1.4 Proxy Architecture

With AppManager support for SNMP, the agent does not need to be installed on every SNMP-enabled device you want to monitor. With this proxy architecture, the module is installed on a proxy agent computer. When you run a Knowledge Script job, the managed object runs on the proxy computer and sends messages to or from the network devices (using the SNMP GET/GetNext/Set commands) for which you have designated the managed client as the proxy.

In order for the SNMP proxy to function, SNMP must be enabled on the SNMP devices that you want to monitor. Only one computer should act as a proxy for any given SNMP device.