What is SNMP, Anyway? How the Lifeblood of Network Monitoring Works
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) sure does pack a punch for something with “Simple” in its name.
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) sure does pack a punch for something with “Simple” in its name.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard set of communication rules, that is, a protocol. This protocol governs the main way for querying and monitoring the hardware and software on a computer network.
It doesn’t take a ninja to know that Simple Network Management Protocol allows administrators to monitor network-attached devices. That said, you might actually need to be a ninja to enable and configure SNMP on Windows, Linux/Unix, Cisco, and ESXi.
Customers frequently ask questions about the necessity of Syslog. "I have turned SNMP on and am collecting SNMP stats and alerts. Isn't that enough?" It depends.
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