What Is Simple Network Management Protocol?

SNMP is a protocol for network transactions that specifies the transfer of structured management information between SNMP managers and agents.

An SNMP manager, residing on a workstation that can be the Backup server or a client of the Backup server, issues queries to the SNMP agent to gather information about status, configuration, and performance. The SNMP agent, which resides on the Backup server, responds to the queries issued by the SNMP manager and generates activity reports. In addition to responding to SNMP queries, the Backup SNMP module transmits unsolicited reports, or traps, to the SNMP manager when events for which a notification is set up on the Backup server occurs.

The Backup SNMP Module allows communication of Backup event notifications to network management stations that comply with the SNMP standard through the SNMP trap mechanism. An SNMP trap is an unsolicited notification sent from the SNMP agent to the network manager's event manager.

For detailed explanations of SNMP operation, refer to your network management software documentation.