Essential SNMP

by Douglas R. Mauro, Kevin J. Schmidt, Kevin Schmidt

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a "simple" set of operations that allows you to more easily monitor and manage network devices like routers, switches, servers, printers, and more. The information you can monitor with SNMP is wide-ranging--from standard items, like the amount of traffic flowing into an interface, to far more esoteric items, like the air temperature inside a router. In spite of its name, though, SNMP is not especially simple to learn. O'Reilly has answered the call for help with a practical introduction that shows how to install, configure, and manage SNMP. Written for network and system administrators, the book introduces the basics of SNMP and then offers a technical background on how to use it effectively. Essential SNMP explores both commercial and open source packages, and elements like OIDs, MIBs, community strings, and traps are covered in depth. The book contains five new chapters and various updates throughout. Other new topics The bulk of the book is devoted to discussing, with real examples, how to use SNMP for system and network administration tasks. Administrators will come away with ideas for writing scripts to help them manage their networks, create managed objects, and extend the operation of SNMP agents. Once demystified, SNMP is much more accessible. If you're looking for a way to more easily manage your network, look no further than Essential SNMP, 2nd Edition .

Genres: Technical, Computers, Reference, Nonfiction, Technology, Business

460 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 2001

Reviews

[Dmitry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book really helped me to get the point of SNMP, but there's too much blah-blah-blah about software that I'll never use.

[Dmitry Polyakov · Rating 3 out of 5]

The S in SNMP is one of the biggest lies in the long line of lies involving
the letter S as the first letter of so many protocols. (c)

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally done with Essential SNMP (started reading back in 2018, *cough*). In my line of work, I use SNMP a lot. I've been trying to read up on some areas I'm not as familiar with though I am an I.T. Dinosaur. Definitely a definitive source on all things SNMP. My only gripe is it is a bit dated. If you can get past the bits OpenView and the graphics of computer systems from 25 years ago, much of this is still very relevant to your modern day network engineer, network administrator, or just a simple sysadmin maybe looking to learn more about a printer or switch. Whether looking to dabble more in Perl scripts, getting better with Net-SNMP, or even just the basics, this may be a handy one to keep on the shelf. One of the better O'Reilly offerings I've read.