familiar with SNMP.

Documentation Accessibility

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Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation

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Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation

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TTY Access to Oracle Support Services

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following manuals in the Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Release 2 documentation set:

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Quick Installation Guide

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Installation and Basic Configuration

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Advanced Configuration

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration for Oracle Collaboration Suite

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Policy Reference Manual

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Metric Reference Manual

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Extensibility

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle Database Reference

• Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide

• Oracle Database Net Services Reference

You may also read Oracle operating system-specific manuals that include installation instructions for Oracle SNMP Support on a given platform. Refer to this book for installation instructions and other information that is platform or operating system specific.

The latest versions of this and other Enterprise Manager books can be found at:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html

Oracle Enterprise Manager also provides extensive online help. Click Help on any Oracle Enterprise Manager page to display the online help system.

Any developer of management applications for Oracle SNMP Support must be familiar with SNMP concepts. Standard texts include:

• How to Manage Your Network Using SNMP: The Networking Management Practicum, Marshall T. Rose, Keith McCloghrie, Prentice Hall, 1994.

• Managing Internetworks with SNMP, Third edition, Mark A. Miller, M & T Books, 1999.

• SNMP, SNMPv2, and RMON: The Practical Network Management, Second edition, William Stallings, Addison-Wesley, 1996.

• Total SNMP: Exploring the Simple Network Management Protocol, Second Edition, Sean J. Harnedy, Prentice Hall, 1997.

Relevant RFCs include:

• RFC 1441, Introduction to version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework.

• RFC 1442, Structure of Management Information for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol.

• RFC 1565, The Network Services Monitoring MIB.

• RFC 1697, The RDBMS MIB.

Relevant Oracle MIB Definitions include:

• Oracle RDBMS MIB

• Oracle Listener MIB

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type indicates code in examples.