Total SNMP for engineers

Description

A hands-on generic look at the technical operation of SNMP. The course starts with an overview of all the components, which make up SNMP. Hands on starts early with configuration of a managed network. The major versions of SNMP are then put into perspective followed by a look at the SNMP protocol. MIBs are then studied both from the perspective of reading MIBs and writing MIBs. The course finishes with a look at the security implications of SNMP.

What will you learn

SNMP training course details

Network administrators.
Network operators.
Programmers writing MIBs and agents.

TCP/IP Foundation for engineers
Hands on experience of an SNMP management station would also be beneficial.

3 days

What is network management? Benefits, issues.

SNMP architecture, SNMP MIBs, SMI, the SNMP
protocol, polling security, alternatives to SNMP:
CMIP, web based management.

Auto discovery for management stations, NMS
configuration, agent configuration, traps.
Hands on
Configuring agents and an NMS.

SNMP history, RFCs, standards, SNMP protocol
versions, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, SNMP SMI
versions, which version should you use? Futures.

SNMP in the 7 layer model, port numbers, general
packet format, BER, GET, GET-NEXT, tables,
SET, TRAP, bandwidth issues, in band versus out
of band management.
Hands on Analysing
SNMPv1 packets.

SNMPv2 improvements, error handling, GETBULK, v2traps, INFORM.
Hands on Analysing
SNMPv2 packets.

SNMPv3 packet format, use of SNMPv2
messages, REPORT PDU.

The internet MIB branch, standard mib-2, extra
parts of mib-2, private enterprise MIBs, loading
extra MIBs.
Hands on MIB browsing.

The mib-2 groups, system group, interfaces group,
IP group, ICMP group, TCP group, UDP group,
transmission group, SNMP group, RMON.
Hands on mib-2 browsing in detail.

The MIB layout, obtaining a private enterprise
number, MIB definitions, IMPORT, Module
identity, Textual conventions, object definitions,
notifications, compliance statements, object
groups, base SMI data types, application data
types, scalars, instances, tables, table definition,
writing agents, SMIng.

Community strings, SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c
security practices, SNMPv3 security, SNMPv3
architecture, SNMP applications, the SNMP
engine, the EngineID, security fields in SNMPv3
packets, USM, authentication, encryption,
timeliness, VBAC, SNMPv3 configuration.