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Chapter 6246
SNMP Configuration API
The SNMP Configuration API provides programmer access to the SNMP
Configuration Database. This database is the repository on the
management station for configuration information that controls the
behavior of a SNMP Session. There are three classes of configuration
parameters that are stored in the database:
❏ Configuration parameters for specific managed nodes
❏ Configuration parameters for wildcard IP addresses
❏ Configuration parameters for a global default
Whenever the configuration parameters for a managed node are
requested, they are obtained from these three classes of stored
information. The resulting parameters, and the associated IP address of
the destination can be cached so that subsequent lookups will be
performed more quickly.
The available functions and their functionality are listed in Table 2. The
table should suffice to create an impression of what can be achieved
using the functions of the API.
For more information on this API, please refer to the corresponding man
pages and to the SNMP Developer’s Guide. This manual provides a good
introduction to the underlying concepts, a description of the
corresponding data structures, and scenarios for proper use of the
functions.