18.1 Definitions and Terminology for SNMP

The following tables contain terminologies used in this chapter.

Terminology

Definition

EMANATE

Enhanced Management Agent Through Extensions is a product from SNMP Research International, Inc.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol is used to exchange data about the network activity.

NAA

Native Agent Adapter

NMS

Network Management Station

MA

Management Agent

SA

Subagent

MIB

Management Information Base

NCP

NetWare/Novell Core Protocol

NMA

Network Management Application

edir.mib

NetIQ eDirectory server Monitoring MIB, which has MIB objects and traps relevant to NetIQ eDirectory.

traps

Alerts generated by agents on a managed device when eDirectory events occur on the server. These conditions are defined in the Management Information Base (MIB) provided by NetIQ.