Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) enables enterprise-wide management systems to manage heterogeneous software and hardware environments from a single management console.
The following sections describe the contents and organization of this guide—WebLogic SNMP Management Guide.
This document is a resource for systems administrators who use SNMP to monitor WebLogic Server.
The topics in this document describe the SNMP capabilities of WebLogic Server. The Administration Console Online Help provides specific, task-related information on configuring SNMP services in a WebLogic Server domain.
It is assumed that the reader is familiar with SNMP and general network management concepts. For background information on SNMP, refer to the documents listed in Related Documentation.
This document is organized as follows:
This chapter describes the audience of the guide and provides pointers to related documentation.
Chapter 2, "Understanding the WebLogic Server SNMP Agents and MIB," describes basic concepts of Simple Network Management Protocol as they apply to managing WebLogic Servers.
Chapter 3, "Understanding WebLogic Server Notifications," describes the characteristics of WebLogic enterprise-specific SNMP notifications.
Chapter 4, "Understanding SNMP Proxies," describes how WebLogic Server can function as a master agent that proxies for other SNMP agents.
Chapter 5, "WebLogic SNMP Command-Line Utility," describes a command-line utility that offers many of the same features as an SNMP manager.
For step-by-step instructions on configuring SNMP services in a WebLogic Server domain, see "Use SNMP to Monitor WebLogic Server" in the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Help.
For information on other technologies for monitoring WebLogic Server, see the following documents:
Developing Custom Management Utilities With JMX for Oracle WebLogic Server
Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server
For background information on SNMP, see com.protocols.snmp SNMP FAQ Part 1 (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/snmp-faq/part1/) and Part 2 (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/snmp-faq/part2/).
This release of WebLogic Server supports the following SNMP standards:
Table 1-1 Supported SNMP Standards
| Features | Supported Standards |
|---|---|
|
SNMP protocol |
SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3 |
|
Network protocol |
UDP, TCP |
|
Authentication protocol for SNMPv3 |
HMAC-MD5-96, HMAC-SHA-96 |
|
Privacy protocol for SNMPv3 |
|
For a comprehensive listing of the new WebLogic Server features introduced in this release, see What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server.