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Figure 3-6: Web Management Interface
3.4 SNMP
RamSans support the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP),
which is the dominant network management protocol. The industry has
accepted this protocol due to its relative simplicity. The SNMP standards
provide a framework for the definition of management information along
with a protocol for the exchange of that information. The RamSan-325
Series is compatible with SNMP V2c.
The SNMP model contains “managers” and “agents.” A manager is a
software module responsible for managing the configuration on behalf of
the network management application end users. Agents are devices, such
as the RamSan, which are responsible for maintaining local management
information and delivering that information to a manager via SNMP. Both
the manager (via polling) and the agent (via a trap) can initiate
management information exchanges.
Managers can access statistical information from the RamSan through its
management information base (MIB). In addition, the RamSan can issue
up to thirteen traps. For more information about configuring SNMP
settings, see Chapter 8 – SNMP Configuration.