Simple Network Management Protocol

Question 1

What is SNMP?

Answer 1

Simple Network Management Protocol, only the most successful LAN management methodology ever!

Question 2

T/F: Traps may be set in managed devices. When a trap event occurs, the agent management process automatically sends a trap report to the Network Management System (NMS).

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What does SNMP govern and monitor?

Answer 3

govern network management

monitor network devices and their functions

Question 4

What does SNMP use to perform management operations?

Answer 4

A simple connectionless stack

Question 5

What are 4 SNMP design characteristics?

Answer 5

• simple Get/Set design
• easily extensible
• independent of specific architecture
• based on RFCs for Structure and Contents of the MIB element

Question 6

What ports do Traps and Get/Set use?

Answer 6

Trap: UDP port 161

Get/Set: UDP port 160

Question 7

Get-request, get-next-request, and get-response are typically used to ___.

Answer 7

Read routing tables, get statistics, performance and status

Question 8

T/F: the traps message is used for requested reporting.

Answer 8

False. Traps are for automated reporting.