SNMP Components

 

The SNMP Agent enables you to monitor the Cantata CSP using SNMP. You can distribute events and monitor card status across the enterprise.

SNMP Components

The following tables show the executables, tools, and files required to provide the management and monitor functions.

Do not install the SNMP Agent on a system that has or ever had HP OpenView Network Node Manager installed.

MIB File

Description

Default Directory

csp.mib

 

Cantata Converged Services Platform private MIB.

winnt:snmp\srconf\agt

Unix:/etc/srconf/agt

SNMP Module

Description

Default Directory

CSPAgent.exe

Cantata-developed process. Responds to requests for objects under the cspAgent branch in the csp.mib. Generates notifications defined under the cspAgent branch.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin

Unix: /etc/srconf/exe

CSPEventManager.exe

Cantata-developed process. Responds to requests for objects under the cspEventManager branch. Generates notifications defined under the cspEventManager branch.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin

Unix: /etc/srconf/exe

snmpdm.exe

SNMP master agent purchased from SNMP Research. This process receives SNMP requests from an end user (possibly an NMS) and routes the request to the appropriate subagent process (in this case either CSPAgent or CSPEventManager). It routes SNMP responses and SNMP notifications to the appropriate destinations.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin

Unix: /etc/srconf/exe

msnsaagt.exe

Third party purchased process. Responsible for processing all MIB-II queries in Windows.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin

mib2agt.exe

Third party purchased process. Responsible for processing all MIB-II queries in Solaris SPARC.

Unix: /etc/srconf/exe

SNMP Tools

Description

Default Directory

getmany.exe

Third party purchased component. Tool used by customers to perform a mib-walk on either sub-agent.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin\exe

Unix: /etc/srconf/dir

getnext.exe

 

Third party purchased component. Tool used by customers to send a get-next SNMP-PDU to either sub-agent.Specifying a node number larger than any present in the system may result in a query timeout. This can be avoided by specifying a valid node number, or using the timeout parameter (-timeout 30) when executing getnext.exe.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin\exe

unix: /etc/srconf/dir

getone.exe

 

Third party purchased component. Tool used by customers to send a get SNMP-PDU to either sub-agent.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin\exe

unix: /etc/srconf/dir

setany.exe

Third party purchased component. Tool used by customers to set SNMP information accessible from CSPAgent.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin\exe

Unix: /etc/srconf/dir

traprcv.exe

Third party purchased component. This process is used to receive SNMP notifications generated by the CSPAgent and CSPEventManager on a host. It is typically used to check the system and make sure notifications can be received. It would be used only if an NMS was unavailable to receive notifications.

Windows: snmp\srconf\bin\exe

Unix: /etc/srconf/dir

Configuration Files

Description

Default Directory

snmpd.cnf

Configuration file used by the SNMP master agent. Contains SNMP notification destination information and user security information. Refer to the System Customization for detailed information on how to update this file.

Windows:snmp\srconf\agt

Unix:/etc/srconf/agt

snmpinfo.dat

Read-only configuration file used by the SNMP master agent. Contains information on available MIB objects. Do not change this file!

Windows:snmp\srconf\mgr

Unix:/etc/srconf/mgr

mgr.cnf

snmpdm configuration file. Do not change this file.

Windows:snmp\srconf\mgr

Unix:/etc/srconf/mgr

hpov__csp.conf

A configuration file that configures alarms in HP Openview Network Node Manager. Do not change this file!

Windows:snmp\srconf\mgr

Unix:/etc/srconf/mgr

 

Valid Command Line Arguments

The SNMP Agent supports one command line argument which prints out version information:

-v

Assumptions

Because the SNMP components are EXS SwitchKit applications, they require a connection to the LLC to receive information, events, and alarms from the CSP.

The SNMP master agent (snmpdm.exe) and the SNMP subagent processes must reside on the same physical system. There is no such requirement for the SNMP subagent components and the LLC.

Do not run the Network Management System and the SNMP software on the same system for any reason. The NMS and the Host system are separate physical systems connected by the network.