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BCM50 Administration Guide
Chapter 6
Managing BCM50 with SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a set of protocols for managing complex
networks. SNMP-compliant devices, called agents, store meta-data in Management Information
Bases (MIBs) and provide this data to SNMP requesters.
You can use external SNMP clients, such as HP OpenView, to monitor the BCM50 system by
means of read-only SNMP requests.
This chapter provides information about:
• BCM50 support for SNMP
• configuring BCM50 SNMP settings
• using SNMP to send traps
Overview of BCM50 support for SNMP
This chapter provides information about SNMP support provided by the BCM50 main unit.
The BCM50 main unit supports the following versions of SNMP:
• SNMP v1 — the first implementation of SNMP; this version supports such protocols as IP
• SNMP v2C — provides improved efficiency and error handling
• SNMP v3 — provides improvements in security and privacy
Using the Element Manager, you can select which versions of SNMP you want the BCM50 agent
to support. For more information, see “Configuring SNMP settings”.
Management Information Bases provide access to the managed objects of a system and specify the
format of traps. BCM50 supports the following MIBs:
• RFC 1213 — MIB II
• RFC 2863 — Interface MIB
• RFC 2737 — Entity MIB
• RFC 2790 — Host MIB
• RFC 2261 — SNMP framework
• SmallSiteEvent MIB for traps
BCM50 units equipped with an integrated router (BCM50e, BCM50a, BCM50be, and BCM50ba)
also support RFC 1231 — MIB-II and a private MIB. For more information, see the BCM50
Networking Configuration Guide (NN40020-603).
For information about supported MIBs, how to install MIBs, and how to view SNMP traps, see
“Management Information Bases” on page 343.