SNMP Agent Administration Guide

BEA SNMP Agent Introduction

About BEA SNMP Agent

About SNMP

SNMP Management Information Base

SNMP Protocol

Benefits of Network Management Integration

BEA SNMP Agent Components

Tuxedo SNMP Agent

BEA SNMP Agent Integrator

SNMP MIB Files

Configuration Files

Commands and Utilities

BEA SNMP Agent Architectural Models

Architectural Models Identified

Simple SNMP Agent Model

SNMP Master Agent/ Subagent Model

Starting tux_snmpd Processes as SNMP Agents

Managing a Tuxedo Domain

SMUX Master Agent/ Subagent Model

Starting tux_snmpd Processes as SMUX Subagents

Managing Multiple Tuxedo Domains Concurrently

Setting Up BEA SNMP Agent on a Managed Node

Directory Structure

BEA SNMP Agent Configuration Files

BEA SNMP Agent Configuration

BEA SNMP Agent Advanced Configuration

Starting BEA SNMP Agent

BEA SNMP Agent Processes

Starting BEA SNMP Agent on a Windows System

Windows Startup Options

Starting BEA SNMP Agent on a UNIX System

UNIX Startup Options

Stopping BEA SNMP Agent

Stopping BEA SNMP Agent on a Windows System

Stopping BEA SNMP Agent on a UNIX System

BEA Tuxedo Master and Non-Master Nodes

Integrating BEA SNMP Agent with a Management Framework

Understanding the BEA SNMP Agent MIB Files

Using BEA SNMP Agent with a Management Framework

Integrating BEA Tuxedo Event Notifications

Retrieving or Modifying Object Values When Managing Multiple Domains

Integrating Events Generated by BEA SNMP Agent Integrator Polling

Setting Up the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator

About the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator

Configuring the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator

Starting the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator and Subagents on a Windows System

Starting the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator and Subagents on a UNIX System

Stopping the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator and Subagents on a Windows System

Stopping the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator and Subagents on a UNIX System

Using Multiple SNMP Agents

Configuring the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator for Use with Multiple SNMP Agents

Integrator Access to Managed Objects

Example

Assigning Priority for Conflicting Agents

SNMP Agents on Multiple Nodes

Using the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator for Polling

Overview of Polling

Procedure for Setting Up Local Polling

BEA SNMP Agent Integrator Rules

Conditions

Relations for Defining Conditions

Polling with a SMUX Subagent

Examples

Polling with SNMP Peer Agents

Use of Logical Operators in Conditions

Scenario for Using a Complex Condition

Sample Code for this Scenario

How this Rule Works

Data Types for Defining Conditions

Specifying Object Identifiers in Conditions

Instance Indexes

States and Transitions

Actions

Trap Information

Examples

Starting BEA SNMP Agent Integrator Polling Activity

Creating New Polling Rules

Deleting or Modifying Polling Rules

Stopping BEA SNMP Agent Integrator Polling Activity

Restarting BEA SNMP Agent Integrator Polling Activity

BEA SNMP Agent Integrator Commands

Commands

reinit_agent

snmp_integrator

On Windows Systems

On UNIX Systems

stop_agent

show_agent

BEA SNMP Agent Utilities

instsrv

snmpget

snmpgetnext

snmptest

snmptrap

snmptrapd

snmpwalk

SNMP Request Format

MIB Variable Definition Files

Configuration Files

BEA SNMP Agent Configuration File: beamgr.conf

Default Location

Description

Keywords Used by All BEA SNMP Agent Components

Keywords Used by the BEA SNMP Agent Integrator

Keywords Used by the BEA SNMP Agent

NON_SMUX_PEER Entry

NON_SMUX_PEER Examples

OID_CLASS Entry

RULE_ACTION Entry

Specifying Actions

Setting Up RULE_ACTION for Multiple Domains

BEA SNMP Agent Passwords File: beamgr_snmpd.conf

Default Location

Description

SNMP Information

Reference Books

Obtaining MIBs

Enterprise ID Assignment

Obtaining Requests for Comments

Obtaining Specifications

Mailing Lists and News Groups

Standards and Drafts

Accessing Internet Drafts