Cisco Systems Dial NMS Network Router User Manual


 
Task 7Using HP OpenView to Create the SNMP Framework
About SNMP Demand Polls
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Basic Dial NMS Implementation Guide
Testing SNMP Get Requests
To test that a device responds to SNMP
Get
requests, follow these steps:
Step 1
Select a device icon in the map (single click).
Step 2
From the
Fault
menu, select
Test IP/TCP/SNMP
.
Figure 29 Successful SNMP Test
This action performs one ICMP echo, one TCP connection, and one SNMP get. SNMP is working if the
“OK” message appears under the SNMP Get field.
Table 32 describes the important fields in Figure 29.
Interface
Confirms the interfaces were successfully pinged.
Get system description
Verifies that the system description information was collected, so
you can identify the software version running on the device.
Table 31 Important Fields to Inspect In the Polling Results (continued)
Field Description
Table 32 Test IP/TCP/SNMP Field Descriptions
Field Returned Value Description
Node 172.21.102.33 The target loopback IP address of the Cisco device.
ICMP Echo 26 ms HPOV successfully pinged the device.
TCP Connect OK HPOV successfully made a TCP connection with the device.
SNMP Get OK HPOV successfully made an SNMP query to the device.