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

NCPTM

NetWare® Core ProtocolTM

NMA

Network Management Application

edir.mib

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