SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol and was developed as the protocol for network management services in TCP/IP networks. openFT permits you to centrally monitor and administer one or more openFT systems from one central management station using graphical interfaces.
A prerequisite for SNMP-based openFT management is the installation of the product SNMP-AGENTS.
Detailed information can be found in the respective user manuals.
To support automatic monitoring, some events which are not direct responses to user input are reported by openFT via a console message. Console messages can also be used to generate SNMP traps for automatic FT monitoring using SNMP.
If the file transfer subagent is used then openFT itself can also generate SNMP traps (without having to use console messages).
The file transfer subagent is used to:
start and stop openFT (BS2000)
acquire system parameter information
change the public key for encryption
output statistics
diagnostic control
output partner information
The proprietary MIB for openFT contains objects for the management tasks listed above. The objects for starting and stopping, changing the public key for encryption, and for diagnostic control also provide write access.