| SNMP training
course contents Network management
What is network management? Benefits, issues.
What is SNMP?
SNMP architecture, SNMP MIBs, SMI, the SNMP protocol, polling
security, alternatives to SNMP: CMIP, web based management.
Configuring SNMP
Auto discovery for management stations, NMS configuration,
agent configuration, traps. Hands on: Configuring agents
and an NMS.
SNMP background
SNMP history, RFCs, standards, SNMP protocol versions, SNMPv1,
SNMPv2, SNMPv3, SNMP SMI versions, which version should
you use? Futures.
SNMPv1 packets
SNMP in the 7 layer model, port numbers, general packet format,
BER, GET, GET-NEXT, tables, SET, TRAP, bandwidth issues,
in band versus out of band management. Hands on: Analysing
SNMPv1 packets.
SNMPv2 packets
SNMPv2 improvements, error handling, GET-BULK, v2traps, INFORM.
Hands on: Analysing SNMPv2 packets.
SNMPv3 packets
SNMPv3 packet format, use of SNMPv2 messages, REPORT PDU.
MIB structure
The internet MIB branch, standard mib-2, extra parts of mib-2,
private enterprise MIBs, loading extra MIBs. Hands on:
MIB browsing.
mib-2
The mib-2 groups, system group, interfaces group, IP group,
ICMP group, TCP group, UDP group, transmission group, SNMP
group, RMON. Hands on: mib-2 browsing in detail.
SMI
The MIB layout, obtaining a private enterprise number, MIB
definitions, IMPORT, Module identity, Textual conventions,
object definitions, notifications, compliance statements,
object groups, base SMI data types, application data types,
scalars, instances, tables, table definition, writing agents,
SMIng.
SNMP security
Community strings, SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c security practices,
SNMPv3 security, SNMPv3 architecture, SNMP applications,
the SNMP engine, the EngineID, security fields in SNMPv3
packets, USM, authentication, encryption, timeliness, VBAC,
SNMPv3 configuration
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