Hi
I want to implement snmp protocol, while im studying some docs i have gone through a word SNMP Stack.
What is SNMP Stack actually, what is the use of it ?
Is JoeSNMP itself SNMP Stack ?
Which third party tool is efficient for using snmp stack in opennms framework environment ?
Please be in detail.
Thanks in advance
Vijay
1. SNMP Stack simply may refer to the various layers or handlers of data that comes in through the SNMP mechanics. (i.e. MIB)
2. JoeSNMP, is NOT the Stack, but refers to someone's implementation.
3. SNMP is open, MIBs are extensible, and an organization can define their own MIBs.
"In detail" - you want us to do your work for you, well, we are NOT going to do that. Not for you, and not for anyone else. Do your own work - and take credit for what you learn on your own.
Hi Vijay,
I strongly recommend that you do *not to implement* your own SNMP protocol stack.
This is a very non trivial task which will require lots of testing, especially to guarantee that you made no mistake and are interoperable. You would have to understand SNMP,
v1, v2, v2c, v3, SMIv1 and SMIv2, ASN.1 and BER to do so.
Instead you should try to use an existing library, or toolkit. JoeSNMP might be one.
At sun we have developped the Java DMK - which is a commercial product whose
evaluation is free - and which contains an SNMP toolkit.
http://java.sun.com/products/jdmk/index.jsp
A google search (or whatever internet search engine you use) should reveal other possibly existing implementations of SNMP in Java - free or commercial.
http://www.snmplink.org/ might also a good place to start looking from.
Be careful in selecting your toolkit. It is worth making an evaluation first.
If you're new to SNMP, I strongly recommend that you read "Understanding SNMP MIBs" by Perkins & McGinnis, Prentice Hall.
Hope this helps,
-- daniel
JMX, SNMP, Java, etc...
http://blogs.sun.com/jmxetc
