1.1 Brief Overview

SNMP is perhaps the most prevalent network management protocol in use today. Most network devices (such as routers, switches, phones, and printers) and many host systems provide SNMP Management Agents. These agents allow you to monitor and manage the devices and host systems from a remote location.

The AppManager SNMP Toolkit helps you gain easy access to SNMP device data, and to help you analyze and manage that data. The module also minimizes the cost of maintaining SNMP devices, aids in capacity planning, and prevents downtime.

The SNMP Toolkit lets you reorganize and centralize all SNMP capabilities by providing extensive and flexible features. The Toolkit includes Knowledge Scripts for creating jobs that monitor the health, availability, and performance of key SNMP devices. These scripts allow you to monitor and manage crucial SNMP device properties at a depth unparalleled by any other solution. You can configure each Knowledge Script to send an alert, collect data for reporting, and perform automated problem management when an event occurs.