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Introduction to IBM AS/400 SNMP Support

November 1997

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Introduction to IBM AS/400 SNMP Support

November 1997

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Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
The Team That Wrote This Redbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Comments Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Chapter 1. Introduction to SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 Managing a Heterogeneous Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 A Brief View into SNMP History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Protocol Layering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.1 The OSI Reference Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.2 Time Sequence Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3.3 The TCP/IP Protocol Suite Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 SNMP Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.1 The SNMP Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Goals of the SNMP Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 SNMP Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 User Datagram Protocol (UDP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Asynchronous Request/Response Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.6 SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7 SNMP Subagent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.8 SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.9 Understanding MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.9.1 Representation of Management Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.9.2 MIB Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.10 SNMP Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.11 Table Traversal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 3. OS/400 SNMP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.1 OS/400 SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.1.1 Standard RFC MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.1.2 IBM Enterprise MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.1.3 Novell Enterprise MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.1.4 DPI 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.1.5 SNMP Subagent MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.1.6 Trap Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2 OS/400 SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3 OS/400 SNMP Subagent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4 OS/400 SNMP General Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 4. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

4.1 TCP/IP Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Verifying a TCP/IP Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.3 Configuring the AS/400 SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.3.1 Configuring SNMP Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.3.2 Configuring SNMP Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.3.3 Starting the AS/400 SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Chapter 5. NetView for OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

5.1 Using NetView for OS/2 as an SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.1.1 The NetView for OS/2 Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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5.1.2 The Discovery Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5.1.3 Using NetView for OS/2 to Retrieve Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.1.4 Using the MIB Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.1.5 The NetView for OS/2 Grapher Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.1.6 Using NetView for OS/2 to Set Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.1.7 Managing Multiple AS/400s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 6. OS/400 SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

6.1 SNMP Manager APIs Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.1.1 SNMP Manager API Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
6.1.2 SNMP Manager Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.2 Trap Manager Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6.2.1 Trap Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6.2.2 Traps Delivered to Data Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Chapter 7. OS/400 SNMP Subagent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

7.1 Introduction to SNMP Distributed Protocol Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.2 SNMP Agent and Subagents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.3 DPI Agent Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.4 Description of SNMP Subagent DPI Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7.4.1 Subagent Programming Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7.4.2 SNMP Agent Initiated DPI Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7.4.3 SNMP Subagent Initiated DPI Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7.4.4 SNMP Subagent Communication Functions with SNMP Agent . . . 104
7.5 SNMP Subagent APIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7.5.1 Subagent API Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
7.6 SNMP Subagent Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Chapter 8. OS/400 SNMP-Based Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

8.1 Client Inventory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
8.1.1 Client Software Management Database Formats . . . . . . . . . . . 129
8.1.2 The Client Management MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
8.1.3 Browsing the Client Management MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
8.1.4 Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Chapter 9. OS/400 Supported MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

9.1 Standard RFC MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
9.1.1 MIB-II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
9.1.2 Host (Host Resources) MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
9.1.3 Ethernet-Like Interface MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
9.1.4 Browsing the Transmission Group MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
9.1.5 FDDI MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
9.1.6 Frame Relay MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
9.1.7 IEEE 802.5 Token-Ring MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
9.2 DPI 2.0 MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
9.3 SNMP Subagent MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
9.4 IBM Enterprise MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
9.4.1 Advanced Peer-To-Peer Networking (APPN) MIB . . . . . . . . . . . 159
9.4.2 Client Management MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
9.4.3 NetView for AIX Subagent MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
9.4.4 AS/400 Remote Workstation MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
9.5 Novell Enterprise MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
9.5.1 Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
9.5.2 Routing Information and Service Advertising Protocols MIB . . . . 186
9.5.3 NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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Chapter 10. Host Resources MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

10.1 Host Resources MIB and AS/400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
10.1.1 Browsing the Host Resources MIB on AS/400 . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
10.2 Host Resources MIB and Client Access Optimized for OS/2 . . . . . . 197
10.2.1 Browsing the Client Access Host Resources MIB . . . . . . . . . . 199

Chapter 11. AS/400 as a Trap Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

11.1 Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
11.2 Examples of the AS/400 Generated Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
11.2.1 The ColdStart Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
11.2.2 LinkDown and LinkUp Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
11.2.3 The AuthenticationFailure Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Chapter 12. Journal for SNMP Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

12.1 QSNMP Journal Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
12.2 Examples of Journals Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Chapter 13. Loading an Enterprise-Specific MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

13.1 OS/400 and IBM Enterprise MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
13.2 Transferring the MIB Module to the Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
13.2.1 Transferring a MIB Module Using FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
13.2.2 Loading the MIB into NetView for OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Chapter 14. SNMP and AnyNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

14.1 AnyNet Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
14.1.1 APPC over TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
14.1.2 Sockets over SNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
14.1.3 Multiprotocol Transport Networking (MPTN) Architecture . . . . . 228
14.1.4 AnyNet/400 Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
14.2 SNMP AnyNet Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Chapter 15. NetView for AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

15.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
15.2 NetView for AIX Graphical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Appendix A. Additional Information on SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

A.1 The MIB Tree Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
A.1.1 Directory Subtree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
A.1.2 Mg mt Subtree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
A.1.3 Experimental Subtree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
A.1.4 Private Subtree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
A.2 Administrative SNMP Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
A.3 SNMP Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
A.3.1 How SNMP Messages Are Processed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
A.3.2 SNMP Protocol Data Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Appendix B. The IAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

B.1 The Internet Activities Board (IAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
B.1.1 Request for Comments (RFC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
B.1.2 Functions of the IAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
B.1.3 Protocol Standardization Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Appendix C. Problem Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

C.1 Problem Determination for Starting OS/400 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
C.2 Problem Determination for SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

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C.3 Problem Determination for SNMP Manager APIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

C.4 Problem Determination for SNMP Trap Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
C.5 Problem Determination for SNMP Subagent APIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Appendix D. CL Commands for AS/400 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

D.1 ADDCOMSNMP (Add Community for SNMP) Command . . . . . . . . . 267
D.1.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
D.1.2 Required Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
D.1.3 Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
D.2 CFGTCPSNMP (Configure TCP/IP SNMP) Command . . . . . . . . . . . 271
D.2.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
D.3 CHGCOMSNMP (Change Community for SNMP) Command . . . . . . . 273
D.3.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
D.3.2 Required Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
D.3.3 Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
D.4 CHGSNMPA (Change SNMP Attributes) Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
D.4.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
D.4.2 Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
D.5 ENDTCPSVR (End TCP/IP Server) Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
D.5.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
D.5.2 Optional Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
D.6 ENDTRPMGR (End Trap Manager) Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
D.6.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
D.7 STRTCPSVR (Start TCP/IP Server) Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
D.7.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
D.7.2 Optional Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
D.8 STRTRPMGR (Start Trap Manager) Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
D.8.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
D.8.2 Optional Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
D.9 RMVCOMSNMP(Remove Community for SNMP) Command . . . . . . . 291
D.9.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
D.9.2 Required Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
D.9.3 Optional Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Appendix E. Customizing the NetView for OS/2 Discovery Process . . . . . 293

E.1 Creating a Seed File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
E.2 Creating a Mask File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Appendix F. SNMPv2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

F.1 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
F.2 Operational Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
F.3 SNMPv2 RFCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Appendix G. Special Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Appendix H. Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

H.1 International Technical Support Organization Publications . . . . . . . . 301
H.2 Redbooks on CD-ROMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
H.3 Other Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

How to Get ITSO Redbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

How IBM Employees Can Get ITSO Redbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
How Customers Can Get ITSO Redbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
IBM Redbook Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

ITSO Redbook Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

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Preface

This redbook will help anyone who needs to understand the SNMP support
provided by the AS/400. As an aid to those new to SNMP, the book gives an
overview of SNMP, the type of information made available via SNMP and the
level of management made possible through the AS/400 SNMP agent. The book
includes information on the configuration of the AS/400 SNMP support and
provides examples of the use of an SNMP manager to retrieve SNMP
management information from the AS/400. In showing this, the book not only
shows how this can be done but also provides examples of the type of
information made available to an SNMP manager when querying an AS/400
SNMP MIB. Those familiar with SNMP will find information about the
standard,as well as IBM enterprise and Novell enterprise MIBs supported by the
AS/400 SNMP agent.

Of special value is the information included on how the SNMP set function can
be used to manage AS/400 communications objects, for example, how set can be
used to re-activate a failed line description.

Where applicable, the book compares SNMP-based management with the

equivalent native AS/400 function. For example, it compares the use of SNMP to
display IPX routing information with an AS/400 command that can gather the
same information.

The book also includes information on the SNMP manager and subagent APIs
included in OS/400, how these can be used by third-party applications and how,
in the case of the manager APIs, they are used by IBM-supplied OS/400
applications.

The book is valid for OS/400 releases V4R1, V3R7, V3R6, V3R2 and V3R1. It
should be noted that there were no SNMP enhancements in V4R1.

Some knowledge of TCP/IP is assumed.

The Team That Wrote This Redbook

This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world
working at the Systems Management and Networking ITSO Center, Raleigh.

Mick Lugton is a Systems Engineer at the Systems Management and Networking

ITSO Center, Raleigh. He writes extensively and teaches IBM classes worldwide
on all areas of AS/400 cross-platform connectivity and systems management.
Before joining the ITSO 3 years ago, Mick worked in the AS/400 Business Unit,
UK as a Networking Specialist.

Bohuslav Endt is a Systems Engineer in IBM Czech Republic working in the Field
Support Center for the AS/400 system. He has 7 years of experience with
AS/400 system. His areas of expertise include the Integrated PC File Server and
PC connectivity to the AS/400 system, especially Client Access, Novell NetWare
and general networking.

Thanks to the following people for the invaluable advice and guidance provided
in the production of this document:

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Chapter 1. Introduction to SNMP

In this chapter we introduce heterogeneous networks and how SNMP has

evolved to become the de facto method of managing these networks. We also
introduce the OSI protocol stack, how the TCP/IP protocol stack aligns with this
and where SNMP fits within the TCP/IP stack. We finish the chapter by
discussing the SNMP definitions used later in the book.

1.1 Managing a Heterogeneous Network

Today there are many manufacturers producing hundreds of devices such as
personal computers, routers and mainframes which support TCP/IP. Due to the
open nature of TCP/IP and the Internet, many networks have become
heterogeneous and multivendor in makeup. Vendor-specific network
management tools were found to be unusable in these environments. It became
obvious that an open network management technology was required to manage
these networks. Thus, SNMP has become the industry standard network
management protocol for heterogeneous networks.

Figure 1. A Typical Heterogeneous Network

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1.2 A Brief View into SNMP History

In 1968, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) began
an effort to develop a technology which is now known as packet switching. This
technology was strongly influenced by the development of low-cost
minicomputers and digital telecommunications techniques during the 1960s. In
the early 1970s, the DARPA sponsored several programs to explore the use of
packet switching methods in alternative media such as mobile radio and
satellite.

The expansion of the Internet drew support from U.S. government organizations
including DARPA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of
Energy (DOE), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Eventually, international research bodies also got involved in the Internet.

Due to the successful implementation of packet radio and packet satellite

technology, the desire to connect the DARPA network, ARPANET, with other
packet nets arose. This led to the development of an internetwork protocol and
a set of gateways to connect the different networks. DARPA sponsored further
development of this solution, which resulted in a collection of computer
communications protocols based on the original Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP) and the lower level Internet Protocol (IP). During the course of the
research, many other protocols were developed. These protocols, together with
TCP and IP, are referred to as the TCP/IP Protocol Suite. A protocol suite is a
set of protocols that work cooperatively together.

During these early stages, network management was of a proprietary nature due
to the fact that networks were constructed with vendor-specific technology. In
recognition of the need for a network management framework suitable for
non-proprietary technology, in the late 1970s, the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) , together with the International Telephone and Telegraph
Consultative Committee (CCITT) , started a research effort on this subject,
resulting in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) protocol suite.

As the number of interconnected networks began to increase during the 1980s,

the management of the Internet grew more complicated because the networks
were using equipment from different vendors. In order to meet the network
management demands at hand, the Internet Activities Board (IAB) defined a
strategy formed by two parts:
• In the short term, the Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol (SGMP) , being of
simpler nature than the OSI model, would be modified in order to produce a
new protocol for managing nodes in the Internet community.
• In the long term, the network management protocol called Common
Management Information Protocol (CMIP) , used in the OSI model would
continue to be observed.

The enhancements made to SGMP eventually originated SNMP. Currently, the

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an industry standard protocol
which is used for network and system management. SNMP is a collection of
specifications which describe how to manage and control a Network Element
(SNMP agent) from a Network Managing Station (SNMP manager). The SNMP
specifications are contained in documents called Request for Comments (RFC) ,
which are controlled by the IAB.

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The RFCs that define the SNMP specifications are the following:
• RFC1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for
TCP/IP-based Internets
• RFC1212 Concise MIB Definition
• RFC1213 Management Information Base for Network Management of
TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II
• RFC1157 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

For further details about the IAB, and RFCs, see Appendix B, “The IAB” on
page 245.

Although SNMP is used predominantly in TCP/IP-based networks, AnyNet

sockets over SNA allows SNMP support to be used in SNA networks.

Topics discussed in this book refer to Version 1 of SNMP (SNMPv1). Currently,

Version 2 of SNMP (SNMPv2) is in the process of becoming a standard protocol.
Due to the changing nature of new Internet projects, it is out of the scope of this
book to give any more than a brief introduction to SNMPv2 in Appendix A,
“Additional Information on SNMP” on page 235.

1.3 Protocol Layering

To help understand ideas and the way protocols work, computer communications
have been divided into a stack of segments or layers , each responsible for
carrying out specific tasks. Although this conceptual organization of protocol
layers does not explain all the details involved in the communications process,
the primary tasks and responsible entities at each layer are easier to identify,
thus providing a comprehensive view of the overall communication processes.
The TCP/IP protocol suite, and the OSI protocol suite have protocol layering
models which represent them.

1.3.1 The OSI Reference Model

ISO/CCITT research originated the OSI protocol suite which is represented
through the OSI reference model. The OSI model divides computer
communications tasks into seven functional layers, as you can see in Figure 2
on page 4. These layers are numbered from the bottom up and are used to
describe what communications operation is being done and where (regardless of
the computer′s architecture).

OSI defines a service to be a set of functions that are offered through a Service
Access Point (SAP) . A service is offered through the use of a protocol . OSI
standards are grouped into pairs of service and protocol. A service may also be
comprised of several simpler services from the underlying level to form a more
complex service to offer to the layer above. This is known as layering .

The OSI layers involve two types of communications services:

Connection-Oriented The service comprises three phases summarized as
connection establishment , data transfer , and connection release .
Connectionless The service only involves the data transfer phase.

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While the OSI model is primarily connection-oriented, services from the lower
layers do use connectionless services to provide connection oriented services to
the upper layers. The upper layers are primarily connection-oriented.

Figure 2. The OSI Reference Model

The OSI approach to network management is based on the Common

Management Information Service (CMIS) , and its associated protocol, Common
Management Information Protocol (CMIP) , running over a TCP connection. This
is also known as CMIP over TCP (CMOT) .

1.3.2 Time Sequence Diagrams

Services can be represented in a time sequence diagram to show that a service
is made up of one or more primitives and the sequence in which each service
primitive occurs.

Figure 3. Service Primitives in a Time Sequence Diagram

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1.3.3 The TCP/IP Protocol Suite Model

Research of the TCP/IP protocol suite originated the model for this set of
protocols. This model is similar to the OSI reference model, but it is not the
same. The TCP/IP protocol suite model is divided into four conceptual layers
built on top of a fifth hardware layer, as you can see in Figure 4. A brief
explanation of each layer follows:
Application Layer It is the highest level layer, where users invoke application
programs that interact with services offered in a TCP/IP Internetwork.
Transport Layer It provides communication between application programs, also
known as end-to-end services.
Internet Layer It handles communication between machines.
Network Interface Layer It is the lowest level layer, where IP datagrams are
handled to be sent to a specific network.

Figure 4. The TCP/IP Protocol Suite Model

Because the TCP/IP network could consist of more than just one network type,
management applications operate at the application layer. For example, a
TCP/IP network could consist of multiple token rings, Ethernets, and X.25
networks connected through gateways, routers, and bridges. However, network
management applications that operate at the application layer, such as SNMP,
are designed to operate regardless of the network hardware operating in the
lower layers. An advantage of this is that networks can be managed with a
limited set of protocols or commands because the different network elements
would respond to the same set of commands. A disadvantage of managing at
the application layer is that operating becomes dependent on a functional
underlying operating system, IP software, transport protocol, and such. For
example, if the TCP/IP software on a remote gateway were to fail, you would not
be able to contact the managing application at that gateway because in order to
reach this gateway, TCP/IP is required to be operational.

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1.4 SNMP Definitions

SNMP Agent An SNMP agent is an implementation of a network management
application which is resident on a managed system. Each node that
is to be monitored or managed by an SNMP manager in a TCP/IP
network, must have an SNMP agent resident. The agent receives
requests to either retrieve or modify management information by
referencing MIB objects. MIB objects are referenced by the agent
whenever a valid request from an SNMP manager is received.
SNMP Manager An SNMP manager refers to a managing system that executes a
managing application or suite of applications. These applications
depend on MIB objects for information that resides on the managed
systems.
SNMP Subagent An SNMP subagent is the implementation of a network
management application on a managed system, which interfaces with
the SNMP agent for the purpose of expanding the number of MIB
objects that an SNMP manager can access. SNMP agents have
predefined MIB objects that they can access. This limits the managing
application in regards to the type of information that it can request.
The need to overcome this limitation brought about the introduction of
subagents. A subagent allows the dynamic addition of other MIB
objects without the need to change the agent. Whether a MIB object
is referenced by the agent or the subagent is transparent to the
managing system.
SNMP Proxy Agent An SNMP proxy agent is one that acts on behalf of a
managed system that is not reached directly by the managing system.
A proxy agent is used when a managed system does not support
SNMP, or when a managed system supports SNMP but for other
reasons it is more convenient to manage it indirectly, for instance,
through the use of a proxy agent.
Management Information Base (MIB) A Management Information Base (MIB) is a
logical database residing in the managed system which defines a set
of MIB objects. A MIB is considered a logical database because
actual data is not stored in it, but rather provides a view of the data
that can be accessed on a managed system.
MIB Object A MIB object is a unit of managed information that specifically
describes an aspect of a system, for example, CPU utilization,
software name, hardware type, and more. A collection of related MIB
objects is defined as a Management Information Base (MIB). A MIB
object is sometimes called a MIB variable.
Instance An instance refers to a particular representation of a MIB object. The
MIB object which it represents can be thought of as a template for
which one or more instances can be defined, depending on the type
of MIB object. Actual values can only be assigned to instances of a
MIB object.
SNMP Community An SNMP community is an administrative relationship
between an SNMP agent and one or more SNMP managers. Each
community consists of a community name, an object access
specification and a list of SNMP managers′ IP addresses. A
community is used by an SNMP agent to determine which requests
are to be honored.

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Heterogeneous Network A heterogeneous network is that in which a collection of

systems of different type and manufacturer are interconnected by a
variety of communication methods and protocols.
Request For Comments (RFC) A Request for Comments (RFC) is a technical
report that documents standards, protocols, and guidelines for the
development of TCP/IP protocol standards. RFCs are the mechanism
by which TCP/IP and the Internet protocol suite are evolving.
Research ideas and new protocols are documented and brought to
the attention of the Internet community in the form of an RFC. Some
RFCs describe protocols and applications that are so useful that they
are recommended to be implemented in all future implementations of
TCP/IP; that is, they become recommended protocols or de facto
standards.
Request/Response Protocol A request/response protocol is one where in a
communications environment the exchange of information among
different entities is done through requests which are received by an
entity for processing, after which it generates a response to be sent
back to the originator of the request. SNMP uses this type of protocol
to transfer data between managers and agents. The SNMP manager
can send a request to the SNMP agent which will in return send a
response.
SNMP Trap An SNMP trap is a message that is originated by an agent
application to alert a managing application of the occurrence of an
extraordinary event. SNMP traps include: coldStart, warmStart,
linkDown, linkUp, authenticationFailure, EGPNeighborLoss, and
enterpriseSpecific.
OBJECT IDENTIFIER (OID) An OBJECT IDENTIFIER is a means for identifying
some object, regardless of the semantics associated with the object.
An example would be a network object or a standards document.
OBJECT IDENTIFIER is defined by ASN.1.

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Chapter 2. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

SNMP is a transaction-oriented protocol that allows network elements to be

queried directly. It is a simple protocol that allows management information for
a network element to be inspected or altered by a system administrator at a
network management station. SNMP is a TCP/IP network management protocol
and is based on a manager-agent interaction. The SNMP manager (such as
NetView for OS/2) communicates with its agents. Agents gather management
data while the managers solicit this data and process it. An agent can also send
unsolicited information, called a trap , to a managing system to inform it of an
event that has taken place at the agent system. For example, an agent can send
a trap of type of linkDown to the manager to inform it about the loss of a
communication link with a particular device.

2.1 The SNMP Architecture

The SNMP architectural model is a collection of network management stations
and network elements, such as gateways, routers, bridges and hosts. These
elements act as servers and contain management agents which perform the
network management functions requested by the network management stations.
The network management stations act as clients; they run the management
applications which monitor and control network elements. SNMP provides a
means of communicating between the network management stations and the
agents in the network elements to send and receive information about network
resources. This information can be status information, counters, identifiers, and
more.

The SNMP manager polls the agents for error and statistical data. The
performance of the network will be dependent upon what the polling interval is
set at. The physical and logical characteristics of network objects make up a
collection of information called a Management Information Base (MIB). The
individual pieces of information that comprise a MIB are called MIB objects, and
they reside on the agent system. These objects can be accessed and changed
by the agent at the manager′s request. Unsolicited data, called traps, can also
be sent from the agent to the manager under certain conditions. This is how
NetView for OS/2 manages network objects. Other SNMP managers could also
access these MIB objects.

2.2 Goals of the SNMP Architecture

The SNMP architecture explicitly minimizes the number and complexity of
management functions realized by the management agent itself. This goal is
attractive in that among other benefits, it allows for the following:
• Reduced costs in developing management agent software to support the
protocol
• Few restrictions on the form and complexity of management tools
• Simplified, easier to implement management functions
A second goal of the protocol is that the functionality can be extended to
accommodate additional, possibly unanticipated, aspects of network
management. A third goal is that the architecture be, as much as possible,
independent of the architecture and mechanisms of particular hosts or gateways.

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2.3 SNMP Model

The SNMP model is made up of the following components:
• At least one network element to be managed (agent system) containing an
agent
• At least one network managing station (NMS), containing one or more
network management applications
• A network management protocol for use by the NMS and the agent system to
exchange network management information
• At least one MIB defining the information to be managed on the agent
system
Figure 5 is a graphical representation of the SNMP model.

Figure 5. The SNMP Model

2.4 User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

The communication of management information among management entities is
done in SNMP through the exchange of protocol messages, each of which is
entirely and independently represented within a single UDP datagram using the
Basic Encoding Rules (BER) of ASN.1. These protocol messages are referred to
as Protocol Data Units (PDU) . See Appendix A, “Additional Information on
SNMP” on page 235 for more details.

Consistent with the goal of minimizing complexity of the management agent, the
exchange of SNMP messages requires a simple datagram service. For this
reason, the preferred transport service for SNMP is the User Datagram Protocol
(UDP), although the mechanisms of SNMP are generally suitable for use with a
wide variety of transport services.

As a transport layer protocol, UDP uses the Internet Protocol (IP) as the
underlying protocol. Two inherent characteristics of UDP provide for its
simplicity. One of them is that UDP is unreliable , meaning that the UDP does not

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guarantee that messages will not be lost, duplicated, delayed, or sent in a

different order. UDP is also a connectionless protocol, because the only process
involved is the transfer of data (see 1.3, “Protocol Layering” on page 3).
However, UDP does provide a certain level of data integrity validation through
checksum operations. UDP also provides application layer addressing because
it has the ability to route messages to multiple destinations within a given host.
Figure 6 shows where SNMP and UDP operate within the TCP/IP protocol stack.

Figure 6. SNMP in the TCP/IP Protocol Stack

2.5 Asynchronous Request/Response Protocol

Managing systems generate SNMP requests, and agent systems generate
responses to these requests. After a request message has been sent, SNMP
does not need to wait for a response. SNMP can send other messages or
realize other activities. These attributes make SNMP an asynchronous
request/response protocol.

An agent system can also generate SNMP messages called traps without a prior
request from the managing system. The purpose of a trap message is to inform
the managing system of an extraordinary event that has occurred at the agent
system. It must be noted that all request/response transactions are subject to
the time delays inherent to all networks. The typical SNMP request/response
primitives take place in the following manner:
• Manager polls agent with a REQUEST for information.
• Agent supplies information, which is defined in a MIB, in the form of a
RESPONSE.
Figure 7 on page 12 illustrates two time sequence diagrams. The top diagram
shows a typical SNMP request/response interaction, while the bottom diagram
shows a typical SNMP trap sequence.

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Figure 7. Asynchronous Request/Response Protocol

2.6 SNMP Agent

The SNMP agent has the following two responsibilities:
1. To gather error and statistical data defined by MIB objects
2. To react to changes in certain MIB variables made by a managing
application

In summary, the following steps describe the interactions that take place in an
SNMP-managed network:
• The SNMP agent gathers vital information about its respective device and
networks.
• The SNMP manager polls each agent for MIB information and can display
this information at the SNMP manager station. In this manner, a network
administrator can manage the network from a management station.
• An agent also has the ability to send unsolicited data to the SNMP manager
in the form of a trap. A trap is generally a network condition detected by an
SNMP agent that requires immediate attention by the network administrator.

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2.7 SNMP Subagent

A subagent extends the set of MIB objects provided by an SNMP agent. With a
subagent it is possible to define MIB variables that are useful and specific to a
particular environment, then register them with the SNMP agent.

Requests for the variable(s) that are received by the SNMP agent are passed to
the process acting as a subagent. The subagent then returns an appropriate
answer to the SNMP agent. The SNMP agent eventually sends an SNMP
response with the answer back to the network managing station that initiated
the request. The network management station has no knowledge that the SNMP
agent calls on other processes to obtain an answer. From the viewpoint of the
managing application, the agent is the only network management application on
the managed system.

2.8 SNMP Manager

An SNMP manager refers to a network management station which runs a
network management protocol and network management applications. SNMP is
the network management protocol which provides the mechanism for
management. Several different network management applications exist that can
be used, such as NetView for OS/2, and NetView for AIX. The network
management application provides the policy to be used for management.

The network management applications rely on Management Information Base

(MIB) objects for information regarding the managed system, also called the
agent system. Management systems generate requests for this MIB information
and an SNMP agent on the managed system responds to these requests. A
request can either be the retrieval or modification of a MIB variable.

The agent system makes network and system information available to other
systems by accessing the MIB objects and allowing configuration, performance,
and problem management data to be managed by the SNMP manager.

For example, a network manager can access the system description of a

particular agent system by using the network management application to gain
access to the agent system′s sysDescr MIB object. To do this, the managing
application builds a message that requests a MIB object called sysDescr . This
request is sent to the agent system where the agent decodes the message and
then retrieves the information related to the sysDescr MIB object. The agent
constructs a response with this information and sends it back to the managing
application. When the application has decoded the response, the SNMP
manager can then display the agent system′s description information to the user.
Figure 8 on page 14 shows the relationships among the SNMP entities as
discussed in the previous paragraphs.

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Figure 8. SNMP Manager/Agent/Subagent Relationship

2.9 Understanding MIBs

The physical and logical characteristics of a system make up a collection of
information which can be managed through SNMP. The individual pieces of
information make up MIB objects. A Management Information Base (MIB) is
comprised of MIB objects that reside on the agent system, where they can be
accessed and changed by the agent at the manager′s request.

The administrative policy established by the IAB, results in a classification of

MIBs according to their applicability and purpose. Therefore, MIBs are classified
as follows:
Standard MIB All devices that support SNMP are also required to support a
standard set of common managed object definitions of which a MIB is
composed. The standard MIB object definition, MIB-II, enables you to
monitor and control SNMP managed devices.
Enteprise-specific MIB SNMP permits vendors to define MIB extensions or
enterprise-specific MIBs, specifically for controlling their products. An
enterprise-specific MIB must follow certain definition standards just
as other MIBs must, to ensure that the information they contain can
be accessed and modified by SNMP agents.
Experimental MIB Generally, new ideas and activities related to the Internet
result in the definition of MIB objects. An experimental MIB is
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all new ideas must be proven while under experiment before they can
be proposed for standardization.

2.9.1 Representation of Management Information

Since SNMP is used to manage a broad range of MIB objects, each and every
one of these needs to be uniquely identified in order to provide unambiguous
management capabilities. The following sections provide brief discussions on
the guiding mechanisms through which MIB objects are uniquely identified for
management purposes and by which MIBs are structured.

2.9.1.1 Abstract Syntax Notation.1 (ASN.1)

ASN.1 is a formal language originated by the ISO which is used to define
information exchanged by protocols, in the form of an abstract syntax , meaning
that data is defined without regard to a specific machine architecture. ASN.1 is
very useful because it doesn′t allow any ambiguities in the information it
represents. ASN.1 is used to define managed objects, as well as the PDUs
exchanged by the protocols that manage those objects. ASN.1 provides two
representations of the information defined by it. One representation can be read
by humans, and the other representation is an encoded version of the same
information, which is used by the communications protocols.

Each managed object is described using an ASN.1 notation called OBJECT-TYPE.

An OBJECT-TYPE definition consists of five fields represented in the following
example which describes a MIB object called hrSystemUptime (from the Host
group in the MIB-II):
hrSystemUptime OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TimeTicks
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
″The amount of time since this host was last
initialized. Note that this is different from
sysUpTime in MIB-II (RFC 1213) because sysUpTime is
the uptime of the network management portion of the
system.″
::= { hrSystem 1 }

The following is a description of each of the fields that define an OBJECT-TYPE:

OBJECT DESCRIPTOR (Name) It is a textual name for the OBJECT-TYPE. For
example, hrSystemUptime, and sysUpTime are OBJECT
DESCRIPTORS or names for an OBJECT-TYPE.
SYNTAX It defines the data type associated with the OBJECT-TYPE. ASN.1
constructs are used to define this structure, although the full
generality of ASN.1 is not permitted.
The ASN.1 type ObjectSyntax defines three categories of object
syntax: simple , application-wide , and simply constructed . INTEGER,
OCTET STRING, NetworkAddress, Counter, Gauge, TimeTicks,
SEQUENCE, and SEQUENCE OF are all examples of these types of
syntax.
ACCESS It defines the level of access permitted for the managed object. It can
be one of the following levels:
• read-only Object instances may only be read, not set.

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• read-write Object instances may be read, or set.

• write-only Object instances may only be set, not read.
• not-accessible Object instances may not be read or set.
STATUS It defines the managed object′s implementation requirement in terms
of one of the following statuses:
• mandatory A managed node must implement this object.
• optional A managed node may implement this object.
• obsolete A managed node need not implement this object
anymore.
DESCRIPTION It is a textual description of the semantics of the OBJECT-TYPE.
In the case of non-enterprise-specific MIB implementations, care must
be taken to ensure that instances of the managed object fulfills its
description since the MIB is intended for use in multivendor
environments. As such it is vital that objects have consistent
meanings across all machines.

2.9.1.2 Structure of Management Information (SMI)

SGMP adopted the convention of using a well-defined subset of the ASN.1
language. SNMP continues and extends this tradition by utilizing a moderately
more complex subset of ASN.1 for describing managed objects and for
describing the Protocol Data Units (PDUs) used for managing those objects. In
addition, the desire to ease eventual transition to OSI-based network
management protocols led to the definition in the ASN.1 language of an Internet
standard Structure of Management Information (SMI) and Management
Information Base (MIB). For the sake of simplicity, SNMP uses only a subset of
the Basic Encoding Rules of ASN.1.

The SMI is defined via ASN.1 and comprises a set of rules used to describe
management information in the form of MIB objects. The Internet standard
RFC1155 documents the SMI in detail. Based on the SMI, management objects
can be uniquely identified through the use of an OBJECT IDENTIFIER which
represents a specific object′s name, that is, an OBJECT DESCRIPTOR. An
OBJECT IDENTIFIER can be used for purposes other than naming managed
object types. For example, each international standard has an OBJECT
IDENTIFIER assigned to it for the purpose of identification. In short, OBJECT
IDENTIFIERs are a means for identifying some object, regardless of the
semantics associated with the object. An example would be a network object or
a standards document.

2.9.2 MIB Naming Conventions

MIB objects are logically organized in a hierarchy called a tree structure. Each
MIB object has a label derived from its location in the tree structure. A label is
a pairing of a brief textual description and an integer. An OBJECT IDENTIFIER is
a sequence of non-negative integers which traverse a global tree for the purpose
of identifying an object. The tree consists of a root which branches to connect to
a number of labeled nodes , also called subordinates . Each node may, in turn,
have children of its own which are labeled. In this case, we may term the node
a subtree , or intermediate node . If a node does not have children, it is called a
leaf node .

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A fully qualified OBJECT IDENTIFIER for a particular MIB object contains all
nodes, starting at the root and traversing the tree to an arbitrary level of depth,
until the desired leaf object is reached. The nodes are concatenated and
separated by periods, in a format known as ASN.1 notation. For example, the
mib-2 subtree is iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2, which is concisely written in
ASN.1 notation as 1.3.6.1.2.1.

Note

Do not confuse the ASN.1 notation used by OBJECT IDENTIFIERs with the
format used to identify IP addresses. Although both notations use periods in
their format, they are not the same thing.

The OBJECT IDENTIFIER for the sysContact object contained in the MIB-II is
1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4, as you can see (in Figure 9) by following the labels from the root
down to the leaf object.

Figure 9. A View of the M I B Tree Structure

The standard MIB-II is registered in the mib-2(1) subtree. Experimental MIBs are
registered in the experimental(3) subtree. Enterprise-specific MIBs are
registered in the private(4) subtree. Each enterprise is assigned a number. IBM
is assigned the enterprise number 2, thus all IBM enterprise-specific MIB objects
have an OBJECT IDENTIFIER starting with 1.3.6.1.4.1.2, corresponding to the tree
structure iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.ibm. Figure 10 on page 18
shows where IBM objects reside within the global tree structure.

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Figure 10. The M I B Tree Structure for I B M Objects

For a more detailed explanation on the MIB tree structure, see Appendix A,
“Additional Information on SNMP” on page 235.

2.9.2.1 Identification of Object Instances

The names for all OBJECT-TYPEs in the MIB are defined explicitly either in the
Internet standard MIB, or in other documents which conform to the naming
conventions of the SMI. The SMI requires that conformant management
protocols define mechanisms for identifying individual instances of those
OBJECT-TYPEs for a particular network element. It is these instances of MIB
objects that are actually managed by a management protocol, thus it is
important to understand what an instance is.

To understand what an instance of a MIB object is, it is helpful to view a MIB

object as an abstract definition, or template. A MIB object instance derives from
the object′s template; thus, it retains all of the object′s properties, but also has a
particular value assigned to it which conforms to the MIB object′s OBJECT-TYPE
definitions. In a way, an instance can be viewed as a snapshot of a particular
value of a MIB object.

Each instance of an OBJECT-TYPE defined in the MIB is identified in SNMP

operations by a unique name called its variable name . That is, the term variable
refers to an instance of a managed object. In general, the name of an SNMP
variable is an OBJECT IDENTIFIER of the following form:
x.y
Where x is the name of an OBJECT-TYPE defined in the MIB, and y is an
OBJECT IDENTIFIER suffix that, in a way specific to the named OBJECT-TYPE,
identifies the desired instance.

The rules for determining the value of the suffix ( y in the previous example)
depend on the type of object. Basically, two types of objects are involved in a

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MIB. The following is an explanation of each, and the manner in which the suffix
value is assigned.
Tabular Objects These objects form part of a grouping in the form of a table.
Tables are useful for managing multiple variables that share common
properties but may have different values, within a given device.
For example, a personal computer usually has several different
software entities installed on it. The hrSWInstalledTable object in the
Host Resources MIB (RFC1514) defines an object called
hrSWInstalledName which is used to obtain a textual description of
the software which is installed on a given system.
hrSWInstalledName is a tabular object because it is part of a table,
hrSWInstalledTable, which is also a tabular object itself. The different
objects that make up the hrSWInstalledTable, such as
hrSWInstalledIndex, hrSWInstalledName, and others, make up the
columns of that table. Through the use of the values defined by
hrSWInstalledIndex, which assigns a unique index number to each
piece of software that is installed on the personal computer, it is
possible to identify the instances of hrSWInstalledName. The
instances of the table objects make up the rows of the table.
Figure 11 represents this in a graphical form.

Figure 11. A Graphical Representation of the hrSWInstalledTable

In this manner, it is possible to uniquely identify each software entity

that is installed on the personal computer because each one is
identified by the same object, but by a different instance. Each

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instance then is the suffix for the OBJECT IDENTIFIER of each piece of
software. To show this, the instance of hrSWInstalledName that is
associated with the first software entity is:
hrSWInstalledName.1 or 1.3.6.1.2.1.25.6.3.1.2.1
The suffix then is the same as the instance. In this example it is 1.
By using OBJECT IDENTIFIERs to identify the different instances, it is
possible to create a lexicographic ordering over all the object
variables. This naming strategy admits the fullest exploitation of the
SNMP GETNEXT operation (see 2.9.1.2, “Structure of Management
Information (SMI)” on page 16) because it assigns names for related
variables so as to be contiguous in the lexicographical ordering of all
variable names known in the MIB.
Scalar (non-tabular) Objects These objects do not form part of a table, and there
is only one instance of these objects in a given device. Thus, the only
OBJECT IDENTIFIER suffix, y , for the OBJECT-TYPE, is zero. For
example, the OBJECT IDENTIFIER for OBJECT-TYPE sysUpTime is
simply:
sysUpTime.0 or 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0

2.10 SNMP Operations

To be consistent with its simplicity objective, SNMP contains few commands to
execute its operations. SNMP supports two commands that managing systems
can use to retrieve information from a managed system and one command to
store a value into a managed system. All other operations are considered to be
side-effects of these three commands.

As an example, SNMP does not contain an explicit reboot command. However,

this action might be invoked by simply setting a parameter indicating the number
of seconds until system reboot. In addition to these commands, SNMP supports
an event-driven mechanism used to alert managing stations of the occurrence of
extraordinary events at a managed system.

The approach that SNMP is based on for network management makes it a

simple, stable, and flexible protocol because it can accommodate new
operations as side-effects of the same SNMP commands acting upon new MIB
variables; thus not requiring SNMP to be modified.

SNMP also specifies that if a single SNMP message specifies operations on

multiple variables, the operations will either be performed on all variables or on
none of them. No operation will be performed if any of the variables are in
error.

Each SNMP operation is defined in a particular PDU, a brief description of each

operation follows (see A.3.2, “SNMP Protocol Data Units” on page 241 for more
details).
• GET. This is a request originated by a managing application to retrieve an
instance of one or more MIB objects. The specified instance is retrieved for
each variable in the request, provided that community profile authentication
has been successful.

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• GETNEXT. This is a request originated by a managing application to retrieve

the next valid instance following the specified instance of one or more MIB
objects, provided that community profile authentication has been successful.
• SET. This is a request originated by a managing application to store a
specific value for one or more MIB variables. All variables must be updated
simultaneously, or none of them.
• GET-RESPONSE. This is response data that is originated by an agent
application and is sent back to the originator of a GET, GETNEXT, or SET
request.
• TRAP. This is an unsolicited message originated by an agent application
which is sent to one or more managing systems within the correct
community, to alert them of the occurrence of an event. Traps include the
following types:
− coldStart (0)
− warmStart (1)
− linkDown (2)
− linkUp (3)
− authenticationFailure (4)
− egpNeighborLoss (5)
− enterpriseSpecific (6)

2.11 Table Traversal

An important use of the GETNEXT operation is the traversal of conceptual tables
of information within the MIB. With table traversal it is possible to view all MIB
objects as if they were organized in a table. The following example may help to
understand this.

We will assume that an SNMP application has extracted the table index and
software type for each entry in the installed software table (hrSWInstalledTable)
of a particular network element. Suppose that this installed software table has
the following three entries:

hrSWInstalledIndex hrSWInstalledType

1.3.6.1.2.1.25.6.3.1.1.3 4 (application)
1.3.6.1.2.1.25.6.3.1.1.1 2 (operatingSystem)
1.3.6.1.2.1.25.6.3.1.1.2 1 (unknown)

The management station sends to the SNMP agent a GETNEXT request

containing the indicated OBJECT IDENTIFIER values as the requested variable
names:
PDU ==> GetNextRequest ( hrSWInstalledIndex, hrSWInstalledType )

The SNMP agent′s GET-RESPONSE will contain:

PDU ==> GetResponse (( hrSWInstalledIndex.1 = 1 ),
( hrSWInstalledType.1 = 2 ))

The management station continues with:

GetNextRequest ( hrSWInstalledIndex.1, hrSWInstalledType.1 )

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The SNMP agent responds:

GetResponse (( hrSWInstalledIndex.2 = 2 )
( hrSWInstalledType.2 = 1 ))

The management station continues with:

GetNextRequest (hrSWInstalledIndex.2, hrSWInstalledType.2 )

The SNMP agent responds:

GetResponse (( hrSWInstalledIndex.3 = 3 )
( hrSWInstalledType.3 = 4 ))

The management station continues with:

GetNextRequest (hrSWInstalledIndex.3, hrSWInstalledType.3 )

As there are no further entries in the table, the SNMP agent returns those
objects that are next in the lexicographical ordering of the known object names.
This response signals the end of the routing table to the management station.

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Chapter 3. OS/400 SNMP Support

AS/400 support for SNMP was provided at OS/400 Version 3 Release 2 and
Version 3 Release 6 (limited support was included within OS/400 V3R1).

OS/400 SNMP support is comprised of an SNMP Agent and APIs. These APIs
can be used to build SNMP management and SNMP subagent applications.

When using OS/400 AnyNet support, SNMP can also be used over an SNA
network. AnyNet is also a part of OS/400 Version 3 Release 2 and Version 3
Release 6. For a more detailed explanation refer to Chapter 14, “SNMP and
AnyNet” on page 227.

Figure 12. OS/400 SNMP Support over TCP/IP and SNA Network.

The OS/400 SNMP implementations are based on the following Internet RFCs:
• RFC1157 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• RFC1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for
TCP/IP-based Internet.
• RFC1212 Concise MIB Definition
• RFC1213 Management Information Base for Network Management of
TCP/IP-based Internet: MIB-II

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• RFC1215 Convention for Defining Traps for use with SNMP

• RFC1280 IAB Official Protocol Standards
• RFC1340 Assigned Numbers

3.1 OS/400 SNMP Agent

The OS/400 SNMP agent support became a feature of base OS/400 with versions
V3R2 and V3R6. This support allows the AS/400 to be managed by a remote
host. For example:
• An RS/6000 running AIX and NetView for AIX
• A Personal Computer running NetView for OS/2

The OS/400 SNMP agent support allows configuration, performance and problem
management data to be available to SNMP managers. Typically, the SNMP
agent will keep statistics on the status of its network interfaces, incoming and
outgoing traffic, dropped datagrams and error messages generated. This
information will be requested by an SNMP manager. These units of managed
information that specifically describe an aspect of a system such as system
name, incoming traffic, hardware number, are MIB objects. A collection of
related MIB objects is defined as a MIB. The OS/400 SNMP agent supports the
following standard RFC MIBs, IBM enterprise MIBs and Experimental MIB (for
more information on the different types of MIBs refer to 2.9, “Understanding
MIBs” on page 14). For a complete list of the MIBs supported, see Chapter 9,
“OS/400 Supported MIBs” on page 147.

3.1.1 Standard RFC MIBs

The following standard MIBs were supported at OS/400 V3R2 and V3R6:
MIB-II (RFC1213) MIB-II describes those objects that are implemented by
managed nodes running the Internet suite of protocols.
The AS/400 implements 9 of the 10 MIB-II groups. The EGP (Exterior
Gateway Protocol) group is not supported by OS/400 SNMP - the
AS/400 does not provide Exterior Gateway Protocol support.
The following are examples of some of the MIB objects supported:
sysContact This MIB-II object belongs to the system group. It
provides the identification of the contact person for this
managed node; it can also contain information on how to
contact this person.
ipInReceives This MIB-II object belongs to the IP group. It provides
the total number of input datagrams received, including
those received in error.
tcpInSegs This MIB-II object belongs to the TCP group. It provides
the total number of segments received, including those
received in error.
Ethernet-like (RFC1398) The Ethernet-like interface MIB defines objects for
managing Ethernet-like object interface types. The Ethernet-like MIB
belongs to the transmission group of MIB-II.
The following are examples of some of the MIB objects supported:

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dot3StatsDeferredTransmissions This Ethernet-like MIB object belongs

to the dot3StatsTable group. It provides a count of frames
for which the first transmission attempt on a particular
interface was delayed because the medium was busy.
dot3StatsFrameTooLongs This Ethernet-like MIB object belongs to the
dot3StatsTable group. It provides a count of frames
received on a particular interface that exceeded the
maximun permitted size.
FDDI (RFC1285) The FDDI MIB defines objects for managing devices which
implement FDDI. The FDDI MIB belongs to the transmission group of
MIB-II.
The following are examples of some of the MIB objects supported:
snmpFddiSMTRemoteDisconnectFlag This FDDI MIB object belongs to
the snmpFddiSMT group. It indicates that the station was
remotely disconnected from the network.
snmpFddiPORTLemRejectCts This FDDI MIB object belongs to the
snmpFddiPORT group. It provides a count indicating the
times a link was rejected.
Frame Relay (RFC1315) This MIB defines frame relay objects for managing frame
relay. The frame relay MIB belongs to the transmission group of
MIB-II.
The following are examples of some of the MIB objects supported:
frDlcmiAddress This frame relay MIB object belongs to the
frDlcmiTable group. It indicates which address format is in
use on the frame relay interface.
frCircuitState This frame relay MIB object belongs to the
frCircuitTable group. It indicates whether a particular
virtual circuit is operational.
Token-ring (RFC1231) The IEEE 802.5 token-ring MIB defines managed objects
used for managing subnetworks which use the IEEE 802.5 token-ring
technology described in the 802.5 token-ring Access Method and
Physical Layer Specification, IEEE standard 802.5-1989. The token-ring
MIB belongs to the transmission group of MIB-II.
The following are examples of some of the MIB objects supported:
dot5RingStatus This token-ring MIB object belongs to the dot5Table
group. It provides the current interface status.
dot5RingOpenStatus This token-ring MIB object belongs to the
dot5Table group. It indicates the success, or the reason
for failure, of the station′s most recent attempt to enter the
ring.
Host (RFC1514) This MIB contains host related data such as what hardware and
software is installed. We look at this MIB in greater detail in
Chapter 10, “Host Resources MIB” on page 189.

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3.1.2 IBM Enterprise MIBs

The following IBM enterprise MIBs were supported at OS/400 V3R2 and V3R6:
APPN MIB The APPN Node Group provides global information about the APPN
node, which is either a network node or an end node.
The APPN Topology Group represents the entire APPN network
topology including network nodes, virtual nodes and all transmission
groups associated with these nodes.
The APPN Local Topology Group describes the local topology. This
MIB group defines the required objects for retrieval of information
about this node and the objects that represent the local topology
about end nodes. The APPN MIB was enhanced at OS/400 V3R6 to
include the management of APPC communications objects (lines and
controllers).
Client Management MIB The Client System Group provides global information
about the client connectivity and capabilities.
The Client Hardware Group provides information related to storage,
devices, file systems and printers.
The Client Software Group provides information related to installed
software and fixes.
A detailed description of this MIB is provided in Chapter 8, “OS/400
SNMP-Based Functions” on page 127.
NetView/6000 Subagent MIB One MIB object in this MIB is supported. The MIB
object is nv6saComputerSystemLoad belonging to the group
nv6saComputerSystem. The object provides the average percentage
of load (processor utilization) during the elapsed time. Each retrieval
of this value is calculated in the same manner as the value displayed
in the DSPSYSACT command when the restart function key is
pressed. Refer to 5.1.5, “The NetView for OS/2 Grapher Function” on
page 57 for an example of this MIB.
Remote Workstation MIB The Remote Workstation MIB provides information
about 5494 remote workstation controllers attached to the AS/400 and
workstations attached to these controllers.
A detailed description of this MIB is provided in 9.4.4, “AS/400
Remote Workstation MIB” on page 171.

3.1.3 Novell Enterprise MIBs

OS/400 V3R2 and V3R7 added support for Novell networking. As part of this
enhancement, support for the following MIBs was also added:
Internetwork Packet Exchange MIB
This MIB provides information about IPX environment on the AS/400.
Routing Information and Service Advertising Protocols MIB
This MIB provides information about routing and services supplied by
the IPX network.
Netware Link Services Protocol MIB
This MIB provides information about routing and services information
supplied via the IPX NLSP protocol.

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We will look in more detail at Novell MIBs in 9.5, “Novell Enterprise MIBs” on
page 178.

3.1.4 DPI 2.0

The DPI 2.0 MIB defines an extension to SNMP agents that permits end users to
dynamically add, delete, or replace management variables in the local MIB
without requiring recompilation of the SNMP agent.

3.1.5 SNMP Subagent MIB

The SNMP subagent MIB provides information about subagents to facilitate
management activities. The MIB is designed to handle multiple types of
subagents, including DPI subagents (see RFC1592), for which the DPI 2.0 API is
provided. All the SA MIB information is dynamic, for the duration of the SNMP
agent job. The SA MIB consists of six summary OIDs and two tables For more
details refer to 9.3, “SNMP Subagent MIB” on page 158.

3.1.6 Trap Support

A trap is an unsolicted message originated by an SNMP agent. In addition to
being able to generate a trap, OS/400 also has the ability to forward a received
trap to another SNMP manager. The OS/400 SNMP agent can generate the
following different types of traps:
coldStart
warmStart
linkDown
linkUp
authenticationFailure
enterpriseSpecific

Refer to A.3.2.5, “The Trap-PDU” on page 243 for a description of the different
traps.

For more detailed information on configuring and using the AS/400 trap support,
see Chapter 11, “AS/400 as a Trap Generator” on page 205.

3.2 OS/400 SNMP Manager

Full SNMP manager support is not currently implemented by the AS/400 but a
set of APIs is provided to help build an SNMP manager. An OS/400 SNMP
manager can be designed using both the SNMP manager APIs and the SNMP
trap support.

The SNMP manager APIs provide SNMP management applications the ability to
perform SNMP management functions (GET, GETNEXT, and SET) to local or
remote SNMP agents. Refer to 6.1, “SNMP Manager APIs Overview” on page 75
for more information on the manager APIs.

The trap manager receives traps, parses traps, and then enqueues the traps to
an internal queue. The OS/400 SNMP agent also has the ability to forward traps
to other managers. Trap forwarding is configurable using a CL command
interface. Refer to 6.2, “Trap Manager Overview” on page 78 for more
information on trap forwarding.

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3.3 OS/400 SNMP Subagent

OS/400 Version 3 Release 2 and Version 3 Release 6 added support for an SNMP
subagent API. Programs using the API must be written in the C language. The
SNMP agent Distributed Protocol Interface (DPI) permits users to dynamically
add, delete, or replace management variables in the local MIB without requiring
the recompilation of the SNMP agent. Refer to Chapter 7, “OS/400 SNMP
Subagent” on page 91 for more information on SNMP subagent.

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3.4 OS/400 SNMP General Overview

Figure 13 provides a general overview of the SNMP components and how they
reference MIBs.

Figure 13. SNMP Overview

The type of protocol used by SNMP to pass data between the SNMP manager
and the SNMP agent is a request/response protocol.

Step 1: The manager places a request for MIB object information.

Step 2: The agent gathers the information, requested by the manager, via the
MIB. If the request is for a MIB-II variable there is no need to pass the request
to the subagent and it continues with Step 6.

Step 3: If the request is for a variable contained in one of the registered

subagents, then the request is sent to the subagent.

Step 4: The subagent gathers the information, requested by the agent, via the
MIB.

Step 5: The subagent responds to the agent request with the information
gathered in step 4.

Step 6: The agent responds to the manager request with the information
gathered in step 2 or step 4.

Step 7: Traps are sent from the agent to the manager as unsolicited messages.
A trap sent from the agent to the manager could be an authentication failure.

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Chapter 4. Getting Started

This chapter is intended to help you configure SNMP on the AS/400. Once the
configuration has been completed, we can then use an SNMP manager, such as
NetView for OS/2, to verify the AS/400 SNMP agent.

The test environment used in the configuration examples is shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14. Our Lab Environment

4.1 TCP/IP Considerations

The SNMP protocol uses the functions provided by the lower layers of the TCP/IP
protocol suite. This book does not cover the configuration of these lower layers
and therefore assumes that a working TCP/IP connection is already in place
between the manager and agent.

A quick way to verify the TCP/IP connection between the two systems is to use
the TCP/IP PING command.

4.2 Verifying a TCP/IP Connection

PING is a TCP/IP application that sends data to a specific internet address and
waits for a response. It then displays status information that indicates whether
the connection was successful (response received) or unsuccessful (no response
received).

To verify the connection between your AS/400 and the remote system (in this
case a PC running NetView for OS/2 and TCP/IP) you will need to obtain the
internet address of that remote system and follow the example below.

Go to an AS/400 command line and type the following:

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PING

Press F4 and enter the internet address of the remote system as shown in
Figure 15.

Verify TCP/IP Connection (PING)


Type choices, press Enter.

Remote system . . . . . . . . . 9.24.104.186

Bottom

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel

F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
 
Figure 15. Verifying the Connection to the Manager

Press Enter and wait until the verification completes.

On the command line enter the following command:

DSPJOBLOG

Press F10 to display the detailed messages.

A successful connection will produce a joblog like the one shown in Figure 16 on
page 33.

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Display All Messages


System: RALYAS4A
Job . . : WTR05179E User . . : LEE Number . . . : 021311

3 > PING RMTSYS(′9.24.104.186′)

Verifying connection to host system 9.24.104.186.
Connection verification 1 took .100 seconds. 1 successful connection
verifications.
Connection verification 2 took .019 seconds. 2 successful connection
verifications.
Connection verification 3 took .019 seconds. 3 successful connection
verifications.
Connection verification 4 took .019 seconds. 4 successful connection
verifications.
Connection verification 5 took .023 seconds. 5 successful connection
verifications.
Round-trip (in milliseconds) min/avg/max = 19/36/100
Connection verification statistics: 5 of 5 successful (100 %).

Press Enter to continue. More.......

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom

 
Figure 16. A Joblog of a Successful Connection Verification

An unsuccessful connection will produce a joblog like the one shown in

Figure 17.

Display All Messages


System: RALYAS4A
Job . . : WTR05179E User . . : LEE Number . . . : 021313

Job 021313/LEE/WTR05179E started on 07/05/95 at 10:21:28 in subsystem

QINTER in QSYS. Job entered system on 07/05/95 at 10:21:28.
> /* */
3 > PING RMTSYS(′9.24.104.222′)
Verifying connection to host system 9.24.104.222.
No response from host within 10 seconds for connection verification 1
No response from host within 10 seconds for connection verification 2
No response from host within 10 seconds for connection verification 3
No response from host within 10 seconds for connection verification 4
No response from host within 10 seconds for connection verification 5
Connection verification statistics: 0 of 5 successful (0 %).

Press Enter to continue.

More....
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom
 
Figure 17. A Joblog of an Unsuccessful Connection Verification

If the connection was verified successfully then you should proceed with the
SNMP configuration.

If the connection was not successfully verified then you may have a hardware or,
more likely, a configuration problem which your network administrator should fix
before you proceed with the SNMP configuration.

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4.3 Configuring the AS/400 SNMP Agent

In the following steps we configure the AS/400 SNMP agent.

To configure the AS/400 SNMP agent, enter the following command:

CFGTCPSNMP

You are presented with the following panel.

Configure TCP/IP SNMP


System: RALYAS4A
Select one of the following:

1. Change SNMP attributes

2. Work with communities for SNMP

Selection or command
===> 1

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel

 
Figure 18. Configure TCP/IP SNMP

4.3.1 Configuring SNMP Attributes

Take option 1 to change SNMP attributes.

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Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)


Type choices, press Enter.

System contact . . . . . . . . . ′ Lee Hargreaves. Raleigh ITSO. Tele# 0123 45

6 7890 (daytime). Pager# 098 765 4321 (outside working hours). Alternate contact
s - Francisco Infante & Maria Hermelo.′

System location . . . . . . . . ′ International Technical Support Org. Ralei

gh Center 4912 Green Road Raleigh, NC 27604′

Send authentication traps . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

Automatic start . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO
Object access . . . . . . . . . *NONE *SAME, *READ, *WRITE, *NONE
Log set requests . . . . . . . . *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log traps . . . . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

More....

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display

F24=More keys

Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)


Type choices, press Enter.

Trap managers:
Manager internet address . . . ′9.24.104.186′
Community name . . . . . . . . ′ REDBOOK′

Translate community name . . . *YES *YES, *NO

+ for more values

Bottom

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display

F24=More keys
 
Figure 19. Change SNMP Attributes

The parameters on this screen determine the facilities and behavior of the
AS/400 SNMP agent.
System contact This field should contain the name and contact information of the
person responsible for the operation of this AS/400. The data entered
here can be retrieved by a managing system by viewing the
sysContact MIB object of MIB-II. If you choose to enter *CNTINF in
this field, the managing system will then retrieve the data entered in
the service contact information. You can view this information by
entering the following command:
WRKCNTINF

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System location This field should contain the physical location of the AS/400.
The data entered here can be retrieved by an SNMP manager by
viewing the sysLocation MIB object of MIB-II.
Send authentication traps This field enables the AS/400 to report, without any
request from a manager, any authentication failures to the manager.
That is any incoming request from a manager not belonging to a
community that is recognized by the AS/400 SNMP agent is reported.
Note
We suggest you use *YES as it provides a degree of security
auditing.

Automatic start This field determines whether the SNMP agent is started when
TCP/IP is started. If it is not, you must then run the following
command:
STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SNMP)
Object access This field allows you to decide whether SNMP managers that are
part of a recognized community have read only, read and write or no
access rights (*READ, *WRITE or *NONE) to MIB objects on this
system. The value entered here can be either used by, or overridden
by, the same parameter in the community attributes.
Note
The default value in the community attributes is *SNMPATR which
picks up the value you specify here. For security reasons it may
be advisable to specify *NONE in the SNMP attributes and use the
community attributes to grant specific object access rights.

Log set requests See Log trap requests.

Log get requests See Log trap requests.
Log traps The Log set requests, Log get requests and Log traps parameters
specify whether these three activities are logged in a system journal,
QUSRSYS/QSNMP. We look at this journal in more detail in
Chapter 12, “Journal for SNMP Logging” on page 211.
Trap managers The Trap managers parameter specifies which SNMP managers
will receive the traps generated by this system. You may need to ask
your network administrator for the internet address and community
name of the system to which traps are to be sent. Note that we have
entered the internet address of the NetView for OS/2 system with a
community name of redbook. You can specify multiple managers in
this field.
Translate community name This field is set to *YES if the community name
should be translated into ASCII characters before it is placed into the
trap. Specify *YES if all the characters can be translated into ASCII.
This would be appropriate if you were sending a trap to an ASCII
based system.

After you have entered your desired values, press Enter to return to the
Configure TCP/IP SNMP screen shown in Figure 20 on page 37.

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4.3.2 Configuring SNMP Communities

A community describes a number of SNMP systems grouped by a community
name. It comprises a list of SNMP managers and object access specifications.
The community is used by an agent to determine which SNMP manager′ s
requests should be honored by the AS/400 and what object access rights those
managers have.

In this example we first verify the configuration of the community name public
and then we configure a private community to which we grant higher object
access capabilities.

The community name public is system supplied by default and allows any
manager, in the public community, READ access rights to MIB objects on your
system.

Configure TCP/IP SNMP


System: RALYAS4A
Select one of the following:

1. Change SNMP attributes

2. Work with communities for SNMP

Selection or command
===> 2

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel

 
Figure 20. Option 2 to Work with Communities

From the Configure TCP/IP SNMP screen, take option 2 to work with
communities for SNMP.

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Work with Communities for SNMP


System: RALYAS4A
Type options, press Enter.
1=Add 2=Change 4=Remove 5=Display

Option Community Name

5 public

Bottom

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Print list F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom

 
Figure 21. Changing the Public Community

Take option 5 (Display) against the community public .

Display Community for SNMP


System: RALYAS4A
Community name . . . . . . . . . . . . . : public

Translate community name . . . . . . . . : *YES

Object access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *READ
Log set requests . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO

Manager Manager Manager

Internet Internet Internet
Address Address Address
*ANY

Bottom
Press Enter to continue.

F3=Exit F12=Cancel
 
Figure 22. Display Community for SNMP

Using the object access parameter you can specify what rights SNMP managers
using this community name have to the MIB objects on your system. We have
left the community name public with the default *READ access by any (*ANY)
SNMP manager.

Next we create our own private community.

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Work with Communities for SNMP


System: RALYAS4A
Type options, press Enter.
1=Add 2=Change 4=Remove 5=Display

Option Community Name

1 REDBOOK
public

Bottom

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Print list F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom

Community changed.
 
Figure 23. Work with Communities for SNMP. Creating your o w n community.

Take option 1 and enter your community name.

Add Community for SNMP (ADDCOMSNMP)


Type choices, press Enter.

Community name . . . . . . . . . > ′ REDBOOK′

Translate community name . . . . *YES *YES, *NO

Manager internet address . . . . 9.24.104.186
+ for more values
Object access . . . . . . . . . *write *SNMPATR, *READ, *WRITE
Log set requests . . . . . . . . *yes *SNMPATR, *YES, *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . *yes *SNMPATR, *YES, *NO

Bottom

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display

F24=More keys
 
Figure 24. Add Community for SNMP

The parameters on this screen determine which SNMP managers, when using
the community name redbook , can gain access to this system′s MIB objects and
what access rights they have to them.

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Community name The community name parameter is used by the agent to

determine whether it should honor a request from a manager. In
some ways it is like a password, used by the manager, to gain access
to the agent.
Translate community name The translate community name parameter specifies
whether or not to translate the community name into ASCII characters
before it is compared to the community name imbedded in a request
from a manager.
Manager internet address The manager internet address parameter identifies, by
internet address, those managers that are part of this community.
You may need to consult the network administrator of the SNMP
manager to obtain this address. Note that we have entered the
internet address of the NetView for OS/2 system.
Object access The object access parameter specifies, for all the managers listed
in this community, whether they have read only, read and write or no
access rights (*READ, WRITE or *NONE) to MIB objects on this
system. Note that we have specified *write access. This will allow
the NetView for OS/2 system to perform set functions when this
community name is specified in the request. Choosing a value of
*SNMPATR will pick up the value specified in the SNMP attributes
which you previously configured.

Note

By using several communities, with varying object access rights, it is

possible to grant different managers higher or lower object access rights by
assigning them to a different community.

The log set requests and log get requests parameters tell the AS/400 whether to
log these requests from a manager in a system supplied journal QSNMP in
QUSRSYS. We examine this journal more closely in Chapter 12, “Journal for
SNMP Logging” on page 211.

Press Enter to complete the agent configuration.

4.3.3 Starting the AS/400 SNMP Agent

The AS/400 SNMP agent can be started either by default when TCP/IP is started
or via a Start TCP/IP Server command. To start the SNMP agent by default
when TCP/IP is started, automatic start must be set to *YES in the SNMP
Attributes. To start the SNMP agent via a command, enter the following:
STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SNMP)

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Chapter 5. NetView for OS/2

In this chapter we look at some of the options available within NetView for OS/2
and how to use them to retrieve information from an SNMP agent (in this case
an AS/400).

5.1 Using NetView for OS/2 as an SNMP Manager

Three SNMP managers are available from IBM:
• NetView for OS/2
• NetView for AIX
• NetView for Windows

We chose NetView for OS/2 as our SNMP manager in the following examples.
We don′t, however, give a detailed description of NetView for OS/2. We only
give a high level view to introduce you to the functions provided by a typical
SNMP manager.

5.1.1 The NetView for OS/2 Desktop

We make the assumption that NetView for OS/2 is already installed and
configured to use TCP/IP as its management protocol.

From the OS/2 Desktop, open the IBM NetView for OS/2 folder by double-clicking
on the icon.

Figure 25. OS/2 Desktop

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Figure 26. NetView for OS/2 Folder

In this book we will only explore the functions behind a few of these icons.
However, below is a summary of the functions that lie behind all these icons.
Developers Toolkit The developer′s toolkit is a collection of application program
interfaces (APIs) that allow the development of management
programs. It includes sample programs and files that can be used by
a developer to create programs for the management desk.
Introduction to NetView for OS/2 The Introduction to NetView for OS/2 folder
provides brief summary of the product and its functions.
NetView for OS/2 Online Books The online books folder, as the title suggests,
provides online documentation about NetView for OS/2. The
documentation includes NetView for OS/2 Installation and Admin
Guide, NetView for OS/2 User Guide, and NetView for OS/2 Agent
Guide.
Readme The Readme file contains tips about such topics as installation and
troubleshooting.
Installation Utility The installation utility is used to: add additional components,
update existing components, reload files or icons that were lost or
remove NetView for OS/2.
Start Host Connection The Host Connection application allows host NetView
(where host NetView refers to NetView for MVS, VM and VSE) to
receive traps from systems managed by NetView for OS/2.
Communications Manager/2 acts as a bridge between NetView for
OS/2 and host NetView.
OS/2 Agent Configuration The OS/2 agent configuration allows you to configure
the system as an SNMP agent. MIB variables such as sysLocation
and sysDesc can be entered here for subsequent retrieval by an
SNMP manager.

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Management Desk The management desk can be used by a system

administrator to visually monitor and manage SNMP agents. We will
cover some of the functions of the management desk in more detail
later.
MIB Browser The MIB browser can be used to retrieve the values of MIB objects
on an SNMP agent quickly and easily. It can display the retrieved
value as text or in graphical form. We will be using the MIB browser
extensively later in this chapter.
Data Collector The data collector allows you to create your own collection
configurations. It can be used to collect specific MIB variables from a
variety of systems at predetermined intervals.
Event Displayer The event displayer is used to monitor SNMP traps that are
stored in the trap log file. It can display all traps or a subset of traps
based on user-defined trap filtering.
Application Builder The application builder allows you to create and customize a
MIB application which retrieves specific MIB variables when the
application is run. The application you create is stored in the MIB
Applications folder. Using this feature, it is possible to build
applications that can be run when there is a system problem. For
example, you could build an application that constantly retrieved the
system CPU usage value. Then, at times of poor performance, run
the application and display the output graphically. This may tell you if
the performance problem is CPU related.
Register Application Register application is used to add the MIB applications you
have built to the pull-down menu of system objects on the
management desk.
Event Automation Event automation allows you to invoke an action such as
sending a message to the screen when a specific type of trap is
received.
IBM NetView for OS/2 Manager Startup This icon is put into the Startup folder at
installation time and is used to start the NetView for OS/2 Process
Manager. The process manager handles the requests to start specific
management programs. NetView for OS/2 can also be started by the
command SVSTART. We will be using an example of this command
later in the chapter.
IBM NetView for OS/2 Manager Shutdown This icon allows you to stop the IBM
NetView for OS/2 Manager processes. The processes can also be
stopped via the SVSTOP OS/2 command. We will be using an
example of this command later in the chapter.
IBM NetView for OS/2 Agent Startup This icon is also put into the Startup folder
at installation time. If your system is configured for agent support
only, then only this icon will be present.
Agents startup and shutdown This icon provides the possibility to start or to stop
agents processes manually. These processes are: Communication
Manager/2 agent, LAN requester agent, SNMP daemon and system
information agent.
System Policy Tools The system policy tools made available via this icon are:
System policy configuration, Event log viewer and Transfer database
viewer.

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5.1.2 The Discovery Process

NetView for OS/2 discovery is the process by which NetView for OS/2 locates
systems in the network. To do this, it monitors the line for IP traffic. Once a
system has been discovered, it is polled on a regular basis to check whether the
connection still exists.

Note

We found that to be certain of a system being discovered, it was best to PING

it several times from an OS/2 window. It is possible, however, using Seed
files and Mask files, to customize the discovery process. We created Seed
and Mask files to ensure NetView for OS/2 attempted to discover three
systems in our network and no more. Refer to Appendix E, “Customizing the
NetView for OS/2 Discovery Process” on page 293 for an example of how to
use Seed files and Mask files.

Before you can retrieve information from an agent, NetView for OS/2 must first
have ″discovered″ it. Discovered systems are stored in the All Systems folder
which we will come to later.

The discovery process starts by default when NetView for OS/2 is started. To
see which processes are started, go to an OS/2 window and enter the following
command:

SVSTATUS

If the NetView for OS/2 startup icons are not in the startup folder, then you may
receive the following message:

NetView for OS/2 Process Manager not running

If they were in the startup folder, you will be presented with a screen showing a
list of processes and their current status.

Note

We suggest you consider dragging the two startup icons from the startup
folder and dropping them in the NetView for OS/2 Icon View main folder.
This allows you to control the startup procedure manually.

In this book we will be concentrating on systems using SNMP over TCP/IP and,
therefore, only need to discover systems using TCP/IP; although, it is possible
for NetView for OS/2 to discover systems using IPX and NetBIOS protocols also.

The three processes that NetView for OS/2 uses for discovery are as follows:
tcpipdiscovery This process will discover systems in the network that are using
the TCP/IP protocol. This is the process that we shall be using.
netbiosdiscovery This process will discover systems in the network that are
using the NetBIOS protocol.
netwdiscovery This process will discover systems in the network that are using
the IPX or NetWare protocol.

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To start the discovery process, you will first need to start the Process Manager if
you have removed the icons from the startup folder. Go to the IBM NetView for
OS/2 icon view folder and double-click on the IBM NetView for OS/2 Startup icon.

The SVSTATUS command can be used to show the status of NetView for OS/2.

Figure 27. SVSTATUS Command using the ″ M o r e ″ Extension

The more extension allows you to scroll through the process status screens. See
Figure 28 for an example screen.

Figure 28. SVSTATUS Command Showing TCPIPDISCOVERY Process Running

Any of the processes can be stopped by entering the following command:

SVSTOP <process name>

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See Figure 29 on page 46 for an example.

Figure 29. SVSTOP Command for Process TCPIPDISCOVERY

Because there may be, potentially, hundreds of TCP/IP systems that could be
discovered by NetView for OS/2 and take up disk space on the PC, it may be
desirable to limit the discovery of systems to ones that are relevant to your
management domain. Seed files and Masks can be used for this purpose.
Alternatively, you could simply stop the discovery process once all the systems
you want to manage have been discovered (see Figure 29).

5.1.3 Using NetView for OS/2 to Retrieve Data

Now that we know something about the discovery process and the functions
provided by NetView for OS/2, let′s use some of them to access information on
the AS/400 using the management functions of NetView for OS/2 and the agent
functions of the AS/400.

Double-click on the Management Desk from the NetView for OS/2 icon view
folder.

You should now see the NetView for OS/2 Product Information screen as shown
in Figure 30 on page 47. Click on the OK button.

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Figure 30. NetView for OS/2 Product Information

Wait while the Management Desk application loads.

Figure 31. Management Desk Application Loading.....Wait

You should now see the Management Desk icon view as shown in Figure 32 on
page 48.

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Figure 32. Management Desk Icon View

Double-click on the Management Collections icon. You should now see the
Management Collections folder as shown in Figure 33.

Figure 33. Management Collections icon view

At the Management Collections icon view double-click on the All Systems icon.
You should now see the All System folder as shown in Figure 34 on page 49.

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Figure 34. Three Systems Discovered

Once NetView for OS/2 has discovered the agent system, you can use the MIB
Browser to retrieve information from it. In Figure 34 you can see that three
systems were discovered: RALYAS4A, RALYAS4B and the PC running NetView
for OS/2 (AS4PS2A).

In the following examples we used RALYAS4B because RALYAS4A was being

IPLd and was therefore offline (indicated by the small symbol at the bottom right
of the AS/400 icon).

Note

The AS/400 icons shown in Figure 34 were hand drawn using the icon editor.
Because the icon becomes associated with the system name, it is possible to
create an individual icon for each individual system. This makes it much
easier to identify the systems on the discovery screen. To use the icon
editor, click on the icon with the right mouse button and open settings. If you
then click on the General page of the settings view you will see the option to
edit the icon.

Figure 35 on page 50 and Figure 36 on page 50 show the AS/400 icon for
RALYAS4A when it is not communicating with the manager and then when
communications have been resumed, that is when the IPL has completed. Once
the discovery process has discovered a system, the manager keeps polling it at
regular intervals to verify that it is still communicating.

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Figure 35. Communications Lost with RALYAS4A

Figure 36. Communications Resumed with RALYAS4A

5.1.4 Using the MIB Browser

A MIB Browser is used to request MIB data from a managed system.

Go to the NetView for OS/2 folder and double-click on the MIB Browser icon.
You should be presented with the MIB Browser control panel as shown in
Figure 37 on page 51.

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Alternatively you can access the MIB Browser for a specific system, from the All
Systems folder shown in Figure 34 on page 49. Select the system by clicking
once on its icon, using the right mouse button, then click on Application action.
This should present you with a list of applications that can be started. Select
MIB Browser.

Figure 37. MIB Browser Control Panel

The MIB browser allows us to explore the MIB tree (see Figure 9 on page 17) by
selecting a MIB object and using the Plus and Minus symbols. In the example
that follows we will retrieve the value sysContact from system RALYAS4A.

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Figure 38. Entering the Address and Community of the Agent

Enter the IP address of the agent. In this case the address of RALYAS4A is
9.24.104.56.

Enter the community name that the AS/400 agent is a member of. In this case
we have *READ authority to the public community on the AS/400. See Figure 22
on page 38.

Click on the mgmt object to expand the view of the mgmt subtree. See
Figure 39 on page 53.

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Figure 39. The MIB-2 Object

Now click on the mib-2 object to expand the view of the mib-2 subtree. See
Figure 40 on page 54.

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Figure 40. MIB-2 Groups

Click on the system object. Now you will see the ″leaf″ objects within the system
group such as sysDesc and sysContact . See Figure 41 on page 55.

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Figure 41. Using the Describe Feature

In this example we have selected the sysContact MIB object by clicking on it

once. Click once on the right mouse button; you should be presented with a
submenu. Before retrieving the MIB information, select Describe from the
submenu. This will present a panel with a description of the sysContact variable,
as well as the route you took down the MIB tree to get to this variable. See
Figure 42. Alternatively You can double click over the system contact.

Figure 42. A Description of the Variable

Click on the Close button.

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Return to the MIB browser panel; now select Start query from the submenu.
This will send a request for sysContact information to the system whose IP
address you entered earlier. If all has been configured correctly, you should
receive the value stored in the system contact parameter in the SNMP attributes
of the AS/400. See Figure 43 for the results and for the submenu displayed.

Figure 43. sysContact Variable Retrieved

In Figure 43 you can see the sysContact value returned. In Figure 44 on

page 57 you can see the same value as configured in the AS/400′s SNMP
attributes.

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Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)


Type choices, press Enter.

System contact . . . . . . . . . ′ Mick Lugton-advisor′

System location . . . . . . . . ′ Raleigh ITSO - North Carolina′

Send authentication traps . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

Automatic start . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO
Object access . . . . . . . . . *READ *SAME, *READ, *WRITE,
Log set requests . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log traps . . . . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

 
Figure 44. AS/400 SNMP Attributes

5.1.5 The NetView for OS/2 Grapher Function

Now you have retrieved a static value, the next example will show you how to
retrieve a dynamic value then display it graphically. For this you will need to go
into a different MIB.

Click on the Up tree button until you come to the panel showing the four MIB
objects: directory, mgmt, experimental and private as shown in Figure 37 on
page 51.

From here you will need to click on a sequence of MIB objects to take you down
another branch of the MIB tree.

Click on the following from the MIB Browser in this sequence:

1. private
2. enterprise
3. ibm
4. ibmProd
5. netView6000SubAgent
6. nv6saComputerSystem

Now you should see the variable nv6saComputerSystemLoad .

Click on the Start query button to receive the value at that instant. The value
returned should be divided by 100 to give a true percentage. For example, a
value of 0 : 3850 would equate to 38.5% CPU.

Now, click on the Graph button and you should see a screen like the one in
Figure 45 on page 58.

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Figure 45. Graphical Representation of System Load

By using the View pull-down on this screen it is possible to change various

characteristics of the graph function such as the time interval between samples
and the time period shown by the x-axis.

In the example shown in Figure 46 on page 59, the graph function has been
sampling the system load of RALYAS4B for about 5 minutes.

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Figure 46. RALYAS4B CPU Load over a Five Minute Period

The time interval between samples in Figure 46 was set to one second and
therefore shows even brief fluctuations in CPU load. It can be seen that the
average CPU load over this five minute period is around 25 percent.

In the next example, shown in Figure 47 on page 60, the sample period starts at
8:09:42pm on the 13th of July and runs throughout the night and following
morning.

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Figure 47. Processor Load for a Longer Period

It is clear that the processor load is very low for most of the night with the
exception of a spike shortly after 11:09:42pm. Because the time interval between
samples was set to one minute, any deviation in processor load may indicate a
significant period of activity. Using the Time interval setting from the View
pulldown, it is possible to examine instances like this more closely. In Figure 48
on page 61, we set the display width to ten minutes and then looked at the time
period of the spike.

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Figure 48. Using Some of the Grapher Options to Zoom-in

Now it is apparent that the processor load was running at around fifty percent
between 12:03:02am and 12:05:00am. After checking the system history log,
QHST, on the AS/400 we discovered that the system cleanup task was running
during this time. Figure 47 on page 60 shows that the processor load remained
relatively low until around 08:00:00am when users started signing on to the
AS/400.

5.1.6 Using NetView for OS/2 to Set Information

As discussed in previous chapters, it is possible to set a value in a MIB variable
as well as retrieve the data it contains. The next example explains how to set
the variables in the MIB-2 group system.

Using the procedures shown in Figure 38 on page 52 through Figure 43 on

page 56 retrieve the sysContact variable again. Click on the retrieved MIB
value. See Figure 49 on page 62.

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Figure 49. Selecting the M I B Variable to Set

Now the Set button should have become available. Type the new value in the
SNMP set value field and click on the Set button. See Figure 50 on page 63.

Note

Notice that we are using the community name redbook . This community
allows us *WRITE authority. If you are not using a community that allows you
*WRITE authority then you will get a failure. See Figure 24 on page 39 for
RALYAS4A redbook community configuration.

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Figure 50. SETting the New Value

See Figure 44 on page 57 for the value of the sysContact variable before it is
changed.

You should receive the Set value successful message as shown in Figure 51.

Figure 51. SET Completed Successfully

Now click on the Start query button once more to display the new MIB value.
See Figure 52 on page 64.

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Figure 52. Retrieving the New Value

Figure 53 shows the resultant AS/400 SNMP attributes screen.

Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)


Type choices, press Enter.

System contact . . . . . . . . . ′ Mick Lugton - new text′

System location . . . . . . . . ′ Raleigh ITSO - North Carolina′

Send authentication traps . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

Automatic start . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO
Object access . . . . . . . . . *READ *SAME, *READ, *WRITE,
Log set requests . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log traps . . . . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

 
Figure 53. AS/400 SNMP Attributes Showing Changed sysContact Variable

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5.1.7 Managing Multiple AS/400s

You have now seen how to view and set information on the AS/400, we will now
look at how to use NetView for OS/2 to monitor multiple AS/400s and trigger an
event when a certain condition arises.

Go to the IBM NetView for OS/2 icon view folder and double-click on the Data
Collector icon. You will see the Data Collector screen as shown in Figure 54.

Figure 54. The Data Collector Screen

The only active button at this stage should be the Add(1) button. Click on this
button so that we can add the MIB variable that we will collect data from.

We are going to monitor the CPU load of RALYAS4A and RALYAS4B using the
MIB variable nv6saComputerSystemLoad . To get to this variable you need to
move down the MIB tree.

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Figure 55. Selecting the M I B Variable to Monitor

Click on private.

Continue this process by clicking on the following objects until you arrive at the
nv6saComputerSystemLoad object as shown in Figure 56.
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmProd →
netView6000SubAgent→
nv6saComputerSystem

Figure 56. Specifying the File and M I B Instance

Specify the name of a file you would like the data collected to be stored in; we
chose the name redbook but you should consider choosing a more meaningful
name to make it easier to identify a file when you have multiple files.

Specify the MIB instance of the MIB variable. See 2.9.2.1, “Identification of
Object Instances” on page 18 for a description of MIB object instances. Some
MIB objects have several instances. Either type in the specific instance of the

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object or use the wildcard character (*) to select all instances of the object. In
this case there is only one instance, so we entered 0. Click on OK.

You will now see the Add Summary screen (see Figure 57).

Figure 57. Adding a System to be Monitored

This is where we will add the address of the system from which we want to
collect data. We can also specify whether to store the data or not and determine
what to do if the value of the data exceeds certain thresholds we set on the
screen.

Type the IP address of one of the systems to be monitored. In this case

9.24.104.57 (RALYAS4B).

Set the value of Collection mode to Store, check thresholds.

Set the polling interval. We chose 10 seconds.

Enter a user-defined trap number. This trap will be sent to your trap manager
when the threshold conditions are met. We used trap number 1027.

Set the threshold to a value at which you would like a trap sent. We set it to
1500; this equates to 15% CPU load. So when the sampled value of this variable
exceeds 1500, a trap will be sent to the trap manager with a trap number of 1027.

The Rearm value is used to reset the threshold trap and to signal, via another
trap, when the sampled value of this MIB variable has gone below the Rearm
value. We set it to 500 which equates to 5% CPU load. In our example a trap
will be sent when CPU load exceeds 15% and another trap will be sent when the
value drops below 5%. Subsequent threshold traps will not be sent until the
rearm trap has been generated. Using these two values it is possible to call an
OS/2 program or routine when either the threshold or rearm value has been
reached.

Now click on OK. You should now see the Data Collector screen (Figure 58 on
page 68) with your collection file and summary added. Using the Add(2) button

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we will add another system to be monitored. In this example it is RALYAS4A at

IP address 9.24.104.56.

Figure 58. RALYAS4B Added

Repeat the procedure you just completed for the second system and click on the
OK button when you have finished. You should now see both systems in the
collection summary panel as in Figure 59 on page 69.

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Figure 59. Two Systems Added

Now click on the Resume button to commence collection of data then click on the
Apply button to set the values you have chosen. After the first collection interval
has elapsed, the Show data button should be revealed. See Figure 60 on
page 70.

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Figure 60. Commencing Data Collection

Click on the Show data button to view the data that has been collected since
collection was resumed.

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Figure 61. Collected Data

Note

The data collected is stored in a file in directory COLLECT. This directory is

in the NetView for OS/2 path. In our case this is D:\anv2\collect (see
Figure 62 on page 72).

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Figure 62. Collection Data Log File - Redbook

To display the data graphically, Click on the Graph button (see Figure 61 on
page 71) to display the data collected so far (as shown in Figure 63).

Figure 63. Graphical Display of Both Systems ′ CPU Load

Unlike the MIB Browser′s graph function, this graph is not automatically updated
at each polling interval. It just plots the data already logged.

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We can now see quite easily how the two systems are performing. We can see
the CPU load for RALYAS4A at IP address 9.24.104.56 briefly exceeded 15% at
10:28:59am and 10:32:29am. This should have generated our user-defined trap.

Because the NetView for OS/2 system is set up to send any traps to itself we can
view the traps by clicking on the Event Displayer icon from the IBM NetView for
OS2 folder.

If we specify a time range that includes a period of high CPU on the Events
Display panel and click on the Display button, we see the All Events screen as
shown in Figure 64.

Figure 64. Displaying the Traps

You can see that two traps were generated; trap 1027 was generated when the
CPU exceeded the value we set in Figure 57 on page 67 (15%), and trap 1028
was generated when it dropped below the rearm value (5%).

Using NetView for OS/2 to manage your AS/400s, it is possible to display pop-up
messages when a specific trap is received or even dial someone′s message
pager and leave a textual message reporting the trap. This is done through the
Event Handler function of NetView for OS/2.

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Chapter 6. OS/400 SNMP Manager

This chapter describes how the SNMP manager is enabled for OS/400.

The OS/400 SNMP manager provides a rudimentary base for SNMP management
applications. The OS/400 SNMP manager consists of the following functions:
• SNMP manager application program interface (API)
• Trap manager

For more OS/400 SNMP Manager information refer to the System API Reference
book .

6.1 SNMP Manager APIs Overview

SNMP managing applications typically use APIs to establish communication with
local or remote SNMP agents and then call other APIs to retrieve or modify MIB
objects managed by those agents. The OS/400 SNMP manager APIs accomplish
both of these tasks within the same API. Three manager APIs are provided to
perform the SNMP GET, GETNEXT and SET operations. The communication
mechanism between the manager APIs and the agents uses sockets. Therefore,
both systems need to support sockets. SNMP uses the UDP protocol, therefore
the manager APIs also use the UDP protocol. UDP is an unreliable protocol, the
application builder must allow for this in the application design.

In general, all three APIs are blocked. That is, when the application calls these
APIs, the API constructs a proper SNMP message (see Appendix A, “Additional
Information on SNMP” on page 235 for more information on SNMP message
layout), delivers it to the proper SNMP agent, waits, decodes the response from
the agent, and delivers the information to the application. No processing occurs
in the application until the API delivers this information or times out. See
Figure 65 on page 76.

For additional information, see the Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP) Manager APIs section of the OS/400 System API Reference: UNIX Type
APIs book (SC41-3875 for V3R2 or SC41-4875 for V3R6).

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Figure 65. Manager API Overview

6.1.1 SNMP Manager API Functions

The OS/400 SNMP support provides the following three manager APIs:
snmpGet() This API is used by an SNMP managing application to get (retrieve)
the value of one or more MIB objects from an SNMP agent or
subagent on a local or remote system.
snmpGetnext() This API is used by an SNMP managing application to get
(retrieve) the value of one or more MIB objects from an SNMP agent
or subagent on a local or remote system. The snmpGetnext() function
gets the value of the next available variable following the specified
variable.
snmpSet() This API is used by an SNMP managing application to set (modify) the
value of one or more MIB objects in an SNMP agent or subagent on a
local or remote system.

For program development, the QSYSINC library must also be installed.

QSYSINC library is installed via the Openness Includes OS/400 install option
(option 13).

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6.1.2 SNMP Manager Example

The following is an example of an API manager implementation.

This simple SNMP manager program does a ″MIB walk″ on an SNMP agent by
doing repeated GETNEXT operations.
/* Necessary include files */
#include <QTOMEAPI.H>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <milib.h>
#include <miproces.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

_MI_Time time_to_wait;
int hours = 0,
minutes = 0,
seconds = 5,
hundreths = 0;

short wait_option = _WAIT_NORMAL;

snmppdu MGRpdu;
snmppdu *MGRpdu_p = &MGRpdu;
char MGRcommunity[6] = {0x70,0x75,0x62,0x6C,0x69,0x63}; /* public */
int rc;
char value[4000];
char oid[100]=″1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3″; /* OID to begin at */
char loopback[10]=″127.0.0.1″; /* loopback address */
char *addr_p = &loopback[0];

/* varbind */
varBind MGRvarbind;

void printValue(varBind *vb_p);

/* Main code starts here */

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
if (argc > 1) { /* If more than one argument is given */
/* Override default # of seconds to wait between requests */
seconds = atoi(argv[1]);
}
if (argc > 2) { /* If more than two arguments are given */
/* Override default IP address */
addr_p = argv[2];
}
mitime(&time_to_wait, hours, minutes, seconds, hundreths);

/* loop forever */
do {
/* Init varbind */
MGRvarbind.next = 0; /* ptr to next varbind */
MGRvarbind.oid = &oid[0]; /* OID */
MGRvarbind.asn_type = 0;
MGRvarbind.val_len = 4000;
MGRvarbind.val.str_val = 0;

/* Create PDU */

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MGRpdu.varbind = &MGRvarbind;
MGRvarbind.val.str_val=&value[0];

/* MIB walk loop */

do {
/* GETNEXT */
MGRvarbind.val_len=4000;
rc = snmpGetnext(
MGRpdu_p,
addr_p, /* agent IP address or host name */
30, /* time out in seconds */
&MGRcommunity[0],
6); /* community name length */
if (rc == 0) { printValue(MGRpdu.varbind); }
else { printf(″rc=%d\n″ , rc); } /* print the return code */
waittime(&time_to_wait, wait_option);
} while (rc == 0);

} while (1); /* forever */

void printValue(varBind *vb_p) {

printf(″%s: ″ , vb_p->oid);
switch (vb_p->asn_type) {
case (API_ASN_OCTET_STRING):
case (API_ASN_OBJECT_IDENTIFIER):
*((vb_p->val.str_val)+vb_p->val_len)=0;
/* convert ASCII to EBCDIC */
/* printf(″%s″ , *(vb_p->val.str_val)); */
break;
default:
printf(″%d″ , *(vb_p->val.int_val));
break;
}
printf(″\n″ ) ;
}

6.2 Trap Manager Overview

The OS/400 SNMP trap support provides the user the capability of monitoring for
unsolicited SNMP trap messages. These trap messages may contain helpful
information for managing a network.

The OS/400 SNMP manager has the following two trap functions:
• Forward a received trap to other SNMP managers
• Deliver a received trap to a data queue

Figure 66 on page 79 provides an overview of the AS/400 SNMP trap manager

functions.

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Figure 66. Trap Manager Overview

The trap manager receives, parses and then enqueues traps received to an
internal data queue. All traps that are received on an AS/400 system can also
be routed to user-defined data queues. See 6.2.2.1, “Configuring Trap Support
for Data Queue Delivery” on page 84 for more information on how to specify a
user-defined data queue.

If configured to do so, the trap manager then forwards the traps to other SNMP
management destinations as configured in the SNMP attributes. The traps are
forwarded through the SNMP agent that generates and sends the actual trap
PDU. Therefore, traps are sent to all managers that are configured in the SNMP
agent′s trap manager attributes. See 6.2.1, “Trap Forwarding” on page 80 for
more information on how to forward traps.

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The commands to start and end the OS/400 trap manager support are the
following:
• STRTRPMGR - Start Trap Manager
• ENDTRPMGR - End Trap Manager

The STRTRPMGR command starts the following jobs:

• QTRAPMGR
• QTRAPRCV
The WRKACTJOB command can be used to verify that these jobs are running under
QSYSWRK subsystem. The SNMP agent must be active if trap forwarding is
desired.

Use the command WRKACTJOB SBS(QSYSWRK) as in Figure 67 to display the trap

manager jobs.

Work with Active Jobs RALYAS4A


08/01/95
CPU %: .0 Elapsed time: 00:00:00 Active jobs: 66

Type options, press Enter.

2=Change 3=Hold 4=End 5=Work with 6=Release 7=Display message
8=Work with spooled files 13=Disconnect ...

Opt Subsystem/Job User Type CPU % Function Status

QSYSWRK QSYS SBS .0 DEQW
QAPPCTCP QSYS BCH .0 PGM-QZPAIJOB TIMW
QCQEPMON QSVMSS BCH .0 PGM-QCQEPMON MSGW
QCQRCVDS QSVMSS BCH .0 PGM-QCQAPDRM MSGW
QECS QSVSM BCH .0 PGM-QNSECSJB DEQW
QMSF QMSF BCH .0 DEQW
QTMSNMPRCV QTCP BCH .0 PGM-QTOSRCVR TIMW
QTRAPMGR QTCP BCH .0 PGM-QTOMMAIN DEQW
QTCPIP QTCP BCH .0 DEQW
More...
Parameters or command
===>
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F10=Restart statistics F11=Display elapsed time
F12=Cancel F23=More options F24=More keys

 
Figure 67. Trap Manager Jobs Running Under QSYSWRK

6.2.1 Trap Forwarding

The Start Trap Manager ( STRTRPMGR) command should be used to start the OS/400
SNMP trap manager job. This command has an optional forward trap
parameter. This parameter enables all traps received on port 161 of this system
to be forwarded to the SNMP managers listed in the SNMP′s agent trap manager
attribute. Port 161 is the well-known port for SNMP.

The CHGSNMPA command should be used to specify the internet address and the
community of those managers the traps should be forwarded to. Up to 300
managers can be specified in the the Trap Manager (TRPMGR) parameter.

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Note: Be careful when configuring the trap destinators to avoid trap loops.
Loops are caused when two or more trap managers are configured to forward
traps to each other.

Traps will only be forwarded if the trap manager job is started specifying forward
*YES in the FWDTRP parameter.
STRTRPMGR FWDTRP(*YES)

6.2.1.1 Configuring Trap Support for Trap Forwarding

The following is an example of how traps are forwarded to different systems. We
had the following environment:

Figure 68. Lab Environment

When the system CATCPIP (configured with the SNMP support provided with
Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2) starts the SNMP agent, which is part of
Client Access, it will send a coldStart trap to RALYAS4A (as configured in Client
Access). System RALYAS4A will be configured to forward the trap to system
AS4PS2A (our NetView for OS/2 system).

RALYAS4A: The following should be configured at system RALYAS4A:

• Specify the internet address and community name of the manager the traps
will be forwarded to, using the following command:
CHGSNMPA (Press F4)

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Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)

Type choices, press Enter.

System contact . . . . . . . . . > ′ Maria Hermelo, Lee Hargreaves & Fra

cisco Infante - Tele 123 456 7890′

System location . . . . . . . . > ′ Raleigh ITSO - North Carolina

RALYAS4A′

Send authentication traps . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

Automatic start . . . . . . . . > *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Object access . . . . . . . . . *READ *SAME, *READ, *WRITE, *NONE
Log set requests . . . . . . . . > *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . > *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log traps . . . . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

More...

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display

F24=More keys


Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)

Type choices, press Enter.

Trap managers:
Manager internet address . . . > ′9.24.104.186′
Community name . . . . . . . . > ′ public′

Translate community name . . . > *YES *YES, *NO

+ for more values

Bottom

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display

F24=More keys

 
Figure 69. Forwarding Traps to System AS4PS2A

The IP address 9.24.104.186 specified in the TRPMGR parameter indicates

that traps should be forwarded to system AS4PS2A. The community name
public is a valid community name for RALYAS4A and AS4PS2A.
The Log Traps (LOGTRP) parameter is set to *YES (to log all the traps
received).
− The trap manager must be started specifying *YES in the FWDTRP
parameter using the following command: STRTRPMGR FWDTRP(*YES).

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6.2.1.2 Generating and Forwarding a Trap

When Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 SNMP support is started on
CATCPIP, it will send a coldStart trap to RALYAS4A (as configured in SNMP
support for Client Access).

Using the DSPJRN (QUSRSYS/QSNMP) command, if *YES was specified in the LOGTRP
parameter of the SNMP agent attributes, the following entry is logged in the
QSNMP journal of system RALYAS4A.


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 10870
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′T 9 241041860 00 0 ′
00051 ′ ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 70. QSNMP Journal Entry for System RALYAS4A

This journal entry indicates that a trap was sent to a trap manager at internet
address 9.24.104.186 (AS4PS2A). There is no community name specified, as this
system (RALYAS4A) is just delivering to system AS4PS2A the trap received from
CATCPIP. Field 39 indicates that the trap type is coldStart (0). Error type and
error index fields are both zero. For more information on journal entries, refer to
Chapter 12, “Journal for SNMP Logging” on page 211. For more information on
trap types, refer to A.3.2.5, “The Trap-PDU” on page 243.

Figure 71 shows the trap received at AS4PS2A (the NetView for OS/2 system).

Figure 71. Trap Logging Facility of NetView for OS/2

In the Node field the name of the system forwarding the trap can be seen. In
this case it is system RALYAS4A. The Generic field indicates the kind of trap
received. The zero (0) indicates that a coldStart trap was received. In the
Description field ″ColdStart Trap: Agent Up with possible Changes″ can be seen.

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Through this example we have shown how to configure the systems for trap
forwarding and how to monitor them. You can also monitor traps with the use of
user-defined data queues.

6.2.2 Traps Delivered to Data Queues

Using the OS/400 SNMP manager, it is possible to deliver SNMP traps to data
queues. All traps that are received on an AS/400 system can be routed to
user-defined data queues. An application should monitor the data queue to
receive trap information. Depending on the kind of trap received in the data
queue, the application can take an action, such as, notifying the system operator.

Figure 72. SNMP Trap Support

6.2.2.1 Configuring Trap Support for Data Queue Delivery

The SNMP trap support must be started to deliver traps to data queues using the
STRTRPMGR command. If the trap manager is started, traps will always be
delivered to an internal data queue, and to a user-defined data queue, if
specified. The FWDTRP parameter of the STRTRPMGR command has no effect on
the delivery to a data queue.

To define a user data queue to receive the traps, the data queue name has to be
specified in the SNMP trap support exit point. SNMP trap support uses the exit
point QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP and a data queue you define. Up to 100 data
queues can be specified.

The following steps are required to configure the OS/400 SNMP trap support to
deliver traps received to a data queue:
1. Use the Work with Registration Information (WRKREGINF) command (as follows)
to determine if the QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP exit point exists on your system:
Enter the command WRKREGINF.

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Work with Registration Information

Type options, press Enter.

5=Display exit point 8=Work with exit programs

Exit
Exit Point
Opt Point Format Registered Text
QIBM_QRQ_SQL RSQL0100 *YES Original Remote SQL Server
QIBM_QTF_TRANSFER TRAN0100 *YES Original File Transfer Fun
QIBM_QVP_PRINTERS PRNT0100 *YES Original Virtual Print Ser
QIBM_QZCA_ADDC ZCAA0100 *YES Add Client exit point
QIBM_QZCA_REFC ZCAF0100 *YES Refresh Client Information
QIBM_QZCA_RMVC ZCAR0100 *YES Remove Client exit point
QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP ZCAT0100 *YES
QIBM_QZCA_UPDC ZCAU0100 *YES Update Client Information
QIBM_QZDA_INIT ZDAI0100 *YES Database Server - entry
QIBM_QZDA_NDB1 ZDAD0100 *YES Database Server - data bas
QIBM_QZDA_NDB1 ZDAD0200 *YES Database Server - data bas
More..
Command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel

 
Figure 73. Registered Exit Points

2. If the exit point QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP does not exist, the exit point should
be created and registered using the following command:
CALL PGM(QUSRGPT) PARM(′ QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP ′ ′ ZCAT0100′ X′00000000′
X′00000000′)
Note: The first parameter must be 20 characters long.
3. A data queue of 32780 bytes has to be defined. For example, to define a
data queue called TRAPQ in library QGPL, enter the following command:
CRTDTAQ DTAQ(QGPL/TRAPQ) MAXLEN(32780)
4. The following should be done to register the exit program and the exit
program data with QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP exit point:
a. Enter the command WRKREGINF.

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Work with Registration Information

Type options, press Enter.

5=Display exit point 8=Work with exit programs

Exit
Exit Point
Opt Point Format Registered Text
QIBM_QRQ_SQL RSQL0100 *YES Original Remote SQL Server
QIBM_QTF_TRANSFER TRAN0100 *YES Original File Transfer Fun
QIBM_QVP_PRINTERS PRNT0100 *YES Original Virtual Print Ser
QIBM_QZCA_ADDC ZCAA0100 *YES Add Client exit point
QIBM_QZCA_REFC ZCAF0100 *YES Refresh Client Information
QIBM_QZCA_RMVC ZCAR0100 *YES Remove Client exit point
8 QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP ZCAT0100 *YES
QIBM_QZCA_UPDC ZCAU0100 *YES Update Client Information
QIBM_QZDA_INIT ZDAI0100 *YES Database Server - entry
QIBM_QZDA_NDB1 ZDAD0100 *YES Database Server - data bas
QIBM_QZDA_NDB1 ZDAD0200 *YES Database Server - data bas
More..
Command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel

 
Figure 74. Working with Registration Information

b. From the Work with Registration Information panel take option 8 (Work
with exit programs) for the QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP exit point and press
Enter.


Work with Exit Programs

Exit point: QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP Format: ZCAT0100

Type options, press Enter.

1=Add 4=Remove 5=Display 10=Replace

Exit
Program Exit
Opt Number Program Library
1

(No exit programs found.)

Bottom
Command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel

 
Figure 75. Working with Exit Programs

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c. From the Work with Exit Programs panel take option 1 (Add) and then
press F10 (additional parameters). The panel as shown in Figure 76 on
page 87 will be presented.


Add Exit Program (ADDEXITPGM)

Type choices, press Enter.

Exit point . . . . . . . . . . > QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP

Exit point format . . . . . . > ZCAT0100 Name
Program number . . . . . . . . > 1 1-2147483647, *LOW, *HIGH
Program . . . . . . . . . . . TRAPPGM Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . QGPL Name, *CURLIB
Text ′ description′ . . . . . . *BLANK

Additional Parameters

Replace existing entry . . . . > *NO *YES, *NO

Create exit point . . . . . . *NO *YES, *NO

More...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys


Add Exit Program (ADDEXITPGM)

Type choices, press Enter.

Exit program data:

Coded character set ID . . . . *NONE Number, *NONE, *JOB
Length of data . . . . . . . . 0-2048, *CALC
Program data . . . . . . . . . TRAPQ

...

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 76. Adding an Exit Program

d. Enter the name of the program that will monitor the data queue to
receive the trap information. In this example the program is TRAPPGM
in library QGPL.
e. Enter the name of the data queue created to receive the traps in the
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Note: This configuration only registers the data queue name. The
program name and library that will use this data queue may be specified,
even though this information is not used.

Notes:
1. The program data field on the Add Exit Program (ADDEXITPGM) display (see
Figure 76 on page 87) contains the library name and the data queue name
that will be used by the trap manager. This data must not exceed 21 bytes.
2. The exit program and library do not have to exist when they are added to the
exit point.
3. The library name and data queue must be specified in uppercase on the exit
point.
4. Multiple exit points are supported on the QIBM_QZCA_SNMPTRAP exit point.
Each exit program must contain only one data queue.
5. A ma x i mu m of a hundred data queues can be defined.
6. The data queue names are retrieved from the exit point only when the trap
manager is started. To activate any changes to the data queues, you must
end the trap manager with the End Trap Manager ( ENDTRPMGR) command and
restart the trap manager with the Start Trap Manager ( STRTRPMGR) command.
7. In the preceding scenario, all traps are added to the data queue. If the data
queue is locked, damaged, destroyed, or named incorrectly, the traps are
lost. It is the responsibility of the user to remove traps from the queue. No
messages are sent if the queue is full or traps not removed.
8. The format for the ZCAT0100 trap data queue entry follows. For details about
the SNMP trap, refer to the Internet standard for the trap message described
in RFC1155 or RFC1157. The values for the object type field can be found in
the AS/400 library QSYSINC, file H, member QTOMEAPI.

Table 1 (Page 1 of 2). Format for ZCAT0100 Trap Data Queue Entry
Offset
Dec Hex Type Field
0 0 CHAR(10) Entry type (always *SNMPTRAP)
10 A CHAR(2) Entry ID (currently 01)
12 C BINARY(4) Version (This is the start of the trap header.
All displacements are from the start of the
trap header).
16 10 BINARY(4) Length of community name
20 14 BINARY(4) Displacement to community name
24 18 BINARY(4) Length of enterprise object ID
28 1C BINARY(4) Displacement of enterprise object ID
32 20 BINARY(4) Length of agent address
36 24 BINARY(4) Displacement of agent address
40 28 BINARY(4) Generic trap type
44 2C BINARY(4) Specific trap code
48 30 BINARY(4) Time stamp
52 34 BINARY(4) Number of variable bindings

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Table 1 (Page 2 of 2). Format for ZCAT0100 Trap Data Queue Entry
Offset
Dec Hex Type Field
56 38 BINARY(4) Displacement to first variable binding
Note: An array of variable bindings follows.
This fields repeat for each BINARY(4) Length of object name
variable binding
BINARY(4) Displacement of object name
BINARY(4) Length of value
BINARY(4) Displacement to value
BINARY(4) Value type (Values for this field can be found
in AS/400 library QSYSINC, file H, member
QTOMEAPI)
Note: All object names and values follow.
CHAR(*) Object names and values for all variable
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Chapter 7. OS/400 SNMP Subagent

This chapter describes the SNMP DPI routines supported by OS/400 and the
Application Programming Interface (API) available in OS/400 for constructing an
SNMP subagent.

For more OS/400 SNMP Subagent information refer to the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) Subagent APIs section of the OS/400 System API
Reference: UNIX Type APIs book (SC41-3875 for V3R2 or SC41-4875 for V3R6).

Further information on DPI programming, sample subagent code and

documentation is available via anonymous FTP from:
software.watson.ibm.com

To obtain the source, perform the following steps:

ftp software.watson.ibm.com
user: anonymous
password: your e-mail address
cd /public/dpi
get README
binary
get dpi_api.tar (or compressed dpi_api.tar.Z)
quit

7.1 Introduction to SNMP Distributed Protocol Interface

The Simple Network Management Protocol agent distributed protocol interface
(DPI) permits users to dynamically add, delete, or replace management variables
in the local Management Information Base (MIB) without requiring you to
recompile the SNMP agent.

For additional information refer to RFC1592 (SNMP DPI 2.0 RFC). See B.1.1.1,
“How to Obtain a Copy of an RFC” on page 246 for information on how to obtain
RFCs.

7.2 SNMP Agent and Subagents

SNMP agents are responsible for answering SNMP requests from network
management stations (SNMP managers). These requests can be GET, GETNEXT
and SET, performed on the MIB objects.

A subagent extends the set of MIB objects provided by the SNMP agent. An
SNMP subagent is the implementation of a network management application on
a managed system, which interfaces with the SNMP agent for the purpose of
expanding the number of MIB objects that an SNMP manager can access. A
subagent allows the addition of other MIB objects and registers them with the
SNMP agent without the need to change or recompile the agent. Whether a MIB
object is referenced by the agent or the subagent, is transparent to the SNMP
manager.

When the agent receives a request for a MIB variable that is not a request for a
MIB-II variable, it passes the request to the subagent. The subagent gathers the
requested information and sends a response to the agent. The agent creates an

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SNMP response packet and sends the response to the remote network
management station that initiated the request. The existence of the subagent is
transparent to the network management station.

The only MIB that is implemented within OS/400 SNMP agent is MIB-II. The
other MIBs supported by the OS/400 SNMP such as APPN MIB, Client
Management Inventory and the NetView/6000 Subagent MIB are all implemented
as OS/400 SNMP subagents.

If there is some information that is required to manage a network and this

information is not provided by the MIBs supported by the agent, a subagent can
be built to provide this information without any kind of change having to be done
in the SNMP agent.

7.3 DPI Agent Requests

In order to implement a subagent there are some requests that are initiated by
the SNMP agent; others are initiated by the SNMP subagent and others are used
by the SNMP subagent to communicate with the SNMP agent. Following is the
list of requests and operations needed to build an SNMP subagent:
• The SNMP agent can initiate the following DPI requests:
− GET
− GETNEXT
− SET, COMMIT and UNDO
− UNREGISTER
− CLOSE
• The SNMP subagent can initiate the following DPI requests:
− OPEN, CLOSE
− REGISTER, UNREGISTER
− RESPONSE
− TRAP
• The SNMP subagent communicates with the SNMP agent using the following
functions:
− CONNECT, DISCONNECT
− RECEIVE, WAIT
− SEND

The following charts show a sequence of events starting with the connection
establishment between the subagent and agent through to the closing of the
connection. The flow charts are intended to help in the understanding of SNMP
subagent programming.

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Figure 77. SNMP Subagent Connection and Register (Part 1)

Figure 77 and Figure 78 on page 94 show the initial connection establishment

and registration between the subagent and agent.

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Figure 78. SNMP Subagent Connection and Register (Part 2)

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Figure 79. SNMP Subagent Wait and Execute Request from SNMP Agent

Figure 79 shows the SNMP subagent waiting and then executing requests from
the SNMP agent.

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Figure 80. SNMP Subagent Unregister and Close Connection

Figure 80 shows the SNMP subagent unregistering itself from the SNMP agent
and then closing the connection.
Note: All DPI subagent functions are performed within the logical bracket
formed by a CONNECT and DISCONNECT.

At any given time, a subagent may have:

• 0 or 1 connections with the SNMP agent
• 0 or 1 opens with the SNMP agent
• 0 or n registrations

Zero opens is not a useful normal condition for a subagent and would occur only
briefly between a DPI CONNECT request and the sending of a DPI OPEN packet.

Zero registrations will only be useful for a subagent that only sends traps and
does not implement any MIB groups.

More than a single subtree registration would be useful for a variety of reasons:
1. Perhaps separate MIBs are being implemented by separate people, but it
was decided to have these MIB implementations all run within a single job.
2. Perhaps a few OIDs within a MIB are known to have a relatively large
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may be performance benefits to registering these OIDs separately (from the

rest of the subtree) with a different timeout value.

7.4 Description of SNMP Subagent DPI Requests

In this section we give a detailed description of each of the OS/400 SNMP
subagent DPI requests. The requests are described in the same order as shown
in 7.3, “DPI Agent Requests” on page 92. The flowcharts in 7.3, “DPI Agent
Requests” on page 92 provide an example of how these requests can be used.

For each DPI request, we will mention which API performs the request, if there is
one available. For a more detailed explanation of each API, refer to the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Subagent APIs section of the OS/400
System API Reference: UNIX Type APIs book (SC41-3875 for V3R2 or SC41-4875
for V3R6).

7.4.1 Subagent Programming Concepts

The DPI API for OS/400 is the 2.0 level of the protocol. This is designed to be
highly compatible with SNMPv2 (see Appendix F, “SNMPv2” on page 297 for
more information) even though the SNMP agent is SNMPv1. This compatibility
facilitates future upgrades of a subagent implementation for use with an SNMPv2
agent.

7.4.2 SNMP Agent Initiated DPI Requests

The following are the DPI requests that are initiated by an SNMP agent:
• GET Processing
The SNMP agent sends a DPI GET packet specifying a request for one or
more MIB variables that the subagent has taken responsibility for.
If the subagent encounters an error while processing the request, it creates
a DPI RESPONSE packet with an appropriate error indication in the
error_code field.
If there are no errors, the subagent creates a DPI RESPONSE packet
including the OID, type, length and value of the MIB variable requested.
The DPI RESPONSE packet is sent to the agent.
The following chart shows the flow of a GET request originated by the SNMP
agent.

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Figure 81. SNMP Subagent API GET Processing

The waitDPIpacket() API corresponds to the wait operation. The subagent

must be in waiting status to receive requests or responses from the agent.
See 7.4.4, “SNMP Subagent Communication Functions with SNMP Agent” on
page 104 for more information.
The pDPIpacket() API parses the DPI packet received to make it available for
processing by the subagent.
The mkDPIresponse() API is the one that constructs the DPI response packet.
See 7.4.3, “SNMP Subagent Initiated DPI Requests” on page 103 for more
information.
The sendDPIpacket() API sends the response back to the agent. See 7.4.4,
“SNMP Subagent Communication Functions with SNMP Agent” on page 104
for more information.
• GETNEXT Processing
The SNMP agent sends a DPI GETNEXT packet specifying the objects on
which the GETNEXT operation is going to be performed. For this operation
the subagent is to return the OID, type, length and value of the following MIB
variable to the specified variable.
• SET Processing
The SNMP agent sends a DPI SET packet specifying a request for one or
more MIB variables to be set, and the value to be set.

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If the subagent encounters an error while processing the request, it creates

a DPI RESPONSE packet with an appropriate error indication in the
error_code field.
If there are no errors, the subagent creates a DPI RESPONSE packet in
which the error_code is set to SNMP_ERROR_noError (zero) and the
error_index is set to zero.
The DPI SET will not be executed until the agent sends the DPI COMMIT or
DPI UNDO packet. When the subagent encounters no errors in the DPI SET
packet it sends the DPI RESPONSE packet and allocates the required
resources and prepares itself for the SET.
The agent analyzes the DPI RESPONSE packet and if there are no errors it
sends the DPI COMMIT to the subagent. The DPI COMMIT will have the
same information as specified in the DPI SET request. The subagent can
now carry out the SET phase.
If the subagent encounters no error while performing the DPI COMMIT, the
subagent creates a DPI RESPONSE packet in which the error_code is set to
SNMP_ERROR_noError (zero) and the error_index is set to zero.
If the agent encounters an error in the DPI RESPONSE to the SET request or
to the COMMIT request, it will issue the UNDO request.
The agent request may involve changing the content of different MIB
variables; these variables may or may not belong to the same subagent.
The agent must verify that all the DPI RESPONSEs from the same or different
subagents have no errors. If any one of them has an error, the agent should
send an UNDO request to all the subagents involved in the request.

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Figure 82. SNMP Subagent API SET Processing (Part 1)

Figure 82 and Figure 83 on page 101 show the sequence of events involved
is DPI set processing between the subagent and agent.

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Figure 83. SNMP Subagent API SET Processing (Part 2)

The waitDPIpacket() API corresponds to the wait operation. The subagent

must be in the waiting status to receive requests or responses from the
agent. See 7.4.4, “SNMP Subagent Communication Functions with SNMP
Agent” on page 104 for more information.
The pDPIpacket() API parses the DPI packet received to make it available for
processing by the subagent.

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The mkDPIresponse() API is the one that constructs the DPI response packet.
See 7.4.3, “SNMP Subagent Initiated DPI Requests” on page 103 for more
information.
The sendDPIpacket() API sends the response back to the agent. See 7.4.4,
“SNMP Subagent Communication Functions with SNMP Agent” on page 104
for more information.
The mkDPIset() API makes a DPI set structure and adds it to a chained list of
set structures if previous calls have been made.
For more information on DPI COMMIT and DPI UNDO, refer to the following
topics.
• COMMIT
The DPI COMMIT is requested by the agent when it receives a no error DPI
RESPONSE for a DPI SET from that subagent and all the other subagents
specified in the original request. The DPI COMMIT tells the subagent that
the changes requested in the original request can be carried out.
If the subagent encounters an error while processing the COMMIT request, it
creates a DPI RESPONSE packet indicating the error condition.
If there are no errors, the subagent creates a DPI RESPONSE.
• UNDO
The DPI UNDO is issued by the agent when it receives an error condition in
the DPI RESPONSE packet from that subagent or from any other subagent
involved in the original request.
If the subagent encounters an error while performing the UNDO request, the
subagent creates a DPI RESPONSE indicating the error condition.
If there are no errors, the subagent creates a DPI RESPONSE.
• UNREGISTER
A subagent may unregister a previously registered subtree. Going through
the DPI REGISTER request explained in 7.4.3, “SNMP Subagent Initiated DPI
Requests” on page 103 will help you understand the DPI UNREGISTER
request.
A subagent may receive a DPI UNREGISTER packet from the agent. The
following are some reasons this may happen:
The agent is terminating.
A prior DPI packet that the agent sent to the subagent did not get a
response in time, so the agent is unregistering the subagent.
If an SNMP manager sets a subagent MIB OID for this subagent′ s
subtree to invalid (refer to 9.3, “SNMP Subagent MIB” on page 158 for
more information on the subagent MIB) the agent will unregister the
subagent.
For more information on DPI UNREGISTER requests originated by the
subagent, refer to 7.4.3, “SNMP Subagent Initiated DPI Requests” on
page 103.
• CLOSE
A subagent will receive a DPI CLOSE packet from the agent whenever the
following occur:
The DPI OPEN request receives an error.

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If an SNMP manager sets an invalid OID in the Subagent MIB′s saTable

(refer to 9.3, “SNMP Subagent MIB” on page 158 for more information on
subagent MIB) the agent will send DPI CLOSE packet to the subagent.
A timeout is encountered.
The packet will contain a reason code for the CLOSE request. A subagent
does not have to send a response to the CLOSE request. The agent just
assumes that the subagent will handle it appropriately. The close takes
place regardless of what the subagent does with it.
The API that generates the DPI CLOSE packet is the mkDPIclose() API.
For more information on DPI CLOSE requests originated by the subagent
refer to 7.4.3, “SNMP Subagent Initiated DPI Requests.”

7.4.3 SNMP Subagent Initiated DPI Requests

The following are the DPI requests initiated by an SNMP subagent:
• OPEN
After a successful connection is made, a subagent must open a connection
with the agent. To do so, it must send a DPI OPEN packet.
Once a subagent has sent a DPI OPEN packet to an agent, it should expect a
DPI RESPONSE packet that informs the subagent about the result of the
request. The packet ID of the RESPONSE packet should be the same as that
of the OPEN packet to which the RESPONSE packet is the reply.
If an error RESPONSE is received on the OPEN packet, a DPI CLOSE packet
with an error will also be received. In this situation, the agent closes the
connection.
If the OPEN is accepted, the next step is to REGISTER one or more MIB
subtrees.
The mkDPIopen() API is the one that generates the DPI OPEN packet that is
then sent to the agent.
• CLOSE
When a subagent is finished and wants to end processing, it should first
UNREGISTER its subtrees and then close the connection with the agent. To
do so it must send a DPI CLOSE packet, which specifies a reason for closing.
A response to the CLOSE request should not be expected.
The mkDPIclose() API is the one that generates the DPI CLOSE packet that is
then sent to the agent. As a result of sending the packet, the DPI connection
will be closed.
For more information on DPI CLOSE request originated by the agent refer to
7.4.2, “SNMP Agent Initiated DPI Requests” on page 97.
• REGISTER
Before a subagent can receive any requests for MIB variables, it must first
register the variables or subtree it supports with the SNMP agent.
Once a subagent has sent a DPI REGISTER packet to the agent, it should
expect a DPI RESPONSE packet that informs the subagent about the result of
the request. The packet ID of the RESPONSE packet should be the same as
that of the REGISTER packet to which the RESPONSE packet is the reply.

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The mkDPIregister() API is the one that generates the DPI REGISTER packet
that is then sent to the agent.
• UNREGISTER
A subagent may unregistered a previously registered subtree.
Some of the reasons a subagent may want to unregister a previously
registered subtree are:
If the subagent is a proxy agent for yet another program which is no
longer running, to prevent unnecessary traffic the subagent unregisters
it.
To change a registration parameter such as timeout, priority. (the
subagent will unregister and then register again with new values)
Although the mkDPIclose() API implicitly unregisters the subtree, the DPI
UNREGISTER packet can be sent before a DPI CLOSE packet.
Once a subagent has sent a DPI UNREGISTER packet to the agent, it should
expect a DPI RESPONSE packet that informs the subagent about the result of
the request. The packet ID of the RESPONSE packet should be the same as
that of the UNREGISTER packet to which the RESPONSE packet is the reply.
• TRAP
A subagent can request that the SNMP agent generates a trap for it. The
subagent must provide the desired values for the generic and specific
parameters of the trap. It may optionally provide one or more OID, type,
length, or value parameters that will be included in the trap packet.
It may optionally specify an Enterprise ID for the trap to be generated.
The mkDPItrap() API generates the DPI TRAP packet that is then sent to the
agent.

7.4.4 SNMP Subagent Communication Functions with SNMP Agent

The following are the DPI requests that are initiated by an SNMP subagent to
establish/end communications with an SNMP agent:
• CONNECT
The DPI CONNECT request is the very first subagent request that the
subagent has to issue to establish communications. It establishes a logical
connection between the SNMP subagent and the local (running on the same
AS/400 as the subagent) SNMP agent and prepares for the next logical
subagent event, which is to perform a DPI OPEN function.
The connectSNMP() API is the one that establishes the logical connection
between the SNMP subagent and the SNMP agent (in the same AS/400).
One of the parameters of the connectSNMP() API specifies a data queue
that the subagent wants the SNMP agent to use when sending work to the
subagent. This data queue name is used by the agent as part of the identify
of a subagent. Hence, only one subagent may use a particular data queue at
any one time and a subagent can have a single data queue. This API will
not create the data queue for the subagent, it should already be created
when this call is made.
• DISCONNECT

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The DPI DISCONNECT request is the logical opposite of the connect function
and is the very last subagent API that is used. It ends or closes the logical
connection between the SNMP agent and subagent.
The disconnectSNMP() API is the one that ends the logical connection
between the subagent and the SNMP agent.
• WAIT
The main purpose for which an SNMP subagent is developed is to provide
additional MIB groups to SNMP manager applications. Therefore, an SNMP
subagent spends most of its time waiting for (and processing) requests that
an SNMP manager has sent to the local SNMP agent.
When a request arrives from the SNMP agent the waitDPIpacket() API will
receive it, verify that it is from the SNMP agent, and if not return it to the
caller. The DPI packet is then parsed using the pDPIpacket() API so that its
content is available.
The waitDPIpacket() API completely handles the subagent′s data queue,
logically doing these steps:
1. Check data queue for incoming messages.
2. When data queue has a message, receive it.
3. Check the message; if it is not from the SNMP agent, return it to the
caller.
4. If the message is from the SNMP agent, copy the DPI packet to the
subagent buffer.
• RECEIVE
The DPI RECEIVE is an alternative way of getting a response and work from
the SNMP agent.
The receiveDPIpacket() API is used to receive responses and work from an
SNMP agent. The difference between the DPI WAIT and the DPI RECEIVE is
that the DPI RECEIVE packet only verifies if the message is from the SNMP
agent and then copies the DPI packet to the buffer. In the case where a DPI
RECEIVE is being used, the subagent application must continuously check
the data queue. When there is a message on the queue, receive it, and
check if the message is from the SNMP agent. If not, return it to caller.
After all these steps have been done, the receiveDPIpacket() API can be
used to process the DPI RECEIVE packet.
• SEND
The DPI SEND packet is used to send any type of DPI packet the subagent
wants to send to the SNMP agent.
The sendDPIpacket() API is the one that sends a copy of the DPI packet to
the SNMP agent (on the same AS/400 as the subagent).

7.5 SNMP Subagent APIs

The SNMP subagent APIs can be used to dynamically extend the Management
Information Base (MIB) that the SNMP agent is aware of. The MIB is extended,
without any change to the SNMP agent itself, while the AS/400 is running.
Dynamically added MIB subtrees (as defined and supported by a program known
as a subagent) provide this capability. The remote and automated system
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an SNMP MIB group for an RPG or SQL application may be defined, and then
SNMP protocol data units (PDUs) may be used, such as get and set, to
determine status information or to make changes in control variables.

The Distributed Protocol Interface (DPI) is an extension to the SNMP agent that
permits users to dynamically add, delete or replace management variables in
the local MIB without requiring recompilation of the SNMP agent.

7.5.1 Subagent API Functions

Most of the APIs were discussed in topic 7.4, “Description of SNMP Subagent
DPI Requests” on page 97. In Table 2 all the SNMP subagent APIs are shown
and a description of them is provided. For a more detailed explanation of the
SNMP subagent API, refer to the OS/400 System API Reference: UNIX Type APIs
book (SC41-3875 for V3R2 or SC41-4875 for V3R6).

Table 2. SNMP Subagent APIs

Operation Description
connectSNMP() Establish connection with SNMP agent
debugDPI() Set DPI packet trace
disconnectSNMP() End connection with SNMP agent
DPI_PACKET_LEN() Get length of DPI packet
fDPIparse() Free storage from DPI packet parse
fDPIset() Free storage from DPI set packet
mkDPIAreYouThere() Make a DPI AreYouThere packet
mkDPIclose() Make a DPI close packet
mkDPIopen() Make a DPI open packet
mkDPIregister() Make a DPI register packet
mkDPIresponse() Make a DPI response packet
mkDPIset() Make a DPI set packet
mkDPItrap() Make a DPI trap packet
mkDPIunregister() Make a DPI unregister packet
pDPIpacket() Parse a DPI packet
receiveDPIpacket() Receive a DPI packet from the SNMP agent
sendDPIpacket() Send a DPI packet to the SNMP agent
waitDPIpacket() Wait for a DPI packet

Note:
• These functions use header (include) files from the library QSYSINC, which is
optionally installable. QSYSINC is provided with OS/400 (5763-SS1) option 13
(Openness Includes). Make sure QSYSINC is installed on your system
before using any of the functions. All of the SNMP subagent APIs use
header file qtossapi.h. You can see this in source file H, member
QTOSSAPI, in library QSYSINC.
• Programs using the SNMP subagent API must be written in the C language.
ILE C/400 can be used to compile the program with the Create C Module
( CRTCMOD) CL command. After the *MOD object is created, specify
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additional information refer to ILE C/400 Programmer ′ s Guide, SC09-1820 , and

the ILE C/400 Programmer ′ s Reference , SC09-1281.

7.6 SNMP Subagent Example

The following program is an example of an SNMP subagent. In this example it
can be seen:
1. How the subagent connects and registers with the agent.
2. How the agent executes a GET, GETNEXT and SET operation on the
subagent.
3. How the connection is ended between the agent and subagent.
#include <pointer.h> /* pointer types */
#include <signal.h> /* signal and _GetExcData functions */
#include <except.h> /* definition used by _GetExcData */
#include <stdio.h> /* printf function */
#include <stdlib.h> /* random or srand or randomize, abs*/
#include <time.h>
#include <string.h> /* can′ t rock & roll without this 1 */
#include <ctype.h>
#include ″ qtossapi.h″ /* the subagent include */

/* ------------prototypes-------------------------------
*/
static int init_subagent(void),
do_open(void),
do_register(int, char *, int),
do_trap(void),
handle_get(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_get_packet *),
handle_set(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_set_packet *),
handle_commit(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_set_packet *),
handle_undo(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_set_packet *),
handle_next(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_next_packet *),
handle_unreg(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_ureg_packet *),
handle_close(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_close_packet *),
handle_resp(snmp_dpi_hdr *,snmp_dpi_resp_packet *),
handle_expected_response( int sent_packet_type ),
do_ayt(void),
register_sa(void);

/*********************************************************************/
/* This SAsample′ s OBJECT IDENTIFIERS */
/*********************************************************************/
#define DPI_SIMPLE_INTEGER ″1.0″
#define DPI_SIMPLE_STRING ″2.0″
#define DPI_SIMPLE_OID ″3.0″
#define DPI_SIMPLE_NULL ″4.0″
#define DPI_SIMPLE_IPADDRESS ″5.0″
#define DPI_SIMPLE_COUNTER ″6.0″
#define DPI_SIMPLE_GAUGE ″7.0″ /* dpiSimpleGuage.0 */
#define DPI_SIMPLE_TIMETICKS ″8.0″ /* dpiSimpleTimeticks.0 */
#define DPI_SIMPLE_OPAQUE ″9.0″ /* dpiSimpleOpaque.0 */

/* Integer32 (1.0) */
#define value1 cur_val1
static long int cur_val1 = 1;
static long int new_val1 = 0;
static long int old_val1 = 0;

/* Display String (2.0) */

#define value2_p cur_val2_p
static char *cur_val2_p = ″01234567″;
static char *new_val2_p = (char *)0;
static char *old_val2_p = (char *)0;

/* Oid (3.0) */
#define value3_p cur_val3_p

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static char *cur_val3_p = ″1.3.6.29.28.27.26″;

static char *new_val3_p = (char *)0;
static char *old_val3_p = (char *)0;

/* Null (4.0) */
#define value4_p cur_val4_p
static char *cur_val4_p = (char *)0;
static char *new_val4_p = (char *)0;
static char *old_val4_p = (char *)0;

/* Ipaddress (5.0) */
#define value5 cur_val5
static unsigned long cur_val5 = 5;
static unsigned long new_val5 = 0;
static unsigned long old_val5 = 0;

/* Counter (6.0) */
#define value6 cur_val6
static unsigned long cur_val6 = 6;
static unsigned long new_val6 = 0;
static unsigned long old_val6 = 0;

/* Gauge (7.0) */
#define value7 cur_val7
static unsigned long cur_val7 = 7;
static unsigned long new_val7 = 0;
static unsigned long old_val7 = 0;

/* Timeticks (8.0) */
#define value8 cur_val8
static unsigned long cur_val8 = 8;
static unsigned long new_val8 = 0;
static unsigned long old_val8 = 0;

/* Opaque (9.0) */
#define value9_p cur_val9_p
static char *cur_val9_p = ″ ) *(@\00#$H\0VOI\n{R%}w04t0″ ;
static char *new_val9_p = (char *)0;
static char *old_val9_p = (char *)0;

/* msa subagent stuff */

#define max_exceptions 30
#define this_sa_timeout 1800 /* in seconds, 1800=30min used
for QTOSwaitDPIpacket call
(not the same as register
timeout! (or open timeout!!))
*/
#define this_sa_dataq_nam ″ *MSA_Q ″
#define This_sa_libname ″ SATEST″
#define This_sa_qname ″ SATESTQ″
#define this_sa_domain snmpNMQdomain
#define packetidok 30
#define packetidNok 107
#define gotitmsg ″ msa->ma msg <....5....0> ″

typedef _Packed struct {

short int len;
char proto_major;
char proto_minor;
char proto_release;
short int packet_id;
char packet_type;
char data[1];
} DPI_WireFmt;

enum { Off, On };

static int rc,

exception_counter = 0,
num_traps_sent = 0,
resp_msg_index = -1,
this_sa_register_timeout = 18,
this_sa_max_varbinds = 1,
special_oid_switch = Off,
dpitracelevel = 1
;

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#define DPI_SIMPLE_MIB ″1.3.6.1.2.3.4.5.6.″

#define Defaultoid ″1.3.6.1.2.3.4.5.6″
#define maxoidlen 256
#define max_msg_len 2048

static char
msg_area[max_msg_len],

*this_sa_oid = Defaultoid,
*this_sa_subtree = DPI_SIMPLE_MIB,
*this_sa_desc = ″ SAsample DPI subagent description″ ,
*exp_r_buf_p = msg_area;

static unsigned long int rcvd_msglen;

static unsigned char *openpacket;

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Name: main for a SAsample DPI subagent
|
| (exception handling has been omitted for simplicity)
|
--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
void main( int argc, char *argv[]) {

int i, j, rc,
trap_flag,
num_msgs_in = 0;
long int respcode;
char *cp1;
snmp_dpi_hdr *dpiheader,
*hdr_p;

/* Handle parameters, as needed. Some example parms that might

be useful are;

subagent description, subagent′ s own OID, timeout,

max varbinds per DPI packet, DPI trace level,
what subtree(s) to register, etc.
*/

init_subagent();
debugDPI(dpitracelevel); /* turn on DPI debugging */

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
first, connect to the local SNMP agent
*/
rc = connectSNMP( This_sa_qname, This_sa_libname, 35 );
if (rc != snmpsa_RC_ok ) {
/* handle exceptions */
return;
}

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
do DPI open
*/
rc = do_open();
if ( rc != snmpsa_RC_ok ) { /* handle exception */ return; }

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
do DPI register of subtree′ s
*/
if ( (rc = do_register( this_sa_register_timeout, this_sa_subtree, 0 ))
!= 0) return;

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/*--------------------------------------------------------------
subagent′ s working loop
*/
for (;;) {

if ((rc=waitDPIpacket( this_sa_timeout,
msg_area,
&rcvd_msglen )) == SNMP_ERROR_DPI_noError ) {

/*-----------------------------------------------------------
got a DPI packet ok ... lets process it based on type
of DPI packet
*/
switch(hdr_p->packet_type) { /* handle by DPI type */
case SNMP_DPI_GET:
rc = handle_get(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.get_p);
break;
case SNMP_DPI_GETNEXT:
rc = handle_next(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.next_p);
break;
case SNMP_DPI_SET:
rc = handle_set(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.set_p);
break;
case SNMP_DPI_COMMIT:
rc = handle_commit(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.set_p);
break;
case SNMP_DPI_UNDO:
rc = handle_undo(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.set_p);
break;
case SNMP_DPI_CLOSE:
rc = handle_close(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.close_p);
break;
case SNMP_DPI_UNREGISTER:
rc = handle_unreg(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.ureg_p);
break;
case SNMP_DPI_RESPONSE:
rc = handle_resp(hdr_p, hdr_p->data_u.resp_p);
break;
default:
printf(″ Unexpected DPI packet type %d\n″ ,
hdr_p->packet_type);
rc = -1;
} /* endswitch */

if (rc!=0) {
/* decide what to do -- maybe should end this
subagent
*/
printf(″ subagent function %d returned %d\n″ ,
hdr_p->packet_type, rc );
return;
}
} /* waitDPIpacket() was ok*/

/*-----------------------------------------------------------
here if some problem occurred with waitDPIpacket()
*/
else {
/* handle exception */
}

} /* for(ever loop) */

/* SAsample ends -- close processing */

} /* SAsample main() */

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/* ----------------------
-------------------- ---------------------------
-------------------- other routines ---------------------------
-------------------- ---------------------------
----------------------
*/

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
int init_subagent() {
int rc;
char *cmd =
″ CRTDTAQ DTAQ(″ This_sa_libname ″ / ″ This_sa_qname ″) MAXLEN(80) SEQ(*FIFO)″ ;

/* select lib and q names, create q, etc. */

rc = system(cmd);
return rc ;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
void delete_DTAQ() {
system(″ DLTDTAQ DTAQ(SATEST/SATEST_Q)″ ) ;
return;
}

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------
do the open
*/
int do_open(void) {
snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p;

openpacket = mkDPIopen( /* Make DPI-OPEN packet */

this_sa_oid, /* Our identification */
this_sa_desc, /* Our description */
5L, /* Our overall timeout */
this_sa_max_varbinds, /* max varBinds/packet */
DPI_NATIVE_CSET, /* 13i new parm: sa c.set */
0L, /* password length */
(unsigned char *)0); /* ptr to password */

if (openpacket == NULL) { return 1; }

/* send open */
if ((rc = sendDPIpacket(openpacket,DPI_PACKET_LEN(openpacket)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
return 2;
}

return handle_expected_response( SNMP_DPI_OPEN );

} /* do_open() */

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
static int do_register(int timeout, char *subtree_root, int garbflag ) {
unsigned char *packet_p;
int rc, len, i;
unsigned long length;
snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p;
char *c_p;

packet_p = mkDPIregister( /* Make DPIregister packet */

timeout, /* timeout in seconds */
0, /* requested priority */
subtree_root, /* trailing ′ . ′ ? */
DPI_BULK_NO );

if (!packet_p) { return 1; }

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/* send it */
if ((rc = sendDPIpacket(packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
return 2;
}

return handle_expected_response( SNMP_DPI_REGISTER );

} /* end of do_register() */

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------
send an Are_You_There packet
*/
static int do_ayt(void) {
unsigned char *packet_p;
int rc;
unsigned long length;
snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p;

packet_p = mkDPIayt();

if (!packet_p) return -1;

if ((rc=sendDPIpacket(packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
/* msg */
return rc;
}

return handle_expected_response( SNMP_DPI_ARE_YOU_THERE );

} /* do_ayt() */

/*-------------------------------------------------------------
handle a response DPI packet that is expected back due to
some subagent-initiated DPI packet
*/
int handle_expected_response( int sent_packet_type ) {
int rc, len, i;
unsigned long length;
snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p;

/* see what the SNMP agent has to say back (if anything) */
rc = waitDPIpacket( this_sa_timeout, exp_r_buf_p, &length );

if (rc == snmpsa_RC_timedout ) {
/* msg */
return -2;
}

if (rc != SNMP_ERROR_DPI_noError) {
/* msg */
return -3;
}

hdr_p = pDPIpacket((unsigned char*)exp_r_buf_p);

/* parse DPI packet */
if (hdr_p == snmp_dpi_hdr_NULL_p) {
/* msg */
return -4;
}

if (hdr_p->packet_type != SNMP_DPI_RESPONSE) {
/* msg */
return -5;
}

rc = hdr_p->data_u.resp_p->error_code;
if (rc != SNMP_ERROR_DPI_noError) {
return -6;
}

return snmpsa_RC_ok;
}

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/*---------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
| following routines adapted from dpi_sample.c
|
|
*/

/*********************************************************************/
/* Processing a GET request */
/*********************************************************************/
/* */
/* A get request is pretty easy to process. When the DPI packet is */
/* parsed, the snmp_dpi_hdr structure will show in the packet_type */
/* that this is a SNMP_DPI_GET packet. In that case, the data_u field*/
/* contains a ptr to a GET-varBind, which is represented in an */
/* snmp_dpi_get_packet structure: */
/* */
/* struct dpi_get_packet { */
/* char *object_p; / * ptr to OIDstring */
/* char *group_p; / * ptr to subtree */
/* char *instance_p; / * ptr to rest of OID */
/* struct dpi_get_packet *next_p; / * ptr to next in chain */
/* }; */
/* typedef struct dpi_get_packet snmp_dpi_get_packet; */
/* #define snmp_dpi_get_packet_NULL_p ((snmp_dpi_get_packet *)0) */
/* */
/* So, assuming we have registered example subtree dpiSimpleMIB */
/* and a GET request comes in for one variable dpiSimpleInteger.0 */
/* (so that is object 1 instance 0 in our subtree), then the fields */
/* in the snmp_dpi_get_packet would have ptrs that point to: */
/* */
/* object_p -> ″ 1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 5 . 1 . 0 ″ */
/* group_p -> ″ 1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 5 ″ */
/* instance_p -> ″1.0″ */
/* next_p -> snmp_dpi_get_packet_NULL_p */
/* */
/* If there are multiple varBinds in a GET request, then each one */
/* is represented in a snmp_dpi_get_packet structure and all the */
/* snmp_dpi_get_packet structures are chained via the next ptr. */
/* As long as the next ptr is not the snmp_dpi_get_packet_NULL_p */
/* pointer then there are more varBinds in the list. */
/* */
/* Now we can analyze the varBind structure for whatever checking we */
/* want to do. Once we are ready to make a response that contains */
/* the value of the variable, then we first prepare a SET-varBind */
/* which is represented in an snmp_dpi_set_packet structure: */
/* */
/* struct dpi_set_packet { */
/* char *object_p; / * ptr to OIDstring */
/* char *group_p; / * ptr to subtree */
/* char *instance_p; / * ptr to rest of OID */
/* unsigned char value_type; / * SNMP_TYPE_xxxx */
/* unsigned short value_len; / * value length */
/* char *value_p; / * ptr to value itself */
/* struct dpi_set_packet *next_p; / * ptr to next in chain */
/* }; */
/* typedef struct dpi_set_packet snmp_dpi_set_packet; */
/* #define snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p ((snmp_dpi_set_packet *)0) */
/* */
/* We can use the mkDPIset() function to prepare such a structure. */
/* This function expects the following arguments: */
/* - A ptr to an existing snmp_dpi_set_packet structure if the new */
/* varBind must be added to an existing chain of varBinds. */
/* If this is the first (or the only) varBind in the chain, then */
/* pass the snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p ptr to indicate this. */
/* - a ptr to the subtree that we registered. */
/* - a ptr to the rest of the OID, in other words the piece that */
/* follows the subtree. */
/* - the value type of the value to be bound to the variable name. */
/* This is must be one of the SNMP_TYPE_xxx values as defined in */
/* the snmp_dpi.h include file. */
/* - the length of the value (for integer type values this must be */
/* a length of 4. So we always work with 32-bit signed or */
/* unsigned integers (except of course for the Counter64 type, */
/* for those we must point to a snmp_dpi_u64 structure and pass */
/* the length of that structure). */
/* - a ptr to the value. */
/* Memory for the varBind is dynamically allocated and the data */
/* itself is copied. So upon return we can dispose of our own ptrs */
/* and allocated memory as we please. If the call is successful, */
/* then a ptr is returned: */

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/* - to a new snmp_dpi_set_packet if it is the first/only varBind */

/* - to the existing snmp_dpi_set_packet that we passed on the call.*/
/* In this case, the new packed has been chained to the end of */
/* the varBind list. */
/* If the mkDPIset() call fails, a NULL ptr is returned. */
/* */
/* Once we have prepared the SET-varBind data, we can create a DPI */
/* RESPONSE packet. To do so we can use the mkDPIresponse() function */
/* which expects these arguments: */
/* - a ptr to an snmp_dpi_hdr. We should use the hdr of the parsed */
/* incoming packet. It is used to copy the packet_id from the */
/* request into the response, such that the agent can correlate */
/* the response to a request. */
/* - a return code (snmp error code). If success, this should be */
/* SNMP_ERROR_noError (value zero). If failure, it must be one */
/* of the SNMP_ERROR_xxxx values as defined in the snmp_dpi.h */
/* include file. */
/* Note that a request for a non-existing object or instance is */
/* not considered an error. Instead, we must pass a value type */
/* of SNMP_TYPE_noSuchObject or SNMP_TYPE_noSuchInstance */
/* respectively. */
/* These 2 value types have an implicit value of NULL, so we can */
/* pass a zero length and a NULL ptr for the value in this case. */
/* - The index of the varBind in error (starts counting at 1). */
/* Pass zero if no error occured, else pass the proper index of */
/* the first varBind for which an error was detected. */
/* - a ptr to a (chain of) snmp_dpi_set_packets (varBinds) to be */
/* returned as response to the GET request. */
/* If an error was detected, then an snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p */
/* ptr may be passed. */
/* */
/* Here follows a code sample to return a response. We assume that */
/* there are no errors in the request, but proper code should do the */
/* checking for that. For instance, we return a noSuchInstance if */
/* the instance is not exactly what we expect and a noSuchObject if */
/* the object instanceID is greater than 3 (like 4.0). But there */
/* might be no instanceID at all, and we should check for that too. */
/*********************************************************************/
static int handle_get( snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p,
snmp_dpi_get_packet *pack_p ) {

unsigned char *packet_p;

int rc=0, value2_len, i, len,
something_extra = 0;
snmp_dpi_set_packet *varBind_p;
char *c_p;
snmp_dpi_get_packet *packet_p_anchor;

if (hdr_p == snmp_dpi_hdr_NULL_p ) {
return(-1);
}
if (pack_p == snmp_dpi_get_packet_NULL_p ) {
return(-2);
}

/* keep starting pointer */

packet_p_anchor = pack_p; /* init with defn may fail due to iCC */

varBind_p = /* init the varBind chain */

snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p; /* to a NULL pointer */

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
| must handle multi-varbinds!!
*/
do {

if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″1.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Integer32, /* value type Integer 32 */
sizeof(value1), /* length of value */
&value1); /* ptr to value */

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″2.0″) == 0))

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varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */

varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_DisplayString,/* value type */
strlen(value2_p),
value2_p); /* ptr to value */

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″3.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_OBJECT_IDENTIFIER,/* value type */
strlen(value3_p),
value3_p);

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″4.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_NULL, /* value type */
strlen(value4_p),
value4_p); /* ptr to value */

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″5.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_IpAddress, /* value type */
sizeof(value5), /* length of value */
&value5); /* ptr to value */

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″6.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Counter32, /* value type */
sizeof(value6), /* length of value */
&value6); /* ptr to value */

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″7.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Gauge32, /* value type */
sizeof(value7), /* length of value */
&value7); /* ptr to value */

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″8.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_TimeTicks, /* value type */
sizeof(value8), /* length of value */
&value8); /* ptr to value */

} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&

(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″9.0″) == 0))
{
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */

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pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */

pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Opaque, /* value type */
strlen(value9_p),
value9_p); /* ptr to value */

} /* endif */

varBind_p = mkDPIset( varBind_p,

pack_p->group_p,
pack_p->instance_p,
SNMP_TYPE_noSuchObject,
0L,
(unsigned char *)0 );

pack_p = pack_p->next_p; /* to process any other varbinds */

} while( pack_p != NULL );

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
*/
packet_p = mkDPIresponse( /* Make DPIresponse packet */
hdr_p, /* ptr parsed request */
SNMP_ERROR_noError, /* all is OK, no error */
0L, /* index is zero, no error */
varBind_p); /* varBind response data */

if (!packet_p) return(-11); /* If it failed, return */

/*----------------------------------------------------------------
send it.
*/
if ((rc=sendDPIpacket(packet_p, DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
printf(″ send of a response packet failed, rc=%d\n″ , rc);
}

return rc;
} /* handle_get() */

/*********************************************************************/
/* Processing a GETNEXT request */
/*********************************************************************/
/* */
/* A getnext request is more difficult to process. When a DPI packet */
/* is parsed, the snmp_dpi_hdr structure shows in the packet_type */
/* that this is a SNMP_DPI_GETNEXT packet, and so the data_u field */
/* contains a ptr to a GETNEXT-varBind, which is represented in an */
/* snmp_dpi_next_packet structure: */
/* */
/* struct dpi_next_packet { */
/* char *object_p; / * ptr to OIDstring */
/* char *group_p; / * ptr to subtree */
/* char *instance_p; / * ptr to rest of OID */
/* struct dpi_next_packet *next_p; / * ptr to next in chain */
/* }; */
/* typedef struct dpi_next_packet snmp_dpi_next_packet; */
/* #define snmp_dpi_next_packet_NULL_p ((snmp_dpi_next_packet *)0) */
/* */
/* So, assuming we have registered example subtree dpiSimpleMIB */
/* and a GETNEXT arrives for one variable dpiSimpleInteger.0 */
/* (so that is object 1 instance 0 in our subtree), then the fields */
/* in the snmp_dpi_get_packet structure would have ptrs pointing to: */
/* */
/* object_p -> ″ 1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 5 . 1 . 0 ″ */
/* group_p -> ″ 1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 5 ″ */
/* instance_p -> ″1.0″ */
/* next -> snmp_dpi_get_packet_NULL_p */
/* */
/* If there are multiple varBinds in a GETNEXT request, then each */
/* one is represented in a snmp_dpi_get_packet structure and all */
/* the snmp_dpi_get_packet structures are chained via the next ptr. */

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/* As long as the next ptr is not the snmp_dpi_next_packet_NULL_p */

/* pointer then there are more varBinds in the list. */
/* */
/* Now we can analyze the varBind structure for whatever checking we */
/* want to do. Then we must find out which OID is the one that */
/* lexicographically follows the one in the request. And it is that */
/* OID with its value that we must return as a response. So we must */
/* now also set the proper OID in the response. */
/* Once we are ready to make a response that contains the new OID */
/* and the value of that variable, then we must first prepare a */
/* SET-varBind which is represented in an snmp_dpi_set_packet: */
/* */
/* struct dpi_set_packet { */
/* char *object_p; / * ptr to OIDstring */
/* char *group_p; / * ptr to subtree */
/* char *instance_p; / * ptr to rest of OID */
/* unsigned char value_type; / * SNMP_TYPE_xxxx */
/* unsigned short value_len; / * value length */
/* char *value_p; / * ptr to value itself */
/* struct dpi_set_packet *next_p; / * ptr to next in chain */
/* }; */
/* typedef struct dpi_set_packet snmp_dpi_set_packet; */
/* #define snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p ((snmp_dpi_set_packet *)0) */
/* */
/* We can use the mkDPIset() function to prepare such a structure. */
/* This function expects the following arguments: */
/* - A ptr to an existing snmp_dpi_set_packet structure if the new */
/* varBind must be added to an existing chain of varBinds. */
/* If this is the first (or the only) varBind in the chain, then */
/* pass the snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p ptr to indicate this. */
/* - a ptr to the subtree that we registered. */
/* - a ptr to the rest of the OID, in other words the piece that */
/* follows the subtree. */
/* - the value type of the value to be bound to the variable name. */
/* This is must be one of the SNMP_TYPE_xxx values as defined in */
/* the snmp_dpi.h include file. */
/* - the length of the value (for integer type values this must be */
/* a length of 4. So we always work with 32-bit signed or */
/* unsigned integers (except of course for the Counter64 type, */
/* for those we must point to a snmp_dpi_u64 structure and pass */
/* the length of that structure). */
/* - a ptr to the value. */
/* Memory for the varBind is dynamically allocated and the data */
/* itself is copied. So upon return we can dispose of our own ptrs */
/* and allocated memory as we please. If the call is successful, */
/* then a ptr is returned: */
/* - to a new snmp_dpi_set_packet if it is the first/only varBind */
/* - to the existing snmp_dpi_set_packet that we passed on the call.*/
/* In this case, the new packed has been chained to the end of */
/* the varBind list. */
/* If the mkDPIset() call fails, a NULL ptr is returned. */
/* */
/* Once we have prepared the SET-varBind data, we can create a DPI */
/* RESPONSE packet. To do so we can use the mkDPIresponse() function,*/
/* which expects these arguments: */
/* - a ptr to an snmp_dpi_hdr. We should use the hdr of the parsed */
/* incoming packet. It is used to copy the packet_id from the */
/* request into the response, such that the agent can correlate */
/* the response to a request. */
/* - a return code (snmp error code). If success, this should be */
/* SNMP_ERROR_noError (value zero). If failure, it must be one */
/* of the SNMP_ERROR_xxxx values as defined in the snmp_dpi.h */
/* include file. */
/* Note that a request for a non-existing object or instance */
/* is not considered an error. Instead, we must pass the OID */
/* and value of the first OID that lexicographically follows */
/* the non-existing object and/or instance. */
/* Also, reaching the end of our subtree (there is no NEXT OID) */
/* is not considered an error. In this situation we must return */
/* the original OID (as received in request) and a value_type */
/* of SNMP_TYPE_endOfMibView. This value_type has an implicit */
/* value of NULL, so we can pass a zero length and a NULL ptr */
/* for the value. */
/* - The index of the first varBind in error (start counting at 1). */
/* Pass zero if no error occurred, else pass the proper index of */
/* the first varBind for which an error was detected. */
/* - a ptr to a (chain of) snmp_dpi_set_packet(s) (varBinds) to */
/* be returned as response to the GETNEXT request. */
/* If an error was detected, then an snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p */
/* ptr may be passed. */
/* */
/* Here follows a code sample to return a response. We assume that */
/* there are no errors in the request, but proper code should do */

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/* the checking for that. We do proper checking for lexicographic */

/* next object, but we do no checking for ULONG_MAX, or making sure */
/* that the instance ID is indeed valid (digits and dots). */
/* If we get to the end of our dpiSimpleMIB then we must return an */
/* endOfMibView, as defined by the SNMPv2 rules. */
/*********************************************************************/
static int handle_next( snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p,
snmp_dpi_next_packet *pack_p)
{
unsigned char *packet_p;
int rc=0,i;
unsigned long subid; /* subid is unsigned */
unsigned long instance; /* same with instance */
char *cp;
snmp_dpi_set_packet *varBind_p;

varBind_p = /* init the varBind chain */

snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p; /* to a NULL pointer */

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
| must handle multi-varbinds!!
*/
do {

if (pack_p->instance_p) { /* we have an instance ID */

cp = pack_p->instance_p; /* pick up ptr */
subid = strtoul(cp, &cp, 10); /* convert subid (object) */
if (*cp == ′ . ′ ) { /* followed by a dot ? */
cp++; /* point after it if yes */
instance=strtoul(cp,&cp,10); /* convert real instance */
/* not that we need it, we */
subid++; /* only have instance 0, */
/* so NEXT is next object */
instance = 0; /* and always instance 0 */
} else { /* no real instance passed */
instance = 0; /* so we can use 0 */
if (subid == 0) subid++; /* if object 0, start at 1 */
} /* endif */
} else { /* no instance ID passed */
subid = 1; /* so do first object */
instance = 0; /* instance 0 (all we have)*/
} /* endif */

/* we have set subid and instance such that we can basically */

/* process the request as a GET now. Actually, we don′ t even */
/* need instance, because all out object instances are zero. */

switch (subid) {
case 1:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_INTEGER, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Integer32, /* value type Integer 32 */
sizeof(value1), /* length of value */
&value1); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 2:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_STRING, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_DisplayString,/* value type */
strlen(value2_p),
value2_p); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 3:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_OID, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_OBJECT_IDENTIFIER,/* value type */
strlen(value3_p),
value3_p); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 4:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */

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pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */

DPI_SIMPLE_NULL, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_NULL, /* value type */
strlen(value4_p),
value4_p); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 5:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_IPADDRESS, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_IpAddress, /* value type */
sizeof(value5), /* length of value */
&value5); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 6:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_COUNTER, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Counter32, /* value type */
sizeof(value6), /* length of value */
&value6); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 7:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_GAUGE, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Gauge32, /* value type */
sizeof(value7), /* length of value */
&value7); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 8:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_TIMETICKS, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_TimeTicks, /* value type */
sizeof(value8), /* length of value */
&value8); /* ptr to value */
break;
case 9:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
DPI_SIMPLE_OPAQUE, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_Opaque, /* value type */
strlen(value9_p),
value9_p); /* ptr to value */
break;

default:
varBind_p = mkDPIset( /* Make DPI set packet */
varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
SNMP_TYPE_endOfMibView, /* value type */
0L, /* length of value */
(unsigned char *)0); /* ptr to value */
break;
} /* endswitch */

varBind_p = mkDPIset( varBind_p, pack_p->group_p,

pack_p->instance_p,
SNMP_TYPE_endOfMibView,
0L,
(unsigned char *)0 );

pack_p = pack_p->next_p; /* to process any other varbinds */

} while( pack_p != NULL );

if (!varBind_p) return(-2); /* something is probably wrong

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it down.
*/

packet_p = mkDPIresponse( /* Make DPIresponse packet */

hdr_p, /* ptr parsed request */
SNMP_ERROR_noError, /* all is OK, no error */
0L, /* index is zero, no error */
varBind_p); /* varBind response data */

if (!packet_p) return(-2); /* If it failed, return */

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
*/
if ((rc=sendDPIpacket(packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
printf(″ send failed in handle_next()\n″ ) ;
return rc;
}

return(rc);
} /* handle_next() */

/*********************************************************************/
/* Processing a SET/COMMIT/UNDO request */
/*********************************************************************/
/* */
/* These 3 requests can come in one of these sequences: */
/* - SET, COMMIT */
/* - SET, UNDO */
/* - SET, COMMIT, UNDO */
/* Normal sequence is SET and then COMMIT. When we receive a SET */
/* request, we must make preparations to accept the new value */
/* like check that it is for an existing object and instance, check */
/* the value type and contents to be valid, allocate memory etc), */
/* but we must not yet effectuate the change. */
/* If all goes well, the next request we receive will be a COMMIT */
/* request. It is then that we must effectuate the change, but we */
/* must then also keep enough information such that we can UNDO */
/* the change later if we get a subsequent UNDO request. The latter */
/* may happen if the agent discovers any errors with other */
/* subagents while processing requests that belong to the same */
/* original SNMP SET packet (all the varBinds in the same SNMP */
/* request PDU must be processed ″ as if atomic″ ) . */
/* */
/* When the DPI packet is parsed, the snmp_dpi_hdr structure shows */
/* in the packet_type that this is an SNMP_DPI_SET, SNMP_DPI_COMMIT */
/* SNMP_DPI_UNDO packet. In that case, the data_u field contains a */
/* ptr to a SET-varBind, represented in an snmp_dpi_get_packet */
/* structure (COMMIT and UNDO have same varBind data as SET upon */
/* which they follow): */
/* */
/* struct dpi_set_packet { */
/* char *object_p; / * ptr to OIDstring */
/* char *group_p; / * ptr to subtree */
/* char *instance_p; / * ptr to rest of OID */
/* unsigned char value_type; / * SNMP_TYPE_xxxx */
/* unsigned short value_len; / * value length */
/* char *value_p; / * ptr to value itself */
/* struct dpi_set_packet *next_p; / * ptr to next in chain */
/* }; */
/* typedef struct dpi_set_packet snmp_dpi_set_packet; */
/* #define snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p ((snmp_dpi_set_packet *)0) */
/* */
/* So, assuming we have registered example subtree dpiSimpleMIB */
/* and a GET request comes in for one variable dpiSimpleString.0 */
/* (so that is object 1 instance 0 in our subtree), and also */
/* assuming that the agent knows about our compiled dpiSimpleMIB */
/* so that it knows this is a DisplayString as opposed to just an */
/* arbitrary OCTET_STRING, then the ptrs in the snmp_dpi_set_packet */
/* structure would have ptrs and values like: */
/* */
/* object_p -> ″ 1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 5 . 2 . 0 ″ */
/* group_p -> ″ 1 . 3 . 6 . 1 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 5 ″ */
/* instance_p -> ″2.0″ */
/* value_type -> SNMP_TYPE_DisplayString */
/* value_len -> 8 */

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/* value_p -> ptr to the value to be set. */

/* next_p -> snmp_dpi_get_packet_NULL_p */
/* */
/* If there are multiple varBinds in a SET request, then each one */
/* is represented in a snmp_dpi_set_packet structure and all the */
/* snmp_dpi_set_packet structures are chained via the next ptr. */
/* As long as the next ptr is not the snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p */
/* pointer then there are more varBinds in the list. */
/* */
/* Now we can analyze the varBind structure for whatever checking we */
/* want to do. Once we are ready to make a response that contains */
/* the value of the variable, we may prepare a new SET-varBind. */
/* However, by definition, the response to a successful SET is */
/* exactly the same as the SET request. So there is no need to */
/* return any varBinds. A simple response with SNMP_ERROR_noError */
/* and an index of zero will do. In case that there is an error, */
/* then a simple response with the SNMP_ERROR_xxxx error code and */
/* an index pointing to the varBind in error (counting starts at 1) */
/* will do. */
/* */
/* Here follows a code sample to return a response. We assume that */
/* there are no errors in the request, but proper code should do */
/* the checking for that. We also do not check if the varBind in */
/* the COMMIT and/or UNDO is the same as that in the SET request. */
/* A proper agent would make sure that that is the case, but a */
/* proper subagent may want to verify that for itself. */
/* We only do one simple check that this is dpiSimpleString.0 and if */
/* it is not we return a noCreation, which may not be correct. */
/* The mainline does not even return a response. */
/*********************************************************************/
static int handle_set(snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p,
snmp_dpi_set_packet *pack_p)
{
unsigned char *packet_p;
int rc,i;
int index = 0;
int error = SNMP_ERROR_noError;
snmp_dpi_set_packet *varBind_p;

varBind_p = /* init the varBind chain */

snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p; /* to a NULL pointer */

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
| must handle multi-varbinds!!
*/
do {

if (!pack_p->instance_p ||
(strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 1 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 2 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 3 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 4 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 5 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 6 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 7 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 8 . 0 ″ ) != 0 &&
strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 9 . 0 ″ ) != 0 ))
{
if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″1.″,2) == 0))
{
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″2.″,2) == 0))
{
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″3.″,2) == 0))
{
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
} else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″4.″,2) == 0)) {
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
}
else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″5.″,2) == 0)) {
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
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(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″6.″,2) == 0)) {
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
}
else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″7.″,2) == 0)) {
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
}
else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″8.″,2) == 0)) {
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
}
else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″9.″,2) == 0)) {
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
}
else if (pack_p->instance_p &&
(strncmp(pack_p->instance_p,″10.″,2) == 0)) {
error = SNMP_ERROR_notWritable;
}

else {
error = SNMP_ERROR_noCreation;
} /* endif */

packet_p = mkDPIresponse( /* Make DPIresponse packet */

hdr_p, /* ptr parsed request */
error, /* whatever */
1, /* index is 1, 1st varBind */
varBind_p); /* varBind response data */

if (!packet_p) return(-1);

if ((rc=sendDPIpacket(packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
/* msg */
return rc;
}

return(rc);
} /* if checking for *.0 */

/*------------------------------------------------------------------
here if things still look ok for set
*/
if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 1 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
memcpy(&new_val1,pack_p->value_p,pack_p->value_len);
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 2 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
if (new_val2_p) free(new_val2_p);
if (old_val2_p) free(old_val2_p);
new_val2_p = (char*) malloc(pack_p->value_len);
/* new value to set */
if (new_val2_p) {
/* If success, then also */
memcpy((char*)new_val2_p, /* copy new value to our */
pack_p->value_p, /* own and newly allocated */
pack_p->value_len); /* memory area. */
}
else { /* Else failed to malloc, */
error = SNMP_ERROR_genErr; /* so that is a genErr */
index = 1; /* at first varBind */
}
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 3 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
if (new_val3_p) free(new_val3_p);
if (old_val3_p) free(old_val3_p);

new_val3_p = (char*)
malloc(pack_p->value_len);
if (new_val3_p) {
memcpy(new_val3_p,
pack_p->value_p,
pack_p->value_len);
}
else {
error = SNMP_ERROR_genErr;
index = 1;
}
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 4 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {

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/* is null oid, nothing to do */

}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 5 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
memcpy(&new_val5,pack_p->value_p,pack_p->value_len);
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 6 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
memcpy(&new_val6,pack_p->value_p,pack_p->value_len);
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 7 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
memcpy(&new_val7,pack_p->value_p,pack_p->value_len);
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 8 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
memcpy(&new_val8,pack_p->value_p,pack_p->value_len);
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 9 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
if (new_val9_p) free(new_val9_p); /* free these memory areas*/
if (old_val9_p) free(old_val9_p); /* if we allocated any */

new_val9_p = (char*) /* allocate memory for */

malloc(pack_p->value_len); /* new value to set */
if (new_val9_p) { /* If success, then also */
memcpy(new_val9_p, /* copy new value to our */
pack_p->value_p, /* own and newly allocated */
pack_p->value_len); /* memory area. */
}
else { /* Else failed to malloc, */
error = SNMP_ERROR_genErr; /* so that is a genErr */
index = 1; /* at first varBind */
}
}

else {
error = SNMP_ERROR_noCreation;
index = 0;
}

/* since multi-varbinds may exist, and because response to set

relies on index to error varbind, lets use only generic
varbinds in our response to the sets (assuming these are
ignored in agent unless the index points to one, in which
case it will be the last one.)
*/
varBind_p = mkDPIset( varBind_p, /* ptr to varBind chain */
pack_p->group_p, /* ptr to subtree */
pack_p->instance_p, /* ptr to rest of OID */
pack_p->value_type, /* value type Integer 32*/
pack_p->value_len, /* length of value */
NULL ); /* ptr to value */

pack_p = pack_p->next_p; /* to process any other varbinds */

} while( pack_p != NULL );

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
make and send normal response
*/
packet_p = mkDPIresponse( hdr_p, error, index, varBind_p );

if (!packet_p) return(-1); /* If it failed, return */

if ((rc = sendDPIpacket(packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!= snmpsa_RC_ok) {
/* msg */
return rc;
}

return(rc);
} /* handle_set() */

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
static int handle_commit(snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p,
snmp_dpi_set_packet *pack_p) {

unsigned char *packet_p;

int rc,i;
int index = 0;
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snmp_dpi_set_packet *varBind_p;

varBind_p = snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p;

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
| loop to handle multi-varbinds
*/
do {

if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 1 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val1 = cur_val1;
cur_val1 = new_val1;
new_val1 = 0;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 2 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val2_p = cur_val2_p; /* save old value for undo */
cur_val2_p = new_val2_p; /* make new value current */

new_val2_p = (char *)0; /* keep only 1 ptr around */

/* may need to convert from ASCII to native if OCTET_STRING */
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 3 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val3_p = cur_val3_p; /* save old value for undo */
cur_val3_p = new_val3_p; /* make new value current */
new_val3_p = (char *)0; /* keep only 1 ptr around */
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 4 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
/* is null oid, nothing to do */
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 5 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val5 = cur_val5;
cur_val5 = new_val5;
new_val5 = 0;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 6 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val6 = cur_val6;
cur_val6 = new_val6;
new_val6 = 0;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 7 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val7 = cur_val7;
cur_val7 = new_val7;
new_val7 = 0;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 8 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val8 = cur_val8;
cur_val8 = new_val8;
new_val8 = 0;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 9 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
old_val9_p = cur_val9_p; /* save old value for undo */
cur_val9_p = new_val9_p; /* make new value current */
new_val9_p = (char *)0; /* keep only 1 ptr around */
}

else {
error = SNMP_ERROR_noCreation;
index = 0;
}

pack_p = pack_p->next_p; /* to process any other varbinds */

} while( pack_p != NULL );

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
make and send normal response
*/
packet_p = mkDPIresponse( hdr_p, error, index, varBind_p );
if (!packet_p) return(-1); /* If it failed, return */
if ((rc=sendDPIpacket(packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
/* msg */
return rc;
}

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if ((rc=sendDPIpacket( packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
/* msg */
return rc;
}

return(rc);
} /*handle_commit()*/

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
static int handle_undo(snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p,
snmp_dpi_set_packet *pack_p) {

unsigned char *packet_p;

int rc,i;
int index = 0;
int error = SNMP_ERROR_noError;
snmp_dpi_set_packet *varBind_p;

varBind_p = snmp_dpi_set_packet_NULL_p;

/*---------------------------------------------------------------
| must handle multi-varbinds!!
*/
do {

if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 1 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
cur_val1 = old_val1;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 2 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
if (new_val2_p) free(new_val2_p); /* free allocated memory */
cur_val2_p = old_val2_p; /* reset to old value */
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 3 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
if (new_val3_p) free(new_val3_p); /* free allocated memory */
cur_val2_p = old_val2_p; /* reset to old value */
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 4 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
/* null oid */
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 5 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
cur_val5 = old_val5;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 6 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
cur_val6 = old_val6;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 7 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
cur_val7 = old_val7;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 8 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
cur_val8 = old_val8;
}
else if (strcmp(pack_p->instance_p,″ 9 . 0 ″ ) == 0 ) {
if (new_val9_p) free(new_val9_p); /* free allocated memory */
cur_val9_p = old_val9_p; /* reset to old value */
}

else {
error = SNMP_ERROR_noCreation;
index = 0;
}

pack_p = pack_p->next_p; /* to process any other varbinds */

} while( pack_p != NULL );

/*--------------------------------------------------------------- make response packet and send it

*/
packet_p = mkDPIresponse( hdr_p, error, index, varBind_p );

if (!packet_p) return(-1); /* If it failed, return */

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if ((rc=sendDPIpacket(packet_p,DPI_PACKET_LEN(packet_p)))
!=snmpsa_RC_ok) {
/* msg */
return rc;
}

return(rc);

} /*handle_undo()*/

/*********************************************************************/
/* Function to handle a DPI UNREGISTER request */
/*********************************************************************/
/* An agent can send an UNREGISTER packet if some other subagent does*/
/* a register for the same subtree at a higher priority. In this case*/
/* we can decide to keep the connection open, we may regain control */
/* over the subtree if that higher priority registration goes away. */
/* An agent can also send an UNREGISTER if for instance an SNMP */
/* manager tells it to ″ invalidate″ the subagent connection or the */
/* registered subtree. In this case we decide to give up. */
/* */
/* Here is a very simple sample piece of code to handle such a packet*/
/*********************************************************************/
static int handle_unreg( snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p,
snmp_dpi_ureg_packet *pack_p) {
/* msg */
if (pack_p->reason_code ==
SNMP_UNREGISTER_higherPriorityRegistered) {
return(0); /* keep waiting, we may regain subtree later */
}

return(-1); /* causes exit in main loop */

} /* handle_unreg() */

/*********************************************************************/
/* Function to handle a DPI CLOSE request */
/*********************************************************************/
/* An agent can send a CLOSE packet if it encounters an error or for */
/* some other reason. It can also do so if an SNMP MANAGER tells it */
/* to ″ invalidate″ the subagent connection. */
/* */
/* Here is a very simple sample piece of code to handle such a packet*/
/*********************************************************************/
static int handle_close(snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p,
snmp_dpi_close_packet *pack_p){

/* msg */
return(-1); /* causes exit in main loop */
} /* handle_close() */

/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
static int handle_resp(snmp_dpi_hdr *hdr_p, snmp_dpi_resp_packet *pack_p)
{
/* msg */
return(0);
} /* handle_resp() */

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Chapter 8. OS/400 SNMP-Based Functions

This chapter describes some AS/400 functions and applications which use the
SNMP support provided by OS/400.

8.1 Client Inventory Management

Client Inventory Management is a built-in function of OS/400 which uses the
OS/400 SNMP support. SNMP is the mechanism through which OS/400 gathers
information about personal computer clients that are attached to the AS/400.
The information is stored in AS/400 database files to provide a comprehensive
inventory of personal computer assets. An example of the type of information
available is the following:
• System - connectivity, access, and management information
• Hardware - disk drive, memory, hard file, etc
• Software - installed software identification and change information

If a client is configured to send SNMP traps to a managing AS/400, then the

client′s information is collected automatically through a process known as
automatic discovery . Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 provides the SNMP
support required for automatic discovery. To receive and process the incoming
traps from the client, the OS/400 SNMP agent and Trap Manager must be active
on the managing AS/400.

The client system does not necessarily have to be a Client Access/400 Optimized
for OS/2 system. Any client system that supports SNMP with automatic
discovery can be managed. To provide as much information as possible, the
client should support MIB II, the host resources MIB, APPN MIB and DMI MIB.

Traps received by an AS/400 system are processed differently for new clients
(clients that have not been connected to the AS/400 before) than traps received
for existing clients. Traps received from a new client are processed immediately
and the client′s information is retrieved and stored in the AS/400 databases. For
traps received from existing clients, hardware and software information is
refreshed only if it is more than 30 days old. 30 days is the default value. The
default value can be changed to any value between 1 and 365 days. Any other
value will default to 30 days. A data area QZCAREFI in library QUSRSYS should
be created to change the refresh interval. For example:
CRTDTAARA DTAARA(QUSRSYS/QZCAREFI)
TYPE(*DEC) LEN(2 0) VALUE(75)
TEXT(′ Refresh Interval′ )

This example sets the refresh interval at 75 days. The data area must be of type
decimal (integer value). Using this example, a refresh interval of 75 days is used
for all clients that the AS/400 system is managing.

To change the refresh interval to a three digit value having created a data area
with a two digit value, you must first delete the existing data area and then
create a new one specifying a three digit value.

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If necessary, the database records associated with a client system can be

erased. To do this, end the SNMP server job and call program QZCARMVC
using the appropriate parameters as shown in the example below.
ENDTCPSVR SERVER(*SNMP)
CALL QZCARMVC PARM(′ ***ZCAIDX***′ X′00000000′)
Where ***ZCAIDX*** is the unique index associated with the client in the AS/400
database. See the 8.1.1, “Client Software Management Database Formats” on
page 129 for more information on ZCAIDX.

For more details about this task refer to Inside Client Access/400 Optimized for
OS/2 , SG24-2587.

By accessing the client management databases, users can write application

programs that perform resource, asset, license, and network management
functions. The client nanagement databases, which are a set of physical and
logical files, represent the client information that was gathered using SNMP GET
and GETNEXT requests when the client was connected to the AS/400. The
database structure is based on the MIB objects that are being shadowed from
the client.

Figure 84. Client Inventory Management Overview

The client management database information can also be retrieved from an

SNMP manager via the Client Management MIB.

The Client Management MIB is an IBM enterprise-specific MIB module shipped

with OS/400. SNMP managing applications such as NetView for OS/2 or NetView
for AIX must load the MIB module before it can be used to perform SNMP

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operations. Chapter 13, “Loading an Enterprise-Specific MIB” on page 219

explains the procedure for loading an enterprise-specific MIB module into
NetView for OS/2. On the AS/400, the Client Management MIB is member
IBMCLTM in file QSYS/QANMMIB.

Figure 85. Client Management Function Overview

Figure 85 shows how the Client Management MIB can be used via an SNMP
manager to retrieve information from the client management database on the
AS/400. The client management database information having previously been
retrieved from the managed clients via the Host Resources MIB supported by
Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 and other PC SNMP agent
implementations. The figure also shows how traps received from the managed
clients can either be handled locally or forwarded to an SNMP manager via the
forward trap (*YES) STRTRPMGR command option.

8.1.1 Client Software Management Database Formats

The following are the database formats used when querying and writing
applications that access client management information. All of these database
files are shipped with OS/400 in library QSYS. The files are copied into the
QUSRSYS library when the first client is discovered and stored in the database
files. All client information is stored in the database files in the QUSRSYS
library. The files in the QSYS library are for recovery purposes. Client
management applications can query these client databases, including
user-written SQL applications.

The format of each of the Client Management databases are presented in the
following sections.

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8.1.1.1 QAZCADEV
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcadev
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client device
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCAIDX --> Client Index
* ZCADEV --> Device Index
* ZCATYP --> Device Type
* ZCADID --> Device ID
* ZCASTT --> Device Status
* ZCAERR --> Device Errors
* ZCADSC --> Device Description
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCADEVR
ZCAIDX 12H
ZCADEV 9B
ZCATYP 9B
ZCADID 128A VARLEN(128)
ZCASTT 9B
ZCAERR 9B
ZCADSC 64A VARLEN(64)
K ZCAIDX
K ZCADEV

8.1.1.2 QAZCADIR
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcadir
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the basic client directory
* information is maintained.
*
* ZCBIDX --> Client Index
* ZCBCLT --> Client ID
* ZCBDSC --> Client Description
* ZCBCMN --> Community
* ZCBIPA --> IP Address
* ZCBCPN --> CP NetID
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCADIRR
ZCBIDX 12H
ZCBCLT 255A VARLEN(255)
ZCBDSC 255A VARLEN(255)
ZCBCMN 255A VARLEN(255)
ZCBIPA 15A VARLEN(15)
ZCBCPN 17A VARLEN(17)
K ZCBIDX

8.1.1.3 QAZCADRL
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcadrl
* File Type: logical
*
* Function: Database file where the basic client directory
* information is maintained
*
* ZCBIDX --> Client index
* ZCBCLT --> Client ID
* ZCBDSC --> Client Description
* ZCBCMN --> Community
* ZCBIPA --> IP Address
* ZCBCPN --> CP NetID
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE

R QZCADRLR PFILE(QSYS/QAZCADIR)
ZCBCLT 255A VARLEN
ZCBIDX 12H

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ZCBDSC 255A VARLEN

ZCBCMN 255A VARLEN
ZCBIPA 15A VARLEN
ZCBCPN 17A VARLEN
K ZCBCLT

8.1.1.4 QAZCADSK
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcadsk
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client disk storage
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCCIDX --> Client Index
* ZCCDEV --> Device Index
* ZCCACC --> Disk Access
* ZCCMED --> Disk Media
* ZCCRMV --> Disk Media Remove
* ZCCCAP --> Disk Capacity
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCADSKR
ZCCIDX 12H
ZCCDEV 9B
ZCCACC 9B
ZCCMED 9B
ZCCRMV 9B
ZCCCAP 9B
K ZCCIDX
K ZCCDEV

8.1.1.5 QAZCAFS
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcafs
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client file system
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCDIDX --> Client Index
* ZCDFS --> File System Index
* ZCDLMP --> Mount Point
* ZCDRMP --> Remote Mount
* ZCDTYP --> Type
* ZCDACC --> Access
* ZCDBOT --> Bootable
* ZCDSTG --> Storage Index
* ZCDFBK --> Full Backup
* ZCDPBK --> Partial Backup
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCAFSR
ZCDIDX 12H
ZCDFS 9B
ZCDLMP 128A VARLEN(128)
ZCDRMP 128A VARLEN(128)
ZCDTYP 9B
ZCDACC 9B
ZCDBOT 9B
ZCDSTG 9B
ZCDFBK Z
ZCDPBK Z
K ZCDIDX
K ZCDFS

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8.1.1.6 QAZCAMSC
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcamsc
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the basic client directory
* information is maintained
*
* ZCBIDX --> Client Index
* ZCBMEM --> Memory size
* ZCBUPT --> Up Time
* ZCBSTT --> System Status
* ZCBMBI --> Support MIBII
* ZCBMBH --> Support HOST MIB
* ZCBMBA --> Support APPN MIB
* ZCBMBX --> Support Extensions
* ZCBHDW --> Hardware Refresh
* ZCBSFW --> Software Refresh
* ZCBCON --> Contact
* ZCBLOC --> Location
* ZCBTYP --> Machine Type
* ZCBMDL --> Machine Model
* ZCBUSR --> User Profile
* ZCBOWN --> Owner
* ZCBPHN --> Owner Phone
* ZCBOFC --> Office
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCAMSCR
ZCBIDX 12H
ZCBMEM 9B
ZCBUPT 9B
ZCBSTT 9B
ZCBMBI 9B
ZCBMBH 9B
ZCBMBA 9B
ZCBMBX 9B
ZCBHDW Z
ZCBSFW Z
ZCBCON 255A VARLEN(255)
ZCBLOC 255A VARLEN(255)
ZCBTYP 4A VARLEN(4)
ZCBMDL 3A VARLEN(3)
ZCBUSR 10A VARLEN(10)
ZCBOWN 32A VARLEN(32)
ZCBPHN 32A VARLEN(32)
ZCBOFC 32A VARLEN(32)
K ZCBIDX

8.1.1.7 QAZCANET
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcanet
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client network
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCEIDX --> Client Index
* ZCEDEV --> Device Index
* ZCENIF --> Network IFIndex
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCANETR
ZCEIDX 12H
ZCEDEV 9B
ZCENIF 9B
K ZCEIDX
K ZCEDEV

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8.1.1.8 QAZCAPRC
*** Start of specifications *********************************
*
* File Name: qazcaprc
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client processor
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCFIDX --> Client Index
* ZCFDEV --> Device Index
* ZCFLOD --> Processor Load
* ZCFFRM --> Processor Licensed Internal Code
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCAPRCR
ZCFIDX 12H
ZCFDEV 9B
ZCFLOD 9B
ZCFFRM 128A VARLEN(128)
K ZCFIDX
K ZCFDEV

8.1.1.9 QAZCAPRT
*** Start of specifications *********************************
*
* File Name: qazcaprt
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client printer
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCGIDX --> Client Index
* ZCGDEV --> Device Index
* ZCGSTT --> Status
* ZCGERR --> Error State
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCAPRTR
ZCGIDX 12H
ZCGDEV 9B
ZCGSTT 9B
ZCGERR 4H VARLEN(1)
K ZCGIDX
K ZCGDEV

8.1.1.10 QAZCAPTN
*** Start of specifications *********************************
*
* File Name: qazcaptn
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client storage partition
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCHIDX --> Client Index
* ZCHDEV --> Device Index
* ZCHPTN --> Partition Index
* ZCHSIZ --> Size
* ZCHFSX --> FS Index
* ZCHLBL --> Label
* ZCHID --> Id
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCAPTNR
ZCHIDX 12H
ZCHDEV 9B
ZCHPTN 9B
ZCHSIZ 9B
ZCHFSX 9B
ZCHLBL 128A VARLEN(128)
ZCHID 128H VARLEN(128)
K ZCHIDX
K ZCHDEV

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K ZCHPTN

8.1.1.11 QAZCASFW
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcasfw
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client software
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB extensions.
*
* ZCJIDX --> Client Index
* ZCJSFW --> Software Index
* ZCJTYP --> Software Type
* ZCJSTT --> Software Status
* ZCJID --> Software Id
* ZCJVER --> Software Version
* ZCJOPT --> Software Option
* ZCJFTR --> Software Feature
* ZCJMNF --> Software Manufacture
* ZCJPTH --> Software Path
* ZCJDAT --> Software Date
* ZCJNAM --> Software Name
* ZCJSN --> Software SerialNumber
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCASFWR
ZCJIDX 12H
ZCJSFW 9B
ZCJTYP 9B
ZCJSTT 9B
ZCJID 128A VARLEN(7)
ZCJVER 64A VARLEN(6)
ZCJOPT 16A VARLEN(4)
ZCJFTR 16A VARLEN(4)
ZCJMNF 64A VARLEN(32)
ZCJPTH 255A VARLEN(128)
ZCJDAT Z
ZCJNAM 64A VARLEN(32)
ZCJSN 64A VARLEN(32)
K ZCJIDX
K ZCJSFW

8.1.1.12 QAZCASFX
*** Start of specifications **********************************
*
* File Name: qazcasfx
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the Client software fix
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB extensions.
*
* ZCKIDX --> Client Index
* ZCKSFW --> Software Index
* ZCKSFX --> Software Fix Index
* ZCKFIX --> Software Fix Id
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCASFXR
ZCKIDX 12H
ZCKSFW 9B
ZCKSFX 9B
ZCKFIX 16A VARLEN(7)
K ZCKIDX
K ZCKSFW
K ZCKFIX

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8.1.1.13 QAZCASTG
*** Start of specifications *********************************
*
* File Name: qazcastg
* File Type: physical
*
* Function: Database file where the client storage
* information is maintained. The data is obtained
* from the HOST MIB.
*
* ZCIIDX --> Client index
* ZCISTG --> Storage index
* ZCITYP --> Type
* ZCIDSC --> Description
* ZCIALU --> Allocation Units
* ZCISIZ --> Size
* ZCIUSD --> Used
* ZCIALF --> Allocation Failure
*
*** End of Specifications ***********************************
UNIQUE
R QZCASTGR
ZCIIDX 12H
ZCISTG 9B
ZCITYP 9B
ZCIDSC 128A VARLEN(128)
ZCIALU 9B
ZCISIZ 9B
ZCIUSD 9B
ZCIALF 9B
K ZCIIDX
K ZCISTG

Figure 87 on page 136 and Figure 88 on page 137 show a Client Access/400
Optimized for OS/2 client′s information in two different Client Management
databases. The two example screens are for the QAZCADIR and QAZCAMSC
database files. Once the client′s information has been retrieved by the
managing AS/400 system, you can view the information in the databases by
running a simple AS/400 query command. For example, at the AS/400 command
line, type in the following command and press PF4 the Prompt key:
RUNQRY QRY(*NONE)

Once on the screen shown in Figure 86 on page 136, fill in the File, and Library
(QUSRSYS) fields under Query file: with the appropriate information for the
database you wish to view, and press the Enter key.

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Run Query (RUNQRY)


Type choices, press Enter.

Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *NONE

Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
Query file:
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *SAME
Library . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *RUNOPT, *LIBL, *CURLIB
Member . . . . . . . . . . . . *FIRST Name, *RUNOPT, *FIRST, *LAST
+ for more values
Report output type . . . . . . . *RUNOPT *RUNOPT, *DISPLAY...
Output form . . . . . . . . . . *RUNOPT *RUNOPT, *DETAIL, *SUMMARY
Record selection . . . . . . . . *NO *NO, *YES

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 86. Prompt Screen for the RUNQRY Command

For the QAZCADIR file, you should see a screen similar to the one shown in
Figure 87. Notice how the ZCBIDX, and ZCBCLT fields contain information about
the client.

Display Report

Position to line . . . . .
Line ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....
ZCBIDX ZCBCLT
000001 asH515900470 CATCPIP
****** ******** End of report ********

F3=Exit F12=Cancel F19=Left F20=Right F21=Split

 
Figure 87. A Partial View of the QAZCADIR Database Client Information

For the QAZCAMSC file, you should see a screen similar to the one shown in
Figure 88 on page 137. Notice how the information contained in this file
corresponds to the fields defined in the QAZCAMSC database file format
described in 8.1.1, “Client Software Management Database Formats” on
page 129.

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Display Report

Position to line . . . . .
Line ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....
ZCBIDX ZCBMEM ZCBUPT ZCBSTT ZCB
000001 asH515900470 32,372 32,543 0
****** ******** End of report ********

F3=Exit F12=Cancel F19=Left F20=Right F21=Split

 
Figure 88. A Partial View of the QAZCAMSC Database Client Information

8.1.2 The Client Management MIB

The Client Management MIB is an IBM enterprise MIB that can be used to
retrieve information from the AS/400 client management databases. Thus the
subtree OBJECT IDENTIFIER for the Client Management MIB is located under the
private subtree. The OBJECT IDENTIFER is
iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.ibm.ibmprod.clientMgmtSubAgent
or, in concise form: 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.50

The clientMgmtSubAgent subtree has three children which form the following
groups:
• clntSystem (clientMgmtSubAgent 1)
• clntHardware (clientMgmtSubAgent 2)
• clntSoftware (clientMgmtSubAgent 3)

8.1.2.1 The clntSystem Group

The Client System group comprises a table of system information about the
client. Under the clntSystemTable (clntSystem 1) , the clntSystemEntry
(clntSystemTable 1) object is formed by the following objects which are used for
referencing the client′s system information:
clntSystemIndex (clntSystemEntry 1)
clntSysName (clntSystemEntry 2)
clntSysDescr (clntSystemEntry 3)
clntCommunity (clntSystemEntry 4)
clntIpAddress (clntSystemEntry 5)
clntAppnCpNetId (clntSystemEntry 6)
clntMemorySize (clntSystemEntry 7)
clntSystemUpTime (clntSystemEntry 8)
clntSystemStatus (clntSystemEntry 9)

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clntSupportMibII (clntSystemEntry 10)

clntSupportHostMib (clntSystemEntry 11)
clntSupportAppnMib (clntSystemEntry 12)
clntSupportDmiMib (clntSystemEntry 13)
clntLastHwRefresh (clntSystemEntry 14)
clntLastSwRefresh (clntSystemEntry 15)
clntSysContact (clntSystemEntry 16)
clntSysLocation (clntSystemEntry 17)
clntMachineType (clntSystemEntry 18)
clntMachineModel (clntSystemEntry 19)
clntUserProfile (clntSystemEntry 20)
clntOwner (clntSystemEntry 21)
clntOwnerPhone (clntSystemEntry 22)
clntOwnerOffice (clntSystemEntry 23)

8.1.2.2 The clntHardware Group

The Client Hardware group comprises several tables which contain objects for
hardware related information about the client. Each table has its own MIB
objects. For simplicity reasons here, only the hardware group tables are listed:
clntStorageTable (clntHardware 1)
clntDeviceTable (clntHardware 2)
clntProcessorTable (clntHardware 3)
clntNetworkTable (clntHardware 4)
clntPrinterTable (clntHardware 5)
clntDiskStorageTable (clntHardware 6)
clntPartitionTable (clntHardware 7)
clntFSTable (clntHardware 8)

8.1.2.3 The clntSoftware Group

The Client Software group comprises two tables which contain objects for
software-related information about the client.

Under the clntSWInstalledTable (clntSoftware 1) , the clntSWInstalledEntry

(clntSWInstalledTable 1) object is formed by the following objects which are used
for referencing the client′s installed software information:
clntSWInstalledIndex (clntSWInstalledEntry 1)
clntSWInstalledManf (clntSWInstalledEntry 2)
clntSWInstalledID (clntSWInstalledEntry 3)
clntSWInstalledVersion (clntSWInstalledEntry 4)
clntSWInstalledDateTime (clntSWInstalledEntry 5)
clntSWInstalledType (clntSWInstalledEntry 6)
clntSWInstalledPath (clntSWInstalledEntry 7)

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clntSWInstalledOption (clntSWInstalledEntry 8)
clntSWInstalledLoad (clntSWInstalledEntry 9)
clntSWInstalledStatus (clntSWInstalledEntry 10)
clntSWInstalledSoftwareName (clntSWInstalledEntry 11)
clntSWInstalledSerialNumber (clntSWInstalledEntry 12)

Under the clntSWFixTable (clntSoftware 3) , the clntSWFixEntry

(clntSWFixTable 1) object is formed by the following objects which are used for
referencing the software fixes on the client:
clntSWFixIndex (clntSWFixEntry 1)
clntSWFixID (clntSWFixEntry 2)

8.1.3 Browsing the Client Management MIB

The following figures show some examples of the information which can be
retrieved using the NetView for OS/2 MIB browser to view the
clientMgmtSubAgent MIB. In order to gather the information from the AS/400
through the clientMgmtSubAgent, the client system was previously set up as a
Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 client system configured to work over a
TCP/IP network. The SNMP support and necessary software to set up this
environment on the client is provided with Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2.

Before we can query the clientMgmtSubAgent MIB objects we must load this
enterprise MIB into NetView for OS/2. To do this we follow the steps shown in
Chapter 13, “Loading an Enterprise-Specific MIB” on page 219. The MIB to be
loaded is called IBMCLTM and is located in QSYS/QANMMIB file on the AS/400.

Figure 89 on page 140 shows the clientMgmtSubAgent MIB being selected for
querying.

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Figure 89. Selection of the Client Management M I B in NetView for OS/2

By clicking on the plus symbol (as shown in the picture) we are expanding the
MIB tree.

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clntSystem Figure 90 shows the clntSystem group being selected for querying.

Figure 90. Selection of Query on the clntSystem Group

See Figure 91 on page 142 for the result of this query.

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Figure 91. Results of the clntSystem Query

Figure 91 shows the results of the query performed on the clntSystem group.
The information shown is from the clntSystemEntry MIB object within the
clntSystemTable from the clntSystem group. Notice how the second line from
the bottom in the MIB values area has been highlighted by placing the mouse
pointer on that line and clicking on it. This puts information about the selected
entry in the SNMP set value box of the screen in preparation for a SET operation.

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clntHardware Figure 92 shows the results of the query performed on the

clntHardware group.

Figure 92. Results of Query on the clntHardware Group

In Figure 92 we can see part of the list of hardware devices from the client
management database of system 9.24.104.57 (RALYAS4B). Note that if the
Community name browser field is empty, the community name public will be
used by default as specifically entered in Figure 91 on page 142.

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Figure 93 shows the results of the query performed on the clntStorageDescr

object. The clntStorageDescr MIB object is an entry (clntStorageEntry) within the
clntStorageTable from the clntHardware group.

Figure 93. Results of Query on the clntStorageDescr Object

We can see from Figure 93 that this client system has the following storage
devices:
• Random access memory
• Two OS/2 fixed disks, identified as C: and D:
• Part of fixed disk D allocated to a virtual memory/disk swap area

In Figure 94 on page 145 we can see the size of each of these storage areas.

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Figure 94 shows the results of the query performed on the clntStorageSize

object. The clntStorageSize MIB object is an entry (clntStorageEntry) within the
clntStorageTable from the clntHardware group.

Figure 94. Results of Query on the clntStorageSize Object

We can see from Figure 94, for example, that the client system has 32 MB of
random access memory installed and its C: disk has a size of 102 MB.

8.1.4 Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2

In addition to being available via the AS/400 client inventory management
application, the Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 SNMP MIBs can be
queried directly from an SNMP manager. We cover this in 10.2, “Host Resources
MIB and Client Access Optimized for OS/2” on page 197.

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Chapter 9. OS/400 Supported MIBs

The following standard, IBM and Novell enterprise MIBs are supported by the
AS/400:
Standard RFC MIBs
• MIB II (RFC1213)
• Host Resources MIB 1
• Ethernet-like (RFC1398)
• FDDI (RFC1285)
• Frame Relay (RFC1315)
• Token-Ring (RFC1231)
DPI 2.0 (RFC1592)
SNMP subagent MIB
IBM enterprise MIBs
• APPN MIB
• Client management MIB
• NetView for AIX subagent MIB
• AS/400 Remote Workstation MIB 1
Novell enterprise MIBs
• Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) MIB 2

• Routing Information Protocol (RIP) MIB 2

• NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) MIB 2

Notes:
1Not supported by V3R1 or V3R2
2Not supported by V3R1 or V3R6

Note

The token-ring and Ethernet MIB groups are supported, on the AS/400, only
by the newer IOP hardware. That is the 2619 IOP for token-ring and the 2617
IOP for Ethernet. There is currently no SNMP support for the FSIOP (File
Server IOP) or IPCS (Integrated PC Server).

For an explanation of the various MIB types see 2.9, “Understanding MIBs” on
page 14.

For a summary of the supported MIBs in relation to the OS/400 version see the
following table.

Table 3 (Page 1 of 2). The Supported M I B Groups

MIB Group Supported on Version
V3R1 1 V3R2 V3R6 1 V3R7
MIB II Yes Yes Yes Yes
Host Resource No No Yes Yes
Ethernet-like Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Table 3 (Page 2 of 2). The Supported M I B Groups

MIB Group Supported on Version
V3R1 1 V3R2 V3R6 1 V3R7
FDDI Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frame Relay Yes Yes Yes Yes
Token-Ring Yes Yes Yes Yes
APPN Yes Yes Yes Yes
Client management Yes Yes Yes Yes
NetView for AIX subagent Yes Yes Yes Yes
DPI 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes
SNMP subagent Yes 2 Yes Yes Yes
AS/400 Remote Workstation No No Yes Yes
Novell Enterprise MIBs No Yes No Yes
Notes:
1The installed version and appropriate PTFs.
2The V3R2 SNMP subagent MIB is treated as experimental-only.

9.1 Standard RFC MIBs

All devices that support SNMP are also required to support a standard set of
common managed object definitions of which a MIB is composed. The standard
MIB object definition, MIB-II, enables you to monitor and control SNMP managed
devices.

9.1.1 MIB-II
MIB-II describes those objects that are implemented by managed nodes that run
the Internet suite of protocols.

The AS/400 implements MIB-II. The group EGP (Exterior Gateway Protocol) is
not provided by OS/400 SNMP because the AS/400 does not provide Exterior
Gateway Support.

OS/400 supports the following MIB-II MIB groups:

System This group contains information about the agent system such as
system name, system location and system contact.
Interfaces This group contains information about the interfaces on the agent
system such as type of interfaces present, speed of the interfaces and
a description of the interfaces.
AT (Address Translations) This group contains address translation information
that provides an association between the network address and the
physical address.
IP (Internet Protocol) This group contains Internet protocol information such as
the number of datagrams sent and received by the agent system.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) This group contains ICMP information
about the agent system such as the number of ICMP ECHO (PING)
messages received.

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TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) This group contains TCP information such
as the number of TCP segments received and the number of TCP
connections currently established.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) This group contains UDP related data about the
agent such as number of UDP datagrams delivered to UDP users.
Transmission (Transmission Media Specific) This group contains information
about the various transmission protocols used by the agent system
such as token-ring statistics and Ethernet statistics.
SNMP (SNMP Application entities) This group contains SNMP related data such
as the number of requests received with an unknown community
name.

Note

To retrieve data from the transmission group you must make sure that the
relevant IOP is active. To do this, check the MIB variable IfOperStatus under
the interfaces group of MIB-II. The IOP should be in UP status.

RFC: RFC1213

RFC Noted Exceptions: The egp group is not supported. The set operation is
not supported for the following MIB object (which is defined as having read-write
access):
ifAdminStatus

Note that ifAdminStatus tracks the desired state of a network interface as set
with an OS/400 command (for example, NETSTAT). Therefore, the get operation
can still be used on ifAdminStatus and ifOperStatus to determine if there is a
problem with an interface.

The set operation is accepted for the following MIB objects, which are defined as
having read-write access. However, the values will not change as a result of the
set operation. This behavior allows an SNMP manager to successfully perform a
set operation on an entire row of a table. A subsequent get operation will show
which values have actually changed.
• ipRouteIfIndex
• ipRouteMetric1
• ipRouteMetric2
• ipRouteMetric3
• ipRouteMetric4
• ipRouteAge
• ipRouteMetric5

For some MIB objects, the set operation is not supported for all values that are
defined as being valid. These MIB objects are listed here, along with the values
to which they can be set.

ipRouteType invalid(2), indirect(4)

ipNetToMediaType invalid(2), static(4)
tcpConnState deleteTCB(12)

In order to set the value of atNetAddress, its syntax must be encoded as OCTET
STRING, rather than NetworkAddress. Note that it is never necessary to set the

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value of atNetAddress directly. This is because a row can be added to or

deleted from the atTable by setting the value of only atPhysAddress.

The result of changing the value of a MIB object that is an index to an instance
of that MIB object, is undefined. For example, the result of this operation is
undefined:
set ipRouteDest.9.130.38.28=9.130.38.29.

When adding a row to a table by setting the value of a MIB object, default values
are assigned to the other objects in the row.
• indexes : The value of a MIB object which is an index to an instance of that
MIB object need not be set explicitly. For example, the operation:
set ipRouteNextHop.9.130.38.28=9.130.25.250
will implicitly create the MIB object instance ipRouteDest.9.130.38.28, with the
value 9.130.38.28.
• atPhysAddress : There is no default value for this MIB object. The value of
this MIB object must be set in order to create a new row in the atTable.
• ipRouteNextHop : There is no default value for this MIB object. The value of
this MIB object must be set in order to create a new row in the ipRouteTable.
• ipRouteType : indirect(4).
• ipRouteMask : Corresponds to the network class. For example, the mask of
a class-A network will default to 255.0.0.0.
• ipNetToMediaPhysAddress : There is no default value for this MIB object.
The value of this MIB object must be set in order to create a new row in the
ipNetToMediaTable.
• ipNetToMediaType : static(4).

MIB Subtree Description: This is the management information base for network
management of TCP/IP-based internets.

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: mib-2 ::= { mgmt (1) }

Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212

9.1.1.1 Browsing the MIB-II MIB

For an example of browsing MIB-2 objects, see 5.1.4, “Using the MIB Browser”
on page 50.

9.1.2 Host (Host Resources) MIB

This group contains host-related data such as the hardware and software
installed. We look at this MIB in greater detail in Chapter 10, “Host Resources
MIB” on page 189.

9.1.3 Ethernet-Like Interface MIB

The Ethernet-like Interface MIB defines objects for managing Ethernet-like object
interface types.

The Ethernet-like MIB is contained in the Transmission group of MIB-II.

OS/400 provides support for the following Ethernet-like MIB groups and tables:

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• dot3StatsTable (Statistics group)

• dot3Tests (Tests table)
• dot3ChipSets (Hardware Chipsets table)

RFC: RFC1398

RFC Noted Exception: The dot3CollTable is not supported.

MIB Subtree Description: Ethernet-like MIB.

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: dot3 ::= { transmission 7 }

Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1213, RFC1212

9.1.4 Browsing the Transmission Group MIB

For the objects under the Transmission group, Ethernet, FDDI, frame relay and
token-ring we will use the NetView for OS/2 MIB Browser to look at some
example data. As described earlier, the status of the interface must be up. The
first thing we will do is check the status of the interface. Select the following
MIB objects until you get to the ifEntry screen as shown in Figure 95 on
page 152.
mgmt →
mib-2 →
interfaces→
ifTable→
ifEntry

See 5.1.4, “Using the MIB Browser” on page 50 for an example of how to use
the Browser.

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Figure 95. Working with Interfaces

Now click on ifDesc and click on the Start query button. This should present you
with the interfaces on the system. Next to the interface will be an index number.
In our case the line TRN2619A has an index number of 2. For subsequent
queries of interface data the index will remain constant and any data retrieved
with an index number of 2 will be associated with TRN2619A.

You can scroll down the MIB tree and perform a query on the MIB object
ifOperStatus. As you can see in Figure 96 on page 153 the index number 2 is in
UP status, meaning that TRN2619A is up, as is the other interface.

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Status
Figure 96. Result of Query of ifOperState

Having verified that the interfaces are up, we can run queries on the objects
within the transmission group. The group is accessed by selecting the following
objects:
mgmt →
mib-2 →
transmission

9.1.5 FDDI MIB

The FDDI MIB defines objects for managing devices which implement FDDI.

The FDDI MIB is contained in the Transmission group of MIB-II.

OS/400 provides support for the following FDDI MIB groups:

• snmpFddiSMT (SMT group)
• snmpFddiMAC (MAC group)
• snmpFddiPATH (PATH group)
• snmpFddiPORT (PORT group)
• snmpFddiChipSets (Chip Set group)

RFC: RFC1285

RFC Noted Exceptions: The Attachment group is not supported. The set
operation is not supported for this MIB.

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MIB Subtree Description: FDDI MIB.

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: fddi ::= { transmission 15 }

Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1213, RFC1212

9.1.5.1 Browsing the FDDI MIB

From the transmission group, select the fddi MIB object.

Figure 97. Browsing the FDDI M I B

Figure 97 shows some of the data that can be retrieved using the FDDI MIB.

9.1.6 Frame Relay MIB

The frame relay MIB defines objects for managing frame relay interfaces.

OS/400 provides support for the following frame relay MIB tables:
• frDlcmiTable (Data Link Connection Management Interface Table)
• frCircuitTable (Circuit Table)
• frErrTable (Error Table)

RFC: RFC1315

RFC Noted Exception: The set operation is supported for only frTrapState.

MIB Subtree Description: Frame Relay MIB.

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: frame-relay ::= { transmission 32 }

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9.1.6.1 Browsing the Frame Relay lMIB

From the transmission group, click on the frame-relay MIB object.

Figure 98. Browsing the Frame Relay M I B

Figure 98 shows some of the data that can be retrieved from the frame relay
MIB.

9.1.7 IEEE 802.5 Token-Ring MIB

The IEEE 802.5 token-ring MIB defines objects for managing subnetworks which
use the IEEE 802.5 token-ring technology described in 802.5 token-ring Access
Method and Physical Layer Specifications, IEEE Standard 802.5-1989.

The token-ring MIB is contained in the Transmission group of MIB-II.

OS/400 provides support for the following token-ring MIB tables:

• dot5Table (Interface table)
• dot5StatsTable (Statistics table)

RFC: RFC1231

RFC Noted Exception: The dot5TimerTable and the set operation are not
supported for this MIB.

MIB Subtree Description: Token Ring MIB

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: dot5 ::= { transmission 9 }

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Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212

9.1.7.1 Browsing the Token-Ring MIB

Using the MIB Browser it is possible to retrieve a variety of information from this
MIB group. From the transmission object select the dot5 object. See Figure 99
and Figure 100 on page 157 for an example of the data that can be retrieved
from the token-ring MIB subtree.

Figure 99. Token-Ring Specific Information

In Figure 99 you can see that we retrieved information from the dot5Entry group.
The MIB value keywords, such as dot5RingSpeed, are all suffixed by a number
(in this case 2). This is the index that is used to associate the value with a
specific interface. See Figure 95 on page 152 for the interface names. In this
case you can see that TRN2619A runs at four megabits (4 Mbps).

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Figure 100. Statistical Information about the Token-Ring

In Figure 100 we can see that TRN2619A has logged two soft errors.

Remember that you can use the Describe button to obtain a description of the
variable you selected.

Figure 101. Description of the Variable

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9.2 DPI 2.0 MIB

The DPI 2.0 MIB is an extension to SNMP agents that permits end-users to
dynamically add or replace management variables in the local MIB without
requiring recompilation of the SNMP agent. Although SNMP subagents are
supported by an AS/400 system, this support does not use the DPI 2.0 MIB. This
is because the AS/400 subagent support does not use TCP or UDP between the
agent and subagents. A transparent, internal mechanism is used by the
subagents. This MIB is supported by the AS/400 SNMP agent even though the
communication between the agent and subagent on the AS/400 does not use
TCP or UDP. This is done for compatibility.

This MIB is implemented by the AS/400 system but is not currently used. For
further details on the DPI 2.0 MIB, see RFC1592.

RFC: RFC1592

RFC Noted Exception: None.

MIB Subtree Description: SNMP Distributed Protocol Interface Version 2.0

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: dpi20MIB ::= { ibmDPI 1 }

Prerequisite MIB Modules: SNMPv2-SMI

9.3 SNMP Subagent MIB

The SNMP subagent MIB provides information about subagents to facilitate
management activities. The MIB is designed to handle multiple types of
subagents, including DPI subagents (see RFC1592), for which the DPI 2.0 API is
provided. All the SA MIB information is dynamic for the duration of the SNMP
agent job. The SA MIB consists of six summary OIDs and two tables. The
summary OIDs are as follows:

saDefaultTimeout
This is the default value for subagents for response timeout.

saMaxTimeout
This is the largest value a subagent may use for response time-out.

saAllowDuplicateIDs
This is the flag to allow duplicate subagent OIDs, or not.

saNumber
This is the number of currently registered subagents.

saAllPacketsIn
This is the total number of subagent packets that are received from all
subagents.

saAllPacketsOut
This is the total number of subagent packets that are sent to all subagents.

The saTable provides information about specific subagents such as status,

address, and description.

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The saTreeTable provides information about specific subtrees that subagents

have registered with the SNMP agent.

RFC: None

RFC Noted Exception: None

MIB Subtree Description: SNMP subagent MIB

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: saMIB ::= { internet(1) private(4) enterprise(1)

ibm(2) ibmResearch(2) 12 }

MIB Module Name: IBMSNMPSA

Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212, RFC1213

9.4 IBM Enterprise MIBs

SNMP permits vendors to define MIB extensions or enterprise-specific MIBs,
specifically for controlling their products. An enterprise-specific MIB must follow
certain definition standards just as other MIBs must, to ensure that the
information they contain can be accessed and modified by SNMP agents. Some
of the IBM enterprise-specific MIBs are discussed below.

Before a browser can access an enterprise MIB, the MIB descripition must be
loaded into the browser. Enterprise MIB descriptions are distributed through the
following mechanisms:
• If you have Internet access with FTP capability, MIB modules can be
obtained from the NetView Association MIB server at netview.cary.ibm.com.
• IBM enterprise MIB modules supported by OS/400 are shipped with OS/400.
Each MIB module is contained in a member of physical file QANMMIB in
library QSYS. The physical file member name for each MIB module is listed
as the MIB module name in the section that describes each enterprise MIB
in this chapter.
• If you have Internet access with FTP capability, MIB modules for vendor MIBs
registered under the enterprises subtree (including IBM MIBs) can be
obtained by anonymous FTP from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
(IANA) anonymous FTP server at venera.isi.edu. For example use a Web
browser to: FTP://venera.isi.edu/MIB. For who/what is IANA see B.1.1,
“Request for Comments (RFC)” on page 246.

9.4.1 Advanced Peer-To-Peer Networking (APPN) MIB

The APPN MIB subtree has three children which form the following groups:
ibmappnNode The APPN Node Group provides global information about the
APPN node, which is either a network node or an end node.
ibmappnNnTopology The APPN Topology Group represents the entire APPN
network topology including network nodes, virtual nodes, and all
transmission groups (TGs) that are associated with these nodes.
ibmappnLocalTopology The APPN Local Topology Group describes the local
topology. This MIB group defines the required objects for retrieval of
information about this node and the objects that represent the local
topology about end nodes.

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The OS/400 V3R6 SNMP enhancements include the ability to use SNMP to
change the status (vary off/vary on) of APPC lines and controllers using the set
operation. We will discuss this in detail in 9.4.1.2, “Using the APPN MIB set
function to Manage AS/400 Lines and Controllers” on page 167.

RFC: Informational RFC1593

RFC Noted Exceptions: Some groups of RFC1593 are implemented with some
extensions. Refer to the concise MIB description (MIB module) for details.
Browsing the physical file member IBMAPPN in file QSYS/QANMMIB on the
AS/400 provides a useful explanation of this MIB′s function.

MIB Subtree Description: SNA APPN MIB

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: ibmappn ::= { internet(1) private(4)

enterprises(1) ibm(2) prod(6) ibm6611(2) 13 }

MIB Module Name: IBMAPPN

Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212, IBMMIB

APPN MIB Object Groups Supported: The following groups are supported under
the ibmappnNode subtree:
ibmappnGeneralInfoAndCaps
ibmappnNnUniqueInfoAndCaps
ibmappnEnUniqueInfoAndCaps
ibmappnPortInformation
ibmappnLinkStationInformation
ibmappnSnmpInformation

Note

The ibmappnPortInformation and ibmappnLinkStationInformation MIB objects

are not supported by V3R1 or V3R2.

The following groups are supported under the ibmappnNn subtree:

ibmappnNnTopo (The following 4 objects are supported):
ibmappnNnTopoMaxNodes
ibmappnNnTopoCurNumNodes
ibmappnNnTopoNodePurges
ibmappnNnTopoTgPurges
ibmappnNnTopology - tables for APPN network topology (the following
groups/tables are supported):
ibmappnNnTopologyTable
ibmappnNnTgTopologyTable
ibmappnNnTopologyFRTable
ibmappnNnTgTopologyFRTable

The following groups are supported under the ibmappnLocalTopology subtree:

ibmappnLocalThisNode (the following groups/tables are supported):
ibmappnLocalGeneral
ibmappnLocalNnSpecific

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ibmappnLocalTg - table of local transmission groups (TGs)

ibmappnLocalEnTopology (the following tables are supported):
ibmappnLocalEnTable - table of adjacent end nodes
ibmappnLocalEnTgTable - table of adjacent end node TGs

9.4.1.1 Browsing the APPN MIB

Having looked at which groups are supported under the ibmappn MIB, let us use
the NetView for OS/2 MIB Browser to retrieve some data from an AS/400 using
this MIB.

Before we can query the ibmappn MIB objects, we must load this enterprise MIB
into NetView for OS/2. To do this we follow the steps shown in Chapter 13,
“Loading an Enterprise-Specific MIB” on page 219. The MIB to be loaded is
called IBMAPPN and is located in QSYS/QANMMIB.

Note

If the APPN MIB had been used prior to V3R6 then the MIB must be re-loaded
into the SNMP manager before the APPN MIB enhancements can be used.
The NetView for OS/2 commands to unload then re-load the MIB are as
follows:
LOADMIB -UNLOAD APPNMIB
LOADMIB -LOAD APPNMIB
See Chapter 13, “Loading an Enterprise-Specific MIB” on page 219 for
detailed information about loading a MIB file.

Use the MIB Browser to get to the ibmappn MIB group. See 5.1.4, “Using the
MIB Browser” on page 50 for an explanation on how to use the MIB Browser.
To get to the ibmappn MIB you will need to follow this path:
private→
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmProd →
ibm6611→
ibmappn

This will be our starting point, on the MIB tree, for the following examples.

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ibmappnNode: First let′s look at the ibmappnNode subtree. From ibmappn

select ibmappnNode.

We started a query on the group ibmappnGeneralInfoAndCaps, which gave us

lots of information about the system we queried, RALYAS4B. You can see, in
Figure 102, information such as the CP name of the node and the time that the
node has been running since the last IPL.

Figure 102. Browsing the ibmappnGeneralInfoAndCaps M I B Group

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ibmappnNnToplogy: Next we look at the ibmappnNn subtree. From ibmappn,

take the following path:
ibmappnNn →
ibmappnNnTopology→
ibmappnTopologyTable→
ibmappnTopologyEntry

Figure 103 shows the results of querying the ibmappnNodeName variable.

There are many instances of this variable on the AS/400: one instance for every
APPN node stored in the APPN topology database.

Figure 103. Retrieving the Node Names from the APPN Topology Database

The data returned is a string of ASCII data preceded by a length indicator; in the
example shown, the length is always 16 bytes. The ASCII data is an index as an
identifier of an instance. NetView for OS/2 has translated the data into text.
When we look at a different variable in the group, such as the
ibmappnNnNodeQuiescing variable, the returned value is merely an integer 1 or
2. This is translated by NetView for OS/2 into a yes or no value. To determine
which instance of this value is associated with the corresponding node, the index
value must be used.

In Figure 104 on page 164 you can see that a returned value of no has been
highlighted. The ASCII data to the left is the identifier of the specific instance. If
you look at the highlighted data in Figure 103 you can see that the identifier is
the same; therefore, we can say that the two values are for the same instance
and that the APPN node USIBMRA.RALYAS4A is not quiescing.

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Figure 104. Is the APPN Node Quiescing?

Don′t forget that you can click on the describe button for a description of the
variable. See Figure 105.

Figure 105. Description of the ibmappnNnNodeQuiescing Variable

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Figure 106 shows the results of querying the variable

ibmappnNodeEntryTimeLeft. This is the number of days left before the system is
purged from the topology database.

Figure 106. Time Left in Database before Deletion

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ibmappnLocalToplogy: Now we will take a look down the ibmappnLocalTopology

subtree. Using the MIB Browser, select the following objects until you get to the
ibmappnLocalTgEntry group:
ibmappnLocalTopology→
ibmappnLocalThisNode →
ibmappnLocalTg →
ibmappnLocalTgTable →
ibmappnLocalTgEntry

We queried the variable ibmappnLocalTgDest which lists the destination nodes

available over this node′s transmission groups. Figure 107 shows some of the
destination systems available from RALYAS4B.

Figure 107. Destination Nodes of Transmission Groups

Once again the ASCII data on the left is used as an identifier of a specific
instance. With this in mind look at Figure 108 on page 167. This shows the
variable ibmappnLocalTgOperational and indicates whether the transmission
group is operational or not.

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Figure 108. Is the Transmission Group Operational?

You can see that a transmission group to USIBMRA.RALYAS4A is not

operational.

The examples above showed just a few of the many variables available via the
APPN MIB.

Note

Although we did not have time to have a look at it during the residency that
resulted in this book, Router and Bridge Manager/6000 is able to display the
APPN topology in a more user-friendly way using this same APPN MIB. A
graphical representation is given.

9.4.1.2 Using the APPN MIB set function to Manage AS/400 Lines
and Controllers
The OS/400 V3R6 SNMP enhancements include improved APPN MIB support.
The SNMP set function can now be used to change the status of APPC lines and
controllers via two variables in the ibmappnNode subtree. The
ibmappnNodePortState MIB variable can be used to display and, if necessary
change, the status of APPN capable line descriptions. The ibmappnNodeLsState
MIB variable can be used to display and, if neccessary change, the status of
APPN capable controller description. As an example, let′s look at how we can
use the ibmappnNodeLsState MIB variable to activate (vary on) an inactive
(varied off) controller description. In Figure 109 on page 168 we can see that
the controller state is currently varied off.

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Work with Configuration Status RALYAS4C


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Position to . . . . . Starting characters

Type options, press Enter.

1=Vary on 2=Vary off 5=Work with job 8=Work with description
9=Display mode status ...

Opt Description Status -------------Job--------------

RALYAS4B VARIED OFF
RALYAS4B VARIED OFF

Bottom
Parameters or command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel F23=More options F24=More keys
 
Figure 109. The Status before Setting the ibmappnNodeLsState Variable

The ibmappnNodeLsState MIB variable is located within ibmappnNodeLsTable.

To locate the ibmappnNodeLsTable table, follow this path:
private→
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmProd →
ibm6611→
ibmappn →
ibmappnNode →
ibmappnLinkStationInformation→
ibmappnNodeLsTable

Managing Line Descriptions

The ibmappnNodePortState MIB variable is located within the

ibmappnNodePortTable.

To display/change the status of a line description follow this path:

private→
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmProd →
ibm6611→
ibmappn →
ibmappnNode →
ibmappnPortInformation →
ibmappnNodePortTable

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Figure 110. Setting the ibmappnNodeLsState M I B Variable

Having selected the ibmappnNodeLsState MIB object for the appropriate

controller description via the unique instance value for that controller description
(as determined via the ibmappnNodeLsName MIB object), we select a set value
of active from the SNMP set value window, then press the Set button. Note that
SNMP community test allows write access. If the set operation is successful you
will see the completion message, as shown in Figure 111.

Figure 111. The Successful Completion Message

Note: Attempting to change the status of a communication object may result in

an error, for example, if an attempt is made to vary off an active object. If the
status of a communication object doesn′t change following a succesful set
operation, the QSYSOPR message queue and/or QHST log should be checked
for errors. Figure 119 on page 177 is an example of such a message.

In Figure 112 on page 170 we can see that the APPC controller is now active -
that the set operation was successful.

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Position to . . . . . Starting characters

Type options, press Enter.

1=Vary on 2=Vary off 5=Work with job 8=Work with description
9=Display mode status ...

Opt Description Status -------------Job--------------

TRN2619C ACTIVE
RALYAS4B ACTIVE
RALYAS4B ACTIVE

Bottom
Parameters or command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel F23=More options F24=More keys
 
Figure 112. The Status after Setting the ibmappnNodeLsState Variable

9.4.2 Client Management MIB

The Client Management MIB subtree has four children which form the following
groups:
clntSystem The Client System Group provides global information about the
client, connectivity, and capabilities.
clntHardware The Client Hardware Group provides information that is related to
storage, devices, file systems, and printers.
clntSoftware The Client Software Group provides information that is related to
installed software and fixes.

The Client Management MIB is covered in detail in 8.1.2, “The Client

Management MIB” on page 137.

RFC: None

RFC Noted Exception: None

MIB Subtree Description: Client Management

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: clientMgmtSubAgent ::= { internet(1) private(4)

enterprise(1) ibm(2) ibmprod(6) 50 }

MIB Module Name: IBMCLTM

Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212, IBMMIB ibm.mib

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9.4.2.1 Browsing the Client Management MIB

For examples of browsing the Client Management MIB refer to 8.1.2, “The Client
Management MIB” on page 137.

9.4.3 NetView for AIX Subagent MIB

One MIB object in this MIB is supported. The object provides the average
percentage of load (processor utilization) during the elapsed time. Each retrieval
of this value is calculated in the same manner as the value that is displayed by
the DSPSYSSTS command when the restart function key is used.

RFC: None

RFC Noted Exception: None

MIB Subtree Description: NetView for AIX subagent ComputerSystem group

MIB Subtree Object Identifier: nv6saComputerSystem ::= { internet(1)

private(4) enterprises(1) ibm(2) prod(6) netView6000SubAgent(4) 5 }

MIB Module Name: IBMNV6SA

The ASN.1 for this MIB is available in member IBMNV6SA in file

QSYS/QANMMIB.

Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212, IBMAS400

Note: A NetView for AIX application provides support for this data.

NetView for AIX Subagent MIB Object Supported

nv6saComputerSystemLoad OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Gauge
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory
DESCRIPTION
The CPU load as a percentage. For example, 25% is 2500.
::= { nv6saComputerSystem 1 }

9.4.3.1 Browsing the NetView for AIX Subagent MIB

For examples of browsing the NetView for AIX Subagent MIB refer to 5.1.5, “The
NetView for OS/2 Grapher Function” on page 57 where we refer to it as
netView6000SubAgent MIB.

9.4.4 AS/400 Remote Workstation MIB

The OS/400 V3R6 SNMP enhancements include support for the AS/400 Remote
Workstation (RWS) MIB. This MIB allows information about IBM 5494 remote
workstation controllers attached to an AS/400 to be queried via SNMP. The MIB
is located on the AS/400, not on the 5494. 5494 VPD (vital product data)
information is retrieved from the 5494 and displayed via the MIB.

The IBM 5494 remote workstation controller is a hardware device that allows
access from remote workstations (terminals, personal computers and printers) to
an AS/400 system over either a LAN or WAN connection.
MIB Module Name: IBMRWS

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MIB Subtree Object Identifier: ibmAs400Rws ::= { enterprises(2) ibm(6)

ibmProd(11) ibmAs400Agent(1) }
Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1212, RFC1213, RFC1155

The AS/400 remote workstation MIB subtree has three children. These are:
• rwsTable
• rwsDevTable
• rwsGeneralInfo

rwsTable: This table provides information about 5494 remote workstation

controllers attached to the managed AS/400. Browsing this subtree, you can see
information such as the name of remote controller, its operational state, the
name of the associated APPC controller and device, and information about
remote controller itself (model, type, serial number and the microcode version).
There are two read-write variables in this MIB group. These are rwsOperState,
which relates to the operational state of the RWS controller in the managed
AS/400, and rwsAppcDevState, which relates to the operational state of the
APPC device associated with the remote workstation controller on the managed
AS/400. A set operation performed against rwsOperState changes the
operational status of the 5494 RWS controller on the managed AS/400. A set
operation performed against rwsAppcDevState changes the operation status of
the APPC device associated with the remote workstation controller on the
managed AS/400. Note that the operational status of the APPC controller
associated with the remote workstation controller can be queried and changed
via the APPN MIB (the remote workstation controller is an APPN LEN node). See
9.4.1.2, “Using the APPN MIB set function to Manage AS/400 Lines and
Controllers” on page 167.

rwsDevTable: This table provides information about devices (workstations)

associated with 5494 remote workstation controllers attached to the managed
AS/400. Browsing this subtree, you can see information such as the name of the
devices, their operational status, their serial numbers and the name of the
remote workstation controller the devices are attached to. There is one
read-write capable variable in this MIB group. This is rwsDevOperState and it
relates to the operational status of the device. A set operation performed
against this variable changes the operation status of the 5494 RWS device on the
managed AS/400.

rwsGeneralInfo: This MIB subtree has the only child, it represents the number
of remote workstation controllers attached to the managed AS/400.

9.4.4.1 Browsing the AS/400 Remote Workstation MIB

Using a MIB browser on this group, we are able to see three kinds of
information. These are:
• Information about remote workstation controllers attached to the managed
AS/400.
• Information about devices attached to these remote workstation controllers.
• Information on the number of remote workstation controllers attached to the
managed AS/400.

Before we can query the RWS MIB objects, we must load this enterprise MIB
into NetView for OS/2. To do this we follow the steps shown in Chapter 13,

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“Loading an Enterprise-Specific MIB” on page 219. The MIB to be loaded is

called IBMRWS and is located in QSYS/QANMMIB.

rwsTable: First let′s look at information related to the 5494 remote workstation
controller itself. To do this follow this path:
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmprod →
ibmAs400Agent→
ibmAs400Rws →
rwsTable

Figure 113. Results of a Query on the rwsTable M I B Group

In Figure 113 we can see the result of a query performed on the rwsTable MIB
group. In this example only one 5494 was attached to the AS/400. Had multiple
5494s been attached, then each would be identified by a unique instance
identifier. The query shows:
• That the name of the remote workstation controller (rwsCtlName) is
RAL5494RMT.
• That its state (rwsOperState) is active.
• That the associated APPC device (rwsAppcDevName) is RAL5494 which is
also active (rwsAppcDevState).

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• That the associated APPC controller (rwsAppcCtlName) is also called

RAL5494.
• That the 5494 fully qualified APPN name (rwsCpName) is USIBMRA.RAL5494.
• That the remote workstation controller type (rwsType) is 5494 and the model
(rwsModel) is 2.
• That the 5494 serial number (rwsSerial) is 82-00B1769.
• That the microcode release (rwsRelease) is 03100005 (release 0310,
modification 00, patch level 05).

rwsDevTable: Now let′s look at information related to devices attached to the

5494 remote workstation controller. To do this follow this path:
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmprod →
ibmAs400Agent→
ibmAs400Rws →
rwsDevTable

Figure 114. Results of Query on the rwsDevTable M I B Group

In Figure 114 we can see the result of a query performed on rwsDevTable MIB
group. In this example two devices are attached to the 5494 each with a unique
instance identifier. The query shows:
• That the name of the remote workstation controller (rwsDevCtlName) for both
devices is RAL5494RMT.

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• That the device names (rwsDevName) are RAL5DSP18 and RAL4DSP19 and
that both are active (rwsDevOperState).
• That the device serial number (rwsDevSerial) in each case is 23-0048836 (this
was a dual address display).

9.4.4.2 Using SNMP to Manage the Remote Workstation Controller

As we discussed in 9.4.4, “AS/400 Remote Workstation MIB” on page 171, there
are three read-write MIB capable variables for the remote workstation MIB.
These are:
• ibmAs400Rws.rwsTable.rwsEntry.rwsAppcDevState
• ibmAs400Rws.rwsTable.rwsEntry.rwsOperState
• ibmAs400Rws.rwsDevTable.rwsDevEntry.rwsDevOperState

In this example we will use the rwsAppcDevState MIB variable to activate (vary
on) an inactive (varied off) 5494 APPC device description. In Figure 115 we can
see that the 5494 APPC device state is currently varied off.

Work with Configuration Status RALYAS4C


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Position to . . . . . Starting characters

Type options, press Enter.

1=Vary on 2=Vary off 5=Work with job 8=Work with description
9=Display mode status ...

Opt Description Status -------------Job--------------

RAL5494 VARIED ON
RAL5494 VARIED OFF

Bottom
Parameters or command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel F23=More options F24=More keys
 
Figure 115. The Status before Setting the rwsAppcDevState Variable

The rwsAppcDevState MIB variable is located within the rwsTable. To locate the
rwsTable, follow this path:
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmprod →
ibmAs400Agent→
ibmAs400Rws →
rwsTable

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Figure 116. Setting the rwsAppcDevState M I B Variable

Having selected the rwsAppcDevState MIB variable for the appropriate remote
workstation controller (via rwsAppcDevName), we select a set value of active
from the SNMP set value window then press the Set button. Note that SNMP
community test allows write access. If the set operation is successful you will
see the completion message, as shown in Figure 117.

Figure 117. Completion Message

In Figure 118 on page 177 we can see that the 5494 APPC device is now active -
that the set operation was successful.

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08/09/96 15:23:47
Position to . . . . . Starting characters

Type options, press Enter.

1=Vary on 2=Vary off 5=Work with job 8=Work with description
9=Display mode status ...

Opt Description Status -------------Job--------------

TRN2619C ACTIVE
RAL5494 ACTIVE
RAL5494 ACTIVE
QRMTWSC ACTIVE/TARGET RAL5494 QUSER 000578
QRMTWSC ACTIVE/SOURCE RAL5494 QUSER 000578

Bottom
Parameters or command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel F23=More options F24=More keys
 
Figure 118. The Status after Setting the rwsAppcDevState Variable

Note: Attempting to change the status of a communication object may result in

an error, for example, if an attempt is made to vary off an active object. If the
status of a communication object doesn′t change following a successful set
operation, the QSYSOPR message queue and/or QHST log should be checked
for errors. Figure 119 is an example of such a message.

Additional Message Information


Message ID . . . . . . : CPD2643
Date sent . . . . . . : 08/09/96 Time sent . . . . . . : 12:20:33

Message . . . . : Device RAL5DSP18 not varied off. Error occurred.

Cause . . . . . : Device RAL5DSP18 was not varied off for one of the
following reasons:
--The device is active.
--The job default wait time was not long enough to allow the vary off
function to complete.
Recovery . . . : Do one of the following:
--Try the request again when the device is not active.
--Use the default maximum wait time (DFTWAIT parameter) in the Change Job
(CHGJOB) command to increase the job default wait time. Then try the Vary
Configuration (VRYCFG) command again.

Bottom
Press Enter to continue.

F1=Help F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel

F21=Select assistance level
 
Figure 119. Message CPD2643

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9.5 Novell Enterprise MIBs

OS/400 V3R2 and V3R7 provided the AS/400 with IPX router support. Included in
this support are MIBs that allow IPX, RIP, SAP and NLSP information on a
managed AS/400 to be quered via SNMP. As an introduction to IPX, below are
short descriptions of IPX, RIP, SAP and NLSP.
IPX IPX is the protocol that flows between systems in a Novell network or
internetwork. RIP, SAP and NLSP are examples of upper layer
protocols that use IPX as their underlying protocol.
RIP RIP is a distance-vector routing protocol used by IPX routers on the
network. RIP allows a router to exchange routing information with a
neighbor router. RIP routers periodically broadcast all known routing
information, even if nothing has changed. This performance
weakness is avoided by the NLSP protocol.
SAP SAP allows service-providing nodes, such as file servers and print
servers, to advertise their services and addresses in order for clients
to access these services. The SAP protocol is also used by clients to
query available services in the network, the client can then directly
request a service from a particular server. Like RIP, SAP is
periodically broadcast even if nothing has changed. This
performance weakness is avoided by the NLSP protocol.
NLSP NLSP is used by IPX routers to share their routing and service
information with other devices on the network. NLSP provides better
performance, scalability, reliability, and management of network
traffic than the RIP and SAP protocols. RIP and SAP are noisy
protocols in that they periodically broadcast the contents of their
tables and hence need more bandwidth on a network for network
protocol processing than the NLSP protocol.

9.5.1 Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) MIB

The IPX MIB defines the management information for a system using the IPX
protocol. The MIB consist of four groups:
ipxSystem This group contains general information about all instances of IPX of
the system.
ipxCircuit This group contains information about all circuits used by IPX on the
system.
ipxForwarding This group contains generic routing information that must be
provided by any system using the IPX routing protocol.
ipxServices This group contains information about all known services.
MIB Module Name: IPX.MIB
MIB Subtree Object Identifier: i p x : : = { enterprises(23) novell(2) mibdoc(5) }
Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212, RFC1213, RFC1215

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9.5.1.1 Browsing Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) MIB

Before we can query the IPX MIB objects, we must load this enterprise MIB into
NetView for OS/2. To do this we follow the steps shown Chapter 13, “Loading
an Enterprise-Specific MIB” on page 219. The MIB module can be obtained from
the following sources:
• The FTP server at nisc.sri.com
• A Novell representative
• From the IANA FTP server at venera.isi.edu
See also the information on 9.4, “IBM Enterprise MIBs” on page 159.

Although Novell allows set functionality against MIB objects, the OS/400
implementation does not support the use of set against any IPX MIB object.

As an example of the information available via the IPX MIB and how this
compares with information available via AS/400 system commands, let′s look at
the AS/400 RIP and SAP tables via both methods. Looking first at the RIP table,
this can be displayed at the AS/400 by entering the command WRKIPXSTS (*RTE).

Display IPX Route Information


System: RALYAS4A
Type options, press Enter.
5=Display details

Remote Number Number Next Hop Route

Opt Network of Hops of Ticks Node Address Source
00000009 0 1 *NONE *CCT
30AA0F92 1 2 400052005240 *RIP
31ECF1DD 1 2 08005A0D2860 *RIP
53914BBA 1 2 08005A0D294A *RIP
5F7289F6 0 1 000000000001 *LOCAL
760D0117 1 3 400052005010 *RIP

Bottom
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Print list F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom
 
Figure 120. The Display IPX Route Information Screen

From Figure 120 we can see that there are six IPX networks known to the
AS/400. The networks with a route source of *RIP were discovered via RIP. (The
network with a route source of *CCT represents a network defined on the
AS/400. The network with a route source of *LOCAL represents the AS/400′ s
internal network.)

Now let′s look at this same information via the IPX MIB. The following queries
were performed on MIB variables in ipxDestEntry part of MIB subtree:
private→
enterprises→
novell→
mibdoc →

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ipx→
ipxForwarding →
ipxDestTable→
ipxDestEntry

Figure 121 shows the results of a query on the ipxDestNetNum MIB variable.

Figure 121. Results of Query on the ipxDestNetNum M I B Variable

As can be seen, the right column of variables represents the IPX network
numbers in the same order as they are presented on a native AS/400 screen
(Figure 120 on page 179).

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Figure 122 shows the results of a query on the ipxDestHopCount MIB variable.

Figure 122. Results of Query on the ipxDestHopCount M I B Variable

As can be seen, the right column of variables represents the hop counts in the
same order as they are presented on a native AS/400 screen (Figure 120 on
page 179). The term hop count represents the number of intermediate routers
between the local network and the destination network.

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Figure 123 shows the results of a query on the ipxDestTicks MIB variable.

Figure 123. Results of Query on the ipxDestTick M I B Variable

As can be seen, the right column of variables represents the tick counts in the
same order as they are presented on a native AS/400 screen (Figure 120 on
page 179). A tick is equal to 1/18th of a second. It is used to compare route
entries - if two routes entries have the same hop count, the route with the least
tick count is used.

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Figure 124 shows the results of a query on the ipxDestNextHopNetNum MIB

variable.

Figure 124. Results of Query on the ipxDestNextHopNetNum M I B Variable

As can be seen, the right column of variables represents the next hop node
address in the same order as they are presented on a native AS/400 screen
(Figure 120 on page 179).

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Figure 125 shows the results of a query on the ipxDestProtocol MIB variable.

Figure 125. Results of Query on the ipxDestProtocol M I B Variable

As can be seen, the right column of variables represents the route source in the
same order as they are presented on a native AS/400 screen (Figure 120 on
page 179).

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In the above examples we showed how information from the IPX MIB related to
information from WRKIPXSTS (*RTE), IPX service information can also be obtained
via the IPX MIB. Figure 126 shows how information from the IPX MIB relates to
information from WRKIPXSTS (*SRV).

Display IPX Service Information


System: RALYAS4A
Type options, press Enter.
5=Display details

Service Service Remote Hops to Service

Opt name Type Network Service Source
1 2 3 4 5
FERGUS_NW41 *FILESVR 31ECF1DD 1 *SAP
MANSERV1 *FILESVR 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
NW41SERV *FILESVR 53914BBA 1 *SAP
BSER4.00-6.10_30A> 004B 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
BSER4.00-6.10_539> 004B 53914BBA 1 *SAP
ISMANSERV11841501> 0102 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
ISNW41SERV0787289> 0102 53914BBA 1 *SAP
IVMANSERV11841501> 0102 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
IVNW41SERV0787289> 0102 53914BBA 1 *SAP
LANPROTECT1841501> 0102 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
LDPNVIRUS_PROTECT> 0102 53914BBA 1 *SAP
FERGUS_NW41 0107 31ECF1DD 1 *SAP
MANSERV1 0107 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
NW41SERV 0107 53914BBA 1 *SAP
FERGUS_NW41______> 0115 31ECF1DD 1 *SAP
FERGUS_NW41______> 012B 31ECF1DD 1 *SAP
FERGUS_NW41 0130 31ECF1DD 1 *SAP
NW41SERV 0237 53914BBA 1 *SAP
NW41SERV 0238 53914BBA 1 *SAP
FERGUS_NW41_TREE 026B 31ECF1DD 1 *SAP
NT4275R 026B 53914BBA 1 *SAP
SYSMAN 026B 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
FERGUS_NW41_TREE 0278 31ECF1DD 1 *SAP
NT4275R 0278 53914BBA 1 *SAP
SYSMAN 0278 30AA0F92 1 *SAP
NW41SERV 027B 53914BBA 1 *SAP

Bottom
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Print list F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom
 
Figure 126. The Display IPX Service Information Screen

Notes:

Figure 126 contains the IPX Service information. The same information
can be displayed using SNMP by quering the following MIB objects:

1 ipxServName

2 ipxServType

3 ipxServNetNum

4 ipxServHopCount

5 ipxServProtocol

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9.5.2 Routing Information and Service Advertising Protocols MIB

The RIP/SAP MIB defines the management information for the RIP and SAP
protocols running in an IPX environment. It provides information in addition to
the information provided by the IPX MIB.
MIB Module Name: RIPSAP.MIB
MIB Subtree Object Identifier: r i p s a p : : = { enterprises(23) novell(2) mibdoc(20) }
Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212

The RIP/SAP MIB subtree contains the following MIB groups:

ripsapSystem This group contains global information about each instance of the
RIP/SAP protocol running on the system.
ripsapCircuit This group contains information about all circuits used by IPX on
the system.
ripCircTable This group contains a RIP information entry for each circuit known
to the system.

All tables in this MIB are linked to an instance of IPX via the system instance
identifier as defined in the IPX MIB.

9.5.2.1 Browsing the RIP/SAP MIB

As an example of the information available via the RIP/SAP MIB, let′s look at the
information made available by the ripsapSystem MIB object. The ripsapSystem
MIB object can be located by following this path:
private→
enterprises→
novell→
mibdoc →
ripsap→
ripsapSystem

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Figure 127. Results of Query on the ripsapSystem M I B Variable

The ripSysInstance and sapSysInstance entries provide index points to the table
and correlate to ipxSysInstance within the IPX MIB information. In this example
there is only one instance of each protocol running on the system. From
ripSysState we can see that the RIP protocol is currently active and from
ripSysIncorrectPackets we can see that there have been no incorrectly formatted
RIP packets received. From sapSysState we can see that the SAP protocol is
currently active and from sapSysIncorrectPackets we can see that there have
been no incorrectly formatted SAP packets received.

9.5.3 NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) MIB

The NLSP MIB defines the management information for the NLSP protocol
running in an IPX environment. It provides information in addition to the
information provided by the IPX MIB.
MIB Module Name: NLSP.MIB
MIB Subtree Object Identifier: n l s p : : = { enterprises(23) novell(2) mibdoc(19) }
Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1155, RFC1212, RFC1213, IPX.MIB

All tables in this MIB are linked to an instance of IPX via the system instance
identifier as defined in the IPX MIB.

The NLSP MIB contains the following MIBs:

nlspSystem This group contains global information about each instance of NLSP
running on one system.
nlspCircuit This group contains NLSP information for each IPX circuit known to
this system.

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nlspForwarding This group contains NLSP forwarding information in addition to

that contained in the IPX forwarding group.
nlspNeighbors This group contains management information for each
neighboring NLSP router known to the system.
nlspTranslation The translation group contains tables providing mappings
between network numbers, NLSP system IDs, and router names.
nlspGraph The Graph group provides a representation of the network topology.
nlspLSP This table allows the path(s) that a packet may take to reach a
destination to be reconstructed. The entries in this table represent
those links that are one hop closer to the source and would be used
for the minimum cost path(s) to reach the destination.

Work in Progress

At the time of writting this MIB was not fully implemented on the AS/400. We
did not, therefore, browse the MIB contents.

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Chapter 10. Host Resources MIB

The host resources MIB subtree has six children which form the following
groups:
hrSystem This MIB group provides system information such as system up time,
number of users and system date.
hrStorage This MIB group provides system storage information such as system
memory size and DASD space available.
hrDevice This MIB group provides information on devices attached to the
system such as whether a disk unit is removable and the status of a
printer.
hrSWRun This MIB group provides information on the software running on the
system such as the name and level of the software running.
hrRunPerf This MIB group provides information on the system′s CPU
performance. This MIB group is not supported by the AS/400.
hrSWInstalled This MIB group provides information on the software installed on
the system such as a table of the software installed and when the
software was last updated.
RFC: 1514
MIB Subtree Object Identifier: host ::= { mib-2 25 }
Prerequisite MIB Modules: RFC1212, RFC1213, RFC1155

The Host Resources MIB subtree: The host resources MIB is the mib-2 group
MIB. Thus the subtree OBJECT IDENTIFIER for the host resources MIB is located
under the mib-2 subtree. The OBJECT IDENTIFIER is
iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.host
or, in concise form: 1.3.6.1.2.1.25

In addition to being implemented by V3R6, the host resources MIB is

implemented by Client Access Optimized for OS/2 and by the NetView for OS/2
agent. In the following pages we look at the AS/400 implementation and the
Client Access Optimized for OS/2 implementation.

10.1 Host Resources MIB and AS/400

The OS/400 V3R6 SNMP enhancements include the addition of support for the
host resources MIB. Support for the MIB is available via OS/400 V3R6 PTF
SF28306. It is included in base V3R7.

Although the following six MIB objects are defined in RFC1514 as read-write
capable, the current AS/400 implementation does not allow these variables to be
set. The six objects are:
• hrSystemDate
• hrFSlastFullBackupDate
• hrFSlastPartialBackupDate
• hrSystemInitialLoadDevice
• hrSystemInitialLoadParametrs
• hrStorageSize

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The following host resources MIB objects are not implemented by the AS/400:
• hrStorage.hrStorageTypes
• hStorageTable.hrStorageEntry.hrStorageAllocationFailures
• hrDevice.hrDeviceTypes
• hrDevice.hrDeviceTable.hrDeviceEntry.hrDeviceErrors
• hrDevice.hrNetworkTable
• hrDevice.hrPrinterTable
• hrDevice.hrFSTable.hrFSEntry.hrFSRemoteMountPoint
• hr.device.hrFSTypes
• hrSWRun.hrSWRunTable.hrSWRunEntry.hrSWRunPath
• hrSWRun.hrSWRunTable.hrSWRunEntry.hrSWRunParameters
• hrSWRunPerf

10.1.1 Browsing the Host Resources MIB on AS/400

Let′s now run some queries on the objects within the host resources MIB group.
Follow this path to locate the host MIB subtree:
mgmt →
mib-2 →
host

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hrSystem: In Figure 128 you can see the results of a query performed on the
MIB group hrSystem.

Figure 128. Results of Query on the hrSystem M I B Variable

From Figure 128 we can see: that the IPL was performed from device 3 (MIB
group hrDevice could be queried for information on device 3), that the IPL was
from load source area B (hrSystemInitialLoadParameters) and that the number
of users at the time the picture was taken was 2.

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hrStorage: In Figure 129 you can see the results of a query performed on the
MIB group hrStorage. In this example we have used the MIB browser Save
button save the results to a file.
MIB values :
hrMemorySize.0 : 131072
hrStorageIndex.1 : 1
hrStorageIndex.2 : 2
hrStorageIndex.3 : 3
hrStorageIndex.4 : 4
hrStorageIndex.5 : 5
hrStorageType.1 : .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.host.hrStorage.hrStorageTypes.hrStorageFixedDisk
hrStorageType.2 : .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.host.hrStorage.hrStorageTypes.hrStorageRam
hrStorageType.3 : .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.host.hrStorage.hrStorageTypes.hrStorageRam
hrStorageType.4 : .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.host.hrStorage.hrStorageTypes.hrStorageRam
hrStorageType.5 : .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.host.hrStorage.hrStorageTypes.hrStorageRam
hrStorageDescr.1 : System ASP
hrStorageDescr.2 : RAM
hrStorageDescr.3 : RAM
hrStorageDescr.4 : RAM
hrStorageDescr.5 : RAM
hrStorageAllocationUnits.1 : 4096
hrStorageAllocationUnits.2 : 4096
hrStorageAllocationUnits.3 : 4096
hrStorageAllocationUnits.4 : 4096
hrStorageAllocationUnits.5 : 4096
hrStorageSize.1 : 2401280
hrStorageSize.2 : 12048
hrStorageSize.3 : 20583
hrStorageSize.4 : 73
hrStorageSize.5 : 64
hrStorageUsed.1 : 2048682
hrStorageUsed.2 : 7540
hrStorageUsed.3 : 7848
hrStorageUsed.4 : 64
hrStorageUsed.5 : 344

Figure 129. Results of Query on the hrStorage M I B Variable

In Figure 129 we can see information on the AS/400 storage units. The first row,
hrMemorySize, provides information on the total random access memory on the
system (in KB), that is in our case approximately 131 MB. The items with
instance values 2-5 belong to random access memory while instance 1 is the
system ASP, as can be seen from hrStorageDescr. Instances 2 to 5 represent
memory pools on the AS/400. A memory pool is a dedicated part of random
access memory concurrently used by a group of jobs. The
hrStorageAllocationUnits section provides information on the storage allocation
unit size, that is, 4,096KB for both memory and disk access. The hrStorageSize
and hrStorageUsed values provide information similar to that available via the
WRKSYSSTS command.

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hrDevice: In Figure 130 and Figure 131 on page 194 you can see the results of
queries performed on MIB group hrDevice. We have chosen to look at the
hrDeviceDescr and hrDeviceStatus MIB objects. Both objects can be found in
the host MIB subtree by selecting:
host→
hrDevice →
hrDeviceTable →
hrDeviceEntry

Figure 130. Results of Query on the hrDeviceDescr M I B Variable

In Figure 130 we can see a small part of the list of the hardware devices
installed on the system located at 9.48.1.56. In Figure 131 on page 194 we can
see the status of these same devices.

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Figure 131. Results of Query on the hrDeviceStatus M I B Variable

The status can be unknown, running, warning, testing or down. A status of

testing indicates that a diagnostic test is being performed on the device. A
status of running means that the device is usable, while a status of down means
that the device has a hardware problem. A status of unknown indicates that the
device was presented previously on the system but now it is missing.

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hrSWRun: In Figure 132 and Figure 133 on page 196 you can see the results of
queries performed on MIB group hrSWRun. We have chosen to look at the
hrSWRunName and hrSWRunStatus MIB variables. Both variables can be found
in the host MIB subtree by selecting:
host→
hrSWRun →
hrSWRunTable →
hrSWRunEntry

Figure 132. Results of Query on the hrSWRunName M I B Variable

In Figure 132 we can see a small part of the list of software running on the
system located at 9.48.1.56. In Figure 133 on page 196 we can see the status of
these same software programs.

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Figure 133. Results of Query on the hrSWRunStatus M I B Variable

From Figure 132 on page 195 and Figure 133 we are able to see, for example,
that the system at address 9.48.1.56 has the Query/400 licensed program loaded
and that is runnable; and that the Application Development Tool Set/400 is
loaded and is currently in use (has a status of running).

hrRunPerf: At the time of writing hrRunPerf was not implemented by SNMP on

the AS/400. System performance information can, however, be retrieved via the
NetView for AIX subagent MIB. See 9.4.3, “NetView for AIX Subagent MIB” on
page 171.

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hrSWInstalled: In Figure 134 you can see the results of a query performed on
the hrSWInstalledName. The hrSWInstalledName MIB can be reached by
selecting:
host→
hrSWInstalled →
hrSWInstalledTable →
hrSWInstalledEntry→
hrSWinstalledName

Figure 134. Results of Query on the hrSWinstalledName M I B Variable

In Figure 134 we can see a list of software installed on the system at 9.48.1.56.
This list is as would be shown by option 10 of the command GO LICPGM. Other
information is also available, such as the software type (hrSWInstalledType).

10.2 Host Resources MIB and Client Access Optimized for OS/2
Client Access Optimized for OS/2 also supports the host resources MIB. The
implementation of the host resources MIB in Client Access Optimized for OS/2 is
primarily intended to support the client inventory management functions of the
AS/400 (see 8.1, “Client Inventory Management” on page 127) but can also be
accessed directly from an SNMP manager. To activate the host resources MIB
support on a personal computer running Client Access Optimized for OS/2 you
are required to:
• Have configured Client Access using a protocol supported by SNMP on both
managing and managed systems (native TCP/IP or AnyNet Sockets over
SNA).

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• Have enabled SNMP functions on the personal computer. To fulfill this task
you will have to remove two REM commands in the CASERV.CMD file. The
commands to be un-commented are: CALL CASNMP.CMD and DETACH
SIASTART.CMD. See the Inside Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 ,
SG24-2587 redbook for more information.
Finally, you have to know what the community name to use. The AS/400
client management functions use a community name of IBMDMI. This can
be seen if you perform a query of the client management MIB on the AS/400
that the Client Access system is connected as shown in Figure 135. The
path to follow to locate this information is:
private→
enterprises→
ibm →
ibmprod →
clientMgmtSubAgent →
clntSystem

Figure 135. Results of Query on the clntSystem M I B Variable

In Figure 135 we can see the result of a query of the clntSystem MIB group.
From this we can see that the client is using a community name (clntCommunity)
of IBMDMI. This is the community name that we have to use when querying the

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host resources MIB on the Client Access system. We can also see from
Figure 135 that, in addition to supporting the host resources MIB
(clntSupportHostMib), this client supports the APPN MIB (clntSupportAppnMib)
and the DMI MIB (clntSupportDmiMib).

10.2.1 Browsing the Client Access Host Resources MIB

Let′s now look at some examples of the information made available by the Client
Access Optimized for OS/2 host resources MIB.

hrSystem: The hrSystem MIB group can be reached by selecting:

mib2 →
host→
hrSystem

Figure 136 shows the results of a query performed on the hrSystem MIB object.

Figure 136. Results of Query on the hrSystem M I B Group

From Figure 136 we can see:

• That the personal computer has been running 58 minutes.
• That the PC boots from device 7 (MIB group hrDevice could be queried for
information on device 7).
• That the IPL parameters are taken from CONFIG.SYS.
• That the system has just one user.
• That the current number of jobs running is 36 and that the maximum number
of jobs that can be run is 4096.

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hrDevice: In Figure 137, Figure 138 on page 201 and Figure 139 on page 202
you can see the results of queries performed on MIB group hrDevice. We have
chosen to look at the hrDeviceDescr, hrDeviceStatus and hrPartitionTable MIB
objects. These objects can be found in the host MIB subtree by selecting:
host→
hrDevice

Figure 137. Results of Query on the hrDeviceDescr M I B Variable

In Figure 137 we can see a small part of the list of the hardware devices
installed on the system located at 9.24.104.218. In Figure 138 on page 201 we
can see the status of these same devices.

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Figure 138. Results of Query on the hrDeviceStatus M I B Variable

In Figure 138 we can see that all listed devices are currently running (active).

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In Figure 139 we can see the client system partition table.

Figure 139. Results of Query on the hrPartitionTable M I B Group

From Figure 139 we can see, for example:

• That the PC disk has two partitions.
• That the volume labels associated with these partitions are OS2 and
D_DRIVE.
• That the partition sizes are 102384 KB and 426992 KB.
This information is similar to that available via the FDISK and DIR commands.

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hrSWRun: In Figure 140 you can see the result of a query performed on the MIB
group hrSWRun. We have chosen to look at the hrSWRunName MIB variable.
The variable can be found in the host MIB subtree by selecting:
host→
hrSWRun →
hrSWRunTable →
hrSWRunEntry→
hrSWRunName

Figure 140. Results of Query on the hrSWRunName M I B Variable

In Figure 140 we can see a partial list of the software installed on the Client
Access system. We can see, for example, that the IBM AnyNet Sockets over
SNA for OS/2 product is installed, that its component ID 562232100, its revision is
2.01 and CSD is IP00000. This information would be useful when trying to
resolve a software problem on the PC.

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Chapter 11. AS/400 as a Trap Generator

As described in 3.1.6, “Trap Support” on page 27, the AS/400 can be a source of
the following different types of traps:
• ColdStart
• WarmStart
• LinkDown
• LinkUp
• AuthenticationFailure
• EnterpriseSpecific

Traps are unsolicited data messages sent by an SNMP agent to its SNMP
managing system. These messages are usually used to inform the managing
station about a special condition that has occurred either in an agent system or
in the network.

11.1 Configuration Requirements

For the AS/400 to generate a trap, the following configuration requirements must
be in place:
• TCP/IP must be configured and running.
• The SNMP TCP/IP agent server job (STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SNMP)) must be
running.
• SNMP must be configured to send traps.

To configure SNMP to send traps use the CHGSNMPA command.

Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)


Type choices, press Enter.

Trap managers:
Manager internet address . . . ′9.24.104.39′ 1
Community name . . . . . . . . ′ PUBLIC′ 2

Translate community name . . . *YES 3 *YES, *NO

+ for more values

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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 141. The CHGSNMPA Command

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Note:

1 Is the address of the SNMP manager to whom the traps should be
sent.

2 Is the community name to be used for the traps.

3 Specifies the character set is to be used for the coding of community
name on the managing system. In most cases this parameter should be
set to *YES.

There are no special configuration requirements for NetView for OS/2 to accept
traps other than that TCP/IP be supported as a management protocol. NetView
for OS/2 does not care about the community name of incoming traps.

11.2 Examples of the AS/400 Generated Traps

In this section we will look at some examples of AS/400 generated traps using
the NetView for OS/2 Event Displayer. The NetView for OS/2 Event Displayer is
found in the NetView for OS/2 folder. Once started incoming traps can be
displayed using the Display button.

11.2.1 The ColdStart Trap

The cold start trap in Figure 142 was generated when a TCP/IP SNMP agent was
started on the AS/400 using the command STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SNMP). Message
TCP4016 shown in Figure 143 on page 207 was also generated.

Figure 142. The ColdStart Trap

The NetView for OS/2 ColdStart trap in Figure 142 provides the following
information to the administrator:
• The date and time the trap was logged in the trap log file.
• The node that generated the trap.
• The generic trap number 0, which indicates a ColdStart trap.
• The specific trap number 0.
• A text trap description.

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Additional Message Information


Message ID . . . . . . : TCP4016
Date sent . . . . . . : 08/30/96 Time sent . . . . . . : 09:54:33

Message . . . . : SNMP coldStart trap generated.

Cause . . . . . : The conditions which cause this trap to be generated have

occurred. An SNMP trap message has not necessarily been sent to an SNMP
manager.

Bottom
Press Enter to continue.

F1=Help F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel

F21=Select assistance level
 
Figure 143. The TCP4016 Message (ColdStart)

11.2.2 LinkDown and LinkUp Traps

The LinkDown and LinkUp traps in Figure 144 were generated when an AS/400
TCP/IP interface was stopped then restarted using the commands ENDTCPIFC
(′9.24.102.198′) and STRTCPIFC (′9.24.102.198′) . Message TCP4016 shown in
Figure 145 on page 208 was also generated. Note that this was not the TCP/IP
interface via which the SNMP manager is reached.

Figure 144. The LinkDown and LinkUp Traps

In Figure 144 we can see the generic trap number 2 indicating a LinkDown trap
and the generic trap number 3 indicating a LinkUp trap.

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Additional Message Information


Message ID . . . . . . : TCP4016
Date sent . . . . . . : 08/30/96 Time sent . . . . . . : 09:58:30

Message . . . . : SNMP linkDown trap generated.

Cause . . . . . : The conditions which cause this trap to be generated have

occurred. An SNMP trap message has not necessarily been sent to an SNMP
manager.

Bottom
Press Enter to continue.

F1=Help F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel

F21=Select assistance level
 
Figure 145. The TCP4016 Message (LinkDown)

11.2.3 The AuthenticationFailure Trap

The AuthenticationFailure trap in Figure 147 on page 209 was generated by
using a non-existing community name (BADCOMMUNITY) from a Web browser
as shown in Figure 146 on page 209. The AS/400 must be enabled to send
authentication traps using the command CHGSNMPA SNDAUTTRP(*YES) before
authentication traps will be generated.

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Figure 146. The Wrong Community Name Used

Figure 147. The AuthenticationFailure Trap

In Figure 147 we can see the generic trap number 4 indicating an authentication
trap.

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Chapter 12. Journal for SNMP Logging

All five SNMP operations (GET, GETNEXT, SET, RESPONSE and TRAP) can be
logged in the QSNMP journal for audit purposes.

12.1 QSNMP Journal Overview

A journal is provided with OS/400 SNMP in which all five of the operations (GET,
GETNEXT, SET, RESPONSE and TRAP) used to implement the request/response
protocol can be logged. To have the SNMP operations logged, you select
logging in the SNMP community or in the SNMP attributes. Refer to Chapter 4,
“Getting Started” on page 31 for information on how to accomplish this.

The logged records are kept in the journal QSNMP in library QUSRSYS. The
DSPJRN (QSNMP/QUSRSYS) command can be used to display the content of the
journal. Each record contains 118 columns of alphanumeric data. An example of
a journal entry using the DSPJRN (QUSRSYS/QSNMP) command is shown in
Figure 148.


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 10895
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ TITSC 9 241041860 04 0 ′
00051 ′ ′
00101 ′ ′

Bottom

Press Enter to continue.

F3=Exit F6=Display only entry specific data

F10=Display only entry details F12=Cancel F24=More keys
 
Figure 148. SNMP Journal Entry Example

The format of the journal entries is as follows:

Column 1: Log Type (type of operation)
G = GET request
N = GETNEXT request
S = SET request
R = RESPONSE

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T = TRAP
Column 2-21: Community Name
Column 22-33: Internet Address (IP address of the SNMP manager sending
request or receiving response, or the IP address of the first SNMP manager
receiving a trap).
Column 34: Error Status (specifies the type of error received).
0 = noError
1 = tooBIG
2 = noSuchName
3 = badValue
5 = genErr
The errors have the following meanings:
tooBig This indicates that the response to a request would be too large
to send back in a single packet.
noSuchName This indicates that a request (SET, GET or GETNEXT) contains a
variable that is not accessible.
In the case of a SET, a noSuchName error status will be logged
when the variable to be modified doesn′t exist or when the
variable cannot be modified because it is read only or when the
manager is not allowed to modify those agents′ variables.
In the case of a GET or GETNEXT, a noSuchName error status will
be logged when the agent does not implement the object
associated with the variable or the agent implements the object,
but the variable doesn′t exist.
badValue This indicates that the SET operation contains a value that the
agent doesn′t like because it may be syntactically inconsistent
with the object definition in the MIB or with the values of other
variables in the agent.
genError This is a catch-all error which should only be logged when there
is no other recourse available.
Column 35-38: Error Index
Column 39: Trap Type (indicates the type of trap received by an SNMP
manager).
0: coldStart
1: warmStart
2: linkDown
3: linkUp
4: authenticationFailure
5: egpNeighborLoss
6: enterpriseSpecific
Note: The different type of traps are explained in A.3.2.5, “The
Trap-PDU” on page 243.
Column 40-43: Enterprise Specific Trap. If the Trap Type field has a value of
6 (enterpriseSpecific) this field will indicate the type of enterprise type. If the
trap type field has any other value, then the value of this field will be 0.

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Note: If the enterprise specific trap type value is less than -999, it will be
logged as -999. If the enterprise specific trap value is greater than 9999, it
will be logged as 9999.
Column 44-118: Descriptors (specifies the name of the MIB variable).

12.2 Examples of Journals Entries

The contents of the journal entries can be displayed using the CL command
DSPJRN JRN(QUSRSYS/QSNMP). As shown in in the following examples:

Example 1:


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5811
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Gpublic 9 18 1 200 00 0sysDesc′
00051 ′ r.0 ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 149. GET Request

This entry indicates that a GET request specifying community name public was
sent by an SNMP manager at internet address 9.18.1.20. The error status, error
index and the trap type fields all have a value of zero. The object descriptor
sysDescr is the one that is being requested.


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5812
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Rpublic 9 18 1 200 00 0sysDesc′
00051 ′ r.0 ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 150. Response to GET Request

This journal entry is the log of the response to the previous GET request. The
only field of this entry that has changed is the log type. The error status and
error index field values are zero, so no error was registered in this GET
operation. The field object descriptor indicates the object returned in response
to the GET request.

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Example 2:


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5813
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Gpublic 9 18 1 200 00 0sysDesc′
00051 ′r ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 151. Incorrect Object ID being Specified in a GET Request

This entry indicates that a GET request specifying community public was sent by
an SNMP manager at internet address 9.18.1.20. The error status, error index
and the trap type fields all have a value of zero. The object descriptor sysDescr
is the one that is being requested, but it was not correctly specified (it should
have been sysDescr.0)


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5814
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Rpublic 9 18 1 202 10 0sysDesc′
00051 ′r ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 152. Response to an Incorrect GET Request

This journal entry is the log of the response to the previous GET request. The
error status and error index fields show that the noSuchName error was returned
for the object specified in the object descriptor field.

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Example 3:


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5465
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Npublic 9 241041860 00 0sysCont′
00051 ′ act ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 153. GETNEXT Request

This journal entry indicates that a GETNEXT request specifying the community
name public was sent by an SNMP manager at internet address 9.24.104.186.
Error status, error index, and the trap type fields all have the value zero. In this
case we are requesting the content of the next MIB variable of object descriptor
sysContact .


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5466
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Rpublic 9 241041860 00 0sysCont′
00051 ′ act.0 ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 154. Response to GETNEXT Request

This journal entry is the log of the response to the previous GETNEXT request.
The only fields of this entry that have changed are the log type and the object
descriptor. The field object descriptor indicates the object returned in response
to the GETNEXT request.

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Example 4:


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5467
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Spublic 9 241041860 00 0sysCont′
00051 ′ act.0 ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 155. SET Request

This entry indicates that a SET request specifying community name public was
sent by an SNMP manager at internet address 9.24.104.186. The error status,
error index and the trap type fields all have a value of zero. The object
descriptor sysContact is the one that is requested to be modified by the SET
operation.


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5468
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Rpublic 9 241041860 00 0sysCont′
00051 ′ act.0 ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 156. Response to SET Request

This journal entry is the log of the response to the previous SET request. The
only field of this entry that has changed is the log type. The field object
descriptor indicates the object changed in response to the SET request.

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Example 5:


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5929
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Spublic 9 18 1 200 00 0sysUpTi′
00051 ′ me.0 ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 157. Modifying a Read-Only Object ID

This entry indicates that a SET request specifying community name public was
sent by an SNMP manager at internet address 9.18.1.20. The error status, error
index and the trap type fields all have a value of zero. The object descriptor
sysUpTime is the one that is requested to be modified by the SET operation.


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5930
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ Rpublic 9 18 1 202 10 0sysUpTi′
00051 ′ me.0 ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 158. Response to an Incorrect SET Request

This journal entry is the log of the response to the previous SET request. The
error status and error index fields show that the noSuchName error was returned
for the object specified in the object descriptor field. In this case noSuchName
was returned because the object descriptor field sysUpTime is read only so it
cannot be modified.

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Example 6:


Display Journal Entry

Object . . . . . . . : Library . . . . . . :
Member . . . . . . . : Sequence . . . . . . : 5443
Code . . . . . . . . : M - Network management data
Type . . . . . . . . : SN - SNMP information

Entry specific data

Column *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5
00001 ′ TLEE 9 241041860 04 0 ′
00051 ′ ′
00101 ′ ′

 
Figure 159. authenticationFailure Trap

This journal entry indicates that a trap was sent to the trap manager at internet
address 9.24.104.186. The trap will be sent to a trap manager only if the trap
manager job is started. For more information, refer to 6.1.1, “SNMP Manager
API Functions” on page 76. Error status and error index are both zero, the trap
type is authenticationFailure. In this case the wrong community name was
specified causing the authenticationFailure trap to be generated.

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Chapter 13. Loading an Enterprise-Specific MIB

Internet standard MIBs are supported by all devices that support SNMP. The
standard MIB objects definition, MIB-2, enables you to monitor and control SNMP
devices.

Vendors can also define enterprise-specific MIBs for controlling their own
devices. By loading a MIB description file containing one of these
enterprise-specific MIBs on to an SNMP manager, you can control these devices.

13.1 OS/400 and IBM Enterprise MIBs

IBM enterprise MIB modules supported by OS/400 are shipped with OS/400.
Each MIB module is contained in a member of the physical file QANMMIB in
library QSYS. See Figure 160.

Work with Members Using PDM RALYAS4B


File . . . . . . QANMMIB
Library . . . . QSYS Position to . . . . .

Type options, press Enter.

2=Edit 3=Copy 4=Delete 5=Display 6=Print 7=Rename
8=Display description 9=Save 13=Change text 14=Compile 15=Create module

Opt Member Type Text

5 IBMAPPN
IBMCLTM
IBMNV6SA
IBMRWS 1
IBMSNPSA 1

Parameters or command
===> Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F6=Create
F9=Retrieve F10=Command entry F23=More options F24=More keys
 
Figure 160. OS/400 Supplied M I B Modules in File QSYS/QANMMIB

If we select option 5 (display) against member IBMAPPN, the MIB module source
code shown in Figure 161 on page 220 will be displayed.
Note: The MIB source file members marked by 1 are not available in V3R1 or
V3R2.

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SEU==>

FMT ** ...+... 1 ...+... 2 ...+... 3 ...+... 4 ...+... 5 ...+... 6 ...+... 7 ..
*************** Beginning of data ***************data *******************
0001.00
0002.00 -- Note:
0003.00 -- This text file contains ASN.1 source describing MIB objects for SNMP.
0004.00 -- The enterprise MIB described is subject to change in a future
0005.00 -- release, and support for any object described in this MIB may be
0006.00 -- removed in a future release, as standard MIBs in the management domain
0007.00 -- described by this MIB become defined and published as Internet RFCs.
0008.00
0009.00 IBM-6611-APPN-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
0010.00
0011.00 IMPORTS
0012.00
0013.00 enterprises, Counter, IpAddress,
0014.00 Gauge, TimeTicks
0015.00 FROM RFC1155-SMI
0016.00

F19=Left F20=Right F21=System command command

F24=More keys
 
Figure 161. IBMAPPN M I B Source Code

This chapter explains how to load one of these enterprise MIB modules on to an
SNMP manager (NetView for OS/2 in this example). We will then use it to
browse information on the AS/400.

The procedures and commands used in the following examples are specific to
NetView for OS/2. Other platforms will almost certainly use slightly different
procedures.

13.2 Transferring the MIB Module to the Manager

To transfer the MIB module to the PC running NetView for OS/2 we will be using
the TCP/IP File Transfer Protocol (FTP). In this example we will be transferring
the MIB module IBMAPPN.

At present we can use the MIB Browser to go down the MIB tree to the MIB
object ibmappn. However, it is not possible to go any further down the tree into
the more granular objects and variables without the framework that the MIB will
provide for the manager.

Note

The MIB object ibmappn is reached via the following route:

1. private
2. enterprises
3. ibm
4. ibmProd
5. ibm6611
6. ibmappn

Clicking on the ibmappn MIB object will not reveal any lower level MIB objects
unless the ibmappn enterprise MIB is loaded.

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13.2.1 Transferring a MIB Module Using FTP

Open an OS/2 window on your PC, then enter the following command:
ftp IP_address

Here the IP_address is the internet address of the AS/400 (in this example it is
9.24.104.57). See Figure 162.

Figure 162. Connecting to the AS/400 Using FTP

Enter your AS/400 user ID and password at the prompt. You should then receive
confirmation that you have started an FTP connection and be presented with an
FTP command prompt. At the FTP command prompt enter the following
command:
cd QSYS

This should change your current library to QSYS on the AS/400. See Figure 163
on page 222.

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Figure 163. Change Current Library to QSYS on the AS/400

Next, enter the following command:

get qanmmib.ibmappn d:\anv2\snmp_mib\ibmappn

See Figure 164.

Figure 164. Transferring the M I B Using the FTP GET Command

This should copy the AS/400 member IBMAPPN from file QANMMIB in library
QSYS to directory SNMP_MIB on the PC. Check that this directory is reached
via the same path on your PC.

You should receive a message that the data has been transferred successfully.
See Figure 165 on page 223.

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Figure 165. MIB Successfully Transferred

You can use a PC text editor to check if the file you received is the same as the
AS/400 file member you displayed earlier in Figure 161 on page 220.

Figure 166 shows the file we received on our PC viewed using a PC text editor.

Figure 166. Viewing the Transferred M I B Source Code

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13.2.2 Loading the MIB into NetView for OS/2

The received MIB module must now be loaded into NetView for OS/2 using the
LOADMIB command. Enter the following command from the OS/2 prompt:
loadmib -load ibmappn

See Figure 167 for an example.

Figure 167. Loading the M I B into NetView for OS/2

You should then see the loadmib procedure running. When you receive the
message Command completed successfully the MIB should be loaded. See
Figure 168.

Figure 168. LOADMIB Command Completed Successfully

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You should now be able to use the MIB Browser to browse the objects in the
ibmappn group and retrieve data from the MIB variables. See Figure 169 on
page 225 which shows the variable ibmappnLocalNodeType (APPN local node
type), in this case a network node.

Figure 169. Browsing ibmappn M I B Variables

We used this MIB in 9.4.1, “Advanced Peer-To-Peer Networking (APPN) MIB” on

page 159.

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Chapter 14. SNMP and AnyNet

In this chapter we discuss AnyNet and how SNMP can utilize the functions of
AnyNet.

14.1 AnyNet Overview

AnyNet is a family of products designed to make applications independent from
a specific transport protocol. AnyNet products implement the Multiprotocol
Transport Networking (MPTN) architecture. AS/400 AnyNet support was added to
OS/400 at V3R1 and allows the use of:

• APPC over TCP/IP

• Sockets over SNA
• APPC over IPX
• Sockets over IPX

An example of a solution provided by AnyNet is the following:

A customer may have implemented a large and costly SNA network but would
like to use the TCP/IP File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to transfer files between some
systems. AnyNet allows them to use FTP across their existing network without
the need to implement a parallel TCP/IP network.

14.1.1 APPC over TCP/IP

APPC over TCP/IP allows APPC applications to communicate over TCP/IP
networks. LU 6.2 APPC or CPI-C applications can be added to an existing
TCP/IP network.

Figure 170. APPC over TCP/IP

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14.1.2 Sockets over SNA

Sockets over SNA allows sockets applications to communicate over SNA
networks. Applications written to the socket interface can be added to an
existing SNA network. Some of the socket applications that are supported under
AnyNet/400 are as follows:
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• Remote Printing (LPR and LPD)

Figure 171. Sockets over SNA

14.1.3 Multiprotocol Transport Networking (MPTN) Architecture

The MPTN architecture is defined in the terminology of the IBM Networking
Blueprint. AnyNet products implement the MPTN architecture. In Figure 172 on
page 229 the arrows depict the way the MPTN architecture, by delivering CTS
(Common Transport Semantics) function, allows applications designed to run
over one transport network to run over another. The arrows depict APPC
applications over TCP/IP and sockets applications over SNA.

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Figure 172. MPTN Architecture Model

14.1.4 AnyNet/400 Considerations

Although AnyNet/400 can, in some cases, provide a performance improvement
for TCP/IP applications running over SNA; the extra processing involved usually
results in a slight performance degradation. You should note that any sockets
applications running natively over TCP/IP will suffer a performance degradation
if your system implements AnyNet/400.

These are points to consider when you decide whether to implement AnyNet/400
support. Normally, however, the flexibility of the AnyNet/400 product should
outweigh any performance degradation.

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14.2 SNMP AnyNet Scenarios

In Figure 173, the Client Access/400 PC is attached to the AS/400 A via a TCP/IP
network. Client Access/400, being an APPC application, is using APPC over
TCP/IP to communicate with the AS/400. SNMP can be used natively (over
TCP/IP) between the Client Access/400 PC and the AS/400. Also shown is an
AS/400 connected to a NetView for OS/2 system via an SNA network. In this
case Sockets over SNA allows SNMP to be used between the NetView for OS/2
system and the AS/400 B via the SNA network.

Figure 173. SNMP over Native TCP/IP and AnyNet

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Chapter 15. NetView for AIX

In this book we have tended to concentrate on NetView for OS/2 as the SNMP
manager. In this chapter we take a short look at another SNMP manager,
NetView for AIX.

15.1 Overview
NetView for AIX Version 1 was first introduced during 1992. It was solely a
manager for TCP/IP networks, using the SNMP protocol. Many of the features of
the first version have been carried forward, with enhancements, to Versions 2
and 3.

The most noticeable difference between NetView for AIX and NetView for OS/2 is
the former′s graphical user interface. Using information gleaned from SNMP
agents, NetView for AIX can construct network topology maps allowing network
administrators to see, at a glance, the current state of systems on the network.

Most of the features of NetView for OS/2 are present on NetView for AIX such as,
the discovery process, event automation and the MIB browser. The discovery
process, however, when coupled to the graphical user interface, is more
sophisticated.

The NetView for AIX discovery process can do the following:

• Discover a new entity on the network
• Discover new devices from a device already discovered
• Poll nodes for any status change that may have occurred
• Poll nodes for any configuration changes
• Determine the type of system or node discovered by using the sysDescr
object in MIB II

The process that deals with discovery is called the netmon daemon. It will
discover the following objects:
• The local network segment
• All nodes on the local segment
• All routers and gateways on the segment
• All segments or networks attached to the gateways and routers
Although it will discover these entities, it will initially place them in an
unmanaged state.

15.2 NetView for AIX Graphical Interface

As systems and networks are discovered, a pictorial view or map can be drawn
to represent them.

See Figure 174 on page 232 for a graphical representation of a network as

discovered and displayed by NetView for AIX.

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Figure 174. Network Discovered by NetView for AIX

Figure 174 shows the home network, 9.24.104, all the bridges, routers and
gateways attached to the home network and networks attached to these devices.

You can see that NetView for AIX has discovered another network , 9.67.32. It
displays this in red (not green) because it cannot reach this network as it has no
route defined. It discovered the existence of this network by retrieving interface
information from the systems attached to it. By using SNMP, NetView for AIX
found that these systems had an interface into the 9.24.104 network and also the
9.67.32 network.

For a more meaningful view of the network it is possible to superimpose the

network on a user-defined background. Figure 175 on page 233 shows our
network superimposed on a map of the USA. It is now possible to place the
device icons in their actual locations.

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Figure 175. Network Superimposed on a Meaningful Background

It is possible to examine the network in closer detail by zooming in on a network,

see Figure 176.

Figure 176. A LAN Segment Viewed from NetView for AIX

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Figure 176 shows just our home LAN segment and the bridges, routers and
gateways attached to it. To see all the systems on our LAN segment, we can
look at a different view. Figure 177 on page 234 shows all the systems attached
to our segment.

Figure 177. All Systems on our LAN Segment

You can now see systems RALYAS4A and RALYAS4B on this segment. Because
the graphical display uses a different color to represent each different status of a
system (such as communicating or not communicating) it is very easy to tell
whether a system is online or not. Should any system fail, the status would turn
from green to red. If a gateway failed, many systems on this map may turn red.
It would be a simple matter of viewing the entire network map to see which
gateway, or router, had failed. If you are using a pictorial view of the network,
as shown in Figure 175 on page 233, you would even know which location the
failed device was in and which parts of the country would be affected.

AS/400 systems with an active SNMP agent will be discovered by NetView for
AIX. NetView for AIX Version 3 will recognize the AS/400 sysDescr object and
show the object type as IBM AS/400.

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Appendix A. Additional Information on SNMP

This appendix contains information for further reading relative to SNMP. Some
topics from the preceding chapters are explored in more detail, as well as other
topics relevant to SNMP and the Internet protocol suite in general.

A.1 The MIB Tree Structure

As mentioned previously in 2.9.2, “MIB Naming Conventions” on page 16, the
MIB tree structure originates from a root. The root of the tree itself is unlabeled,
but has at least three children directly under it:
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) node with the label
iso(1).
• International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) node
with the label ccitt(0).
• A node jointly administered by ISO and CCITT with the label joint-iso-ccitt(2).

Under the iso(1) node, the ISO has designated one subtree for use by other
international organizations, identified with label org(3). Of the two children
nodes present, two have been assigned to the U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST). One of these subtrees has been transferred
by the NIST to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), which is identified by the
label dod(6). To date, the DoD has not indicated how it will manage its subtree
of OBJECT IDENTIFIERs. The IAB assumes that the DoD will allocate a node to
the Internet community to be administered by the IAB as follows:

internet OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= iso org(3) dod(6) 1

That is, the Internet subtree of OBJECT IDENTIFIERs starts with the prefix 1.3.6.1.

Figure 178. A View of the Internet Subtree

The SMI standard RFC specifies that the Internet subtree of OBJECT IDENTIFIERs
will contain the following four nodes:
• directory OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= internet 1
• mgmt OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= internet 2
• experimental OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= internet 3

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• private OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= internet 4

A.1.1 Directory Subtree

The directory(1) subtree is reserved for use with a future RFC that discusses how
the OSI Directory may be used in the Internet.

Figure 179. A View of the Directory Subtree

A.1.2 Mgmt Subtree

The mgmt(2) subtree is used to identify objects which are defined in
IAB-approved documents. Administration of the mgmt(2) subtree is delegated by
the IAB to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) . As RFCs which
define new versions of the Internet standard MIB are approved, they are
assigned an OBJECT IDENTIFIER by the IANA for identifying the objects defined
by that RFC. For example, the RFC which defines the initial Internet standard
MIB would be assigned management document number 1. To define the Internet
standard MIB, this RFC would use the OBJECT IDENTIFIER:

mgmt 1 or 1.3.6.1.2.1

Figure 180. A View of the M g m t Subtree

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A.1.3 Experimental Subtree

The experimental(3) subtree is used to identify objects used in Internet
experiments. The IANA administers this subtree. For example, an experimenter
might receive number 24, and would have available for use, the OBJECT
IDENTIFIER:

experimental 24 or 1.3.6.1.3.24

Figure 181. A View of the Experimental Subtree

A.1.4 Private Subtree

The private(4) subtree is used to identify objects defined for private use. The
IANA administers this subtree. Initially, this subtree has at least one child:

enterprises OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= private 1

The enterprises(1) subtree is used, among other things, to allow parties

providing networking subsystems to register models of their products. That is,
when an enterprise receives a subtree, it may define new MIB objects under the
subtree, including its networking subsystems, in order to provide an
unambiguous identification mechanism for use in management protocols. For
example, if the ″99 Flavors, Inc.″ enterprise produced networking subsystems,
then it could request a node under the enterprises subtree from the IANA. Such
a node might be numbered: 1.3.6.1.4.1.59

The ″99 Flavors, Inc.″ enterprise might then register its ″Vanilla Router″ under
the name of: 1.3.6.1.4.1.59.1.1

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Figure 182. A View of the Private Subtree

A.2 Administrative SNMP Terminology

This section includes some useful SNMP concepts and definitions taken from
RFC1157, which refer to the administrative relationships involved in the protocol.
SNMP application entities
These are the entities residing at management stations and network
elements which communicate with one another using SNMP.
Protocol entities
These are the peer processes which implement SNMP, and thus
support the SNMP application entities.
SNMP community
This is a pairing of an SNMP agent with some arbitrary set of SNMP
application entities.
Community name
This is the administratively assigned string of characters which make
up the name of an SNMP community.
Authentic SNMP message
This is an SNMP message originated by an SNMP application entity
that in fact belongs to the SNMP community named by the community
component of said message.
Authentication scheme
This is the set of rules by which an SNMP message is identified as an
authentic SNMP message for a particular SNMP community.
Authentication service
This is an implementation of a function that identifies authentic SNMP
messages according to one or more authentication schemes. The
degree of certainty an authentication service offers is
implementation-specific.
Some implementations may support only a trivial authentication
service that identifies all SNMP messages as authentic SNMP
messages. However, for an effective management of administrative
relationships, it is advisable to implement an authentication service
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SNMP MIB view

This is a subset of objects in the MIB that pertains to a given network
element. The names of the OBJECT-TYPEs represented in an SNMP
MIB view need not belong to a single subtree of that OBJECT-TYPE.
The OS/400 SNMP agent does not support SNMP MIB views. Each
OS/400 community consists of all the objects in the MIB.
SNMP access mode
This is an element of the set READ-ONLY or READ-WRITE.
SNMP community profile
This is a pairing of an SNMP access mode with an SNMP MIB view.
An SNMP community profile represents specified access privileges to
variables in a specified MIB view. For every variable in the MIB view
in a given SNMP community profile, access to that variable is
represented by the profile according to the following conventions:
• If the said variable is defined in the MIB with the access of none ,
it is unavailable as an operand for any operator.
• If the said variable is defined in the MIB with the access of
read-write , or write-only , and the access mode of the given
community profile is READ-WRITE, that variable is available as an
operand for the GET, SET and TRAP operations.
• Otherwise, the variable is available as an operand for the GET,
and TRAP operations.
• In those cases where a write-only variable is an operand used for
the GET or TRAP operations, the value given for the variable is
implementation-specific.
SNMP access policy
This is a pairing of an SNMP community with an SNMP community
profile. An access policy represents a specified community profile
afforded by the SNMP agent of a specified SNMP community to other
members of that community. All administrative relationships among
SNMP application entities are architecturally defined in terms of
SNMP access policies.
SNMP proxy access policy
This is the type of access policy which exists if the network element
on which the SNMP agent for the specified SNMP community resides
is not that to which the MIB view for the specified profile pertains.
SNMP proxy agent
This is the SNMP agent associated with a proxy access policy.
Variable binding (VarBind)
This is the pairing of the name of a variable to the variable′s value.
VarBindList
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A.3 SNMP Messages

A message consists of a version identifier, an SNMP community name, and a
Protocol Data Unit (PDU). A protocol entity receives messages at UDP port 161
on the system with which it is associated, except for those which report traps.
Messages which report traps should be received on UDP port 162 for proper
processing. An implementation of SNMP via UDP need not accept messages
whose length exceeds 484 octets (bytes). However, it is recommended that
implementations support larger datagrams whenever possible.

It is mandatory that all implementations of SNMP support the following five

PDUs:
• GetRequest-PDU
• GetNextRequest-PDU
• GetResponse-PDU
• SetRequest-PDU
• Trap-PDU

A.3.1 How SNMP Messages Are Processed

This section describes the steps involved in the processing of SNMP messages
by a protocol entity implementing SNMP. Per RFC1157 this should not be a
procedure that limits any internal architecture.

The term transport address is used in this section. In the case of UDP, a
transport address consists of an IP address along with a UDP port. Other
transport services may be used to support SNMP. In these cases, the definition
of a transport address should be made accordingly.

The top-level actions of a protocol entity which generates a message are as

follows:
1. It first constructs the appropriate PDU as an ASN.1 object (for example, a
GetRequest-PDU).
2. It then passes this ASN.1 object along with a community name, its source
transport address, and the destination transport address, to the service
which implements the desired authentication scheme. This authentication
service returns another ASN.1 object.
3. The protocol entity then constructs an ASN.1 message object using the
community name and the resulting ASN.1 object.
4. This new ASN.1 object is then serialized using the basic encoding rules of
ASN.1, and then sent using a transport service to the peer protocol entity.

Similarly, the top-level actions of a protocol entity which receives a message are
as follows:
1. It performs a rudimentary parse of the incoming datagram to build an ASN.1
object corresponding to an ASN.1 message object. If the parse fails, it
discards the datagram and performs no further actions.
2. It then verifies the version number of the SNMP message. If there is a
mismatch, it discards the datagram and performs no further actions.

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3. The protocol entity then passes the community name and user data found in
the ASN.1 message object along with the datagram′s source and destination
transport addresses to the service which implements the desired
authentication scheme. This entity returns another ASN.1 object or signals
an authentication failure. In the latter case, the protocol entity ideally notes
this failure, generates a trap, and discards the datagram (after which no
further actions are performed).
4. The protocol entity then performs a rudimentary parse on the ASN.1 object
returned from the authentication service to build an ASN.1 object
corresponding to an ASN.1 PDU object. If the parse fails, it discards the
datagram and performs no further actions. Otherwise, using the named
SNMP community, the appropriate profile is selected, and the PDU is
processed accordingly. If, as a result of this processing, a message is
returned, then the source transport address that the response message is
sent from shall be identical to the destination transport address that the
original request message was sent to.

A.3.2 SNMP Protocol Data Units

In this section, we discuss the PDUs that make up the SNMP operations.
Although more detail is provided here than the general explanation for SNMP
operations seen in 2.10, “SNMP Operations” on page 20, fully detailed
explanations of each PDU are not provided. Just enough is explained so as to
understand the purpose of each PDU and what results may be expected from its
use. You should refer to RFC1157 for the actual details and constructs that are
involved.

Before introducing the PDU types of the SNMP protocol, it is appropriate to recall
that SNMP communications are performed through the exchange of messages.
We know that an SNMP message consists of a version identifier, an SNMP
community name and a PDU. The SNMP operations discussed in 2.10, “SNMP
Operations” on page 20, are processed in the form of a PDU.

One of ASN.1′s commonly used constructs defines an ErrorStatus field. This

field is present in each PDU type and is used to include information about the
result of the PDU processing. The ErrorStatus types are the following:
• noError(0)
• tooBig(1)
• noSuchName
• badValue
• readOnly
• genErr

A non-zero instance of ErrorStatus is used to indicate that an exception occurred

while processing a request.

A.3.2.1 The GetRequest-PDU

The GetRequest-PDU corresponds to the GET operation and is generated by a
protocol entity only at the request of its SNMP application entity.

Upon the receipt of the GetRequest-PDU, the receiving protocol entity responds
according to any applicable rule in the following list:

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1. If, for any object named in the GetRequest-PDU, the object′ s name does not
exactly match the name of some object available for GET operations in the
relevant MIB view, or is an aggregate type as defined in the SMI, then the
receiving entity sends to the originator of the received message a
GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus field set to noSuchName.
2. If the size of the GetResponse-PDU that is generated by the responding
entity exceeds a local limitation, then the receiving entity sends to the
originator of the received message a GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus
field set to tooBig.
3. If, for any object named in the GetRequest-PDU, the value of the object
cannot be retrieved for reasons not covered by any of the foregoing rules,
then the receiving entity sends to the originator of the received message a
GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus field set to genErr.
4. If none of the foregoing rules apply, meaning that the GetRequest-PDU was
able to retrieve all its named objects information successfully, then the
receiving entity sends to the originator of the received message a
GetResponse-PDU such that, for each object named in the GetRequest-PDU,
the object′s variable name and value is included. The ErrorStatus field is set
to noError.

A.3.2.2 The GetNextRequest-PDU

The GetNextRequest-PDU corresponds to the GETNEXT operation and is
generated by a protocol entity only at the request of its SNMP application entity.

Upon receipt of the GetNextRequest-PDU, the receiving protocol entity responds

according to any applicable rule in the following list:
1. If, for any object named in the GetNextRequest-PDU, the object′ s name does
not lexicographically precede the name of some object available for GET
operations in the relevant MIB view, then the receiving entity sends to the
originator of the received message a GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus
field set to noSuchName.
2. If the size of the GetResponse-PDU that is generated by the responding
entity exceeds a local limitation, then the receiving entity sends to the
originator of the received message a GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus
field set to tooBig.
3. If, for any object named in the GetNextRequest-PDU, the value of the
lexicographical successor to the named object cannot be retrieved for
reasons not covered by any of the foregoing rules, then the receiving entity
sends to the originator of the received message a GetResponse-PDU with
the ErrorStatus field set to genErr.
4. If none of the foregoing rules apply, meaning that the GetNextRequest-PDU
was able to retrieve all its named objects information successfully, then the
receiving entity sends to the originator of the received message a
GetResponse-PDU such that, for each object named in the
GetNextRequest-PDU, the variable name and value of the immediate
successor in the lexicographical ordering is included. The ErrorStatus field
is set to noError.

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A.3.2.3 The GetResponse-PDU

The GetResponse-PDU corresponds to the GET-RESPONSE operation and is
generated by a protocol entity only upon receipt of the GetRequest-PDU,
GetNextRequest-PDU, or SetRequest-PDU.

Upon receipt of the GetResponse-PDU, the receiving protocol entity presents its
contents to its SNMP application entity.

A.3.2.4 The SetRequest-PDU

The SetRequest-PDU corresponds to the SET operation, and is generated by a
protocol entity only at the request of its SNMP application entity.

Upon receipt of the SetRequest-PDU, the receiving protocol entity responds

according to any applicable rule in the following list:
1. If, for any object named in the SetRequest-PDU, the object is not available
for SET operations in the relevant MIB view, then the receiving entity sends
to the originator of the received message a GetResponse-PDU with the
ErrorStatus field set to noSuchName.
2. If, for any object named in the SetRequest-PDU, the contents of its value is
not consistent with the required type of value for that variable, then the
receiving entity sends to the originator of the received message a
GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus field set to badValue.
3. If the size of the GetResponse-PDU that is generated by the responding
entity exceeds a local limitation, then the receiving entity sends to the
originator of the received message a GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus
field set to tooBig.
4. If, for any object named in the SetRequest-PDU, the value of any object
cannot be altered for reasons not covered by any of the foregoing rules, then
the receiving entity sends to the originator of the received message a
GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus field set to genErr.
5. If none of the foregoing rules apply, meaning that the SetRequest-PDU was
able to alter all of its named objects values in the relevant MIB view, then
the corresponding value is assigned to the variable. Each variable
assignment specified by the SetRequest-PDU should be effected as if
simultaneously set with respect to all other immediate assignments specified
in the same message. This means that either all variable alterations are
done successfully or none of them.
The receiving entity then sends to the originator of the received message a
GetResponse-PDU with the ErrorStatus field set to noError.

A.3.2.5 The Trap-PDU

The Trap-PDU corresponds to the TRAP operation and is generated by a protocol
entity only at the request of its SNMP application entity. The means by which an
SNMP application entity selects the destination addresses of the SNMP
application entity is implementation-specific.

Upon receipt of the Trap-PDU, the receiving protocol entity presents its contents
to its SNMP application entity.

As is the case with the other PDUs, the Trap-PDU is comprised of several
components. One of those components is the variable-bindings. The
significance of this component is implementation-specific.

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Two other components of the Trap-PDU are the generic-trap, and the
specific-trap. The specific-trap provides additional information for certain cases
of the generic-trap. The following are interpretations of the possible values of
the generic-trap field:
coldStart (0) A coldStart trap signifies that the sending protocol entity is
reinitializing itself such that the agent′s configuration or the protocol
entity implementation may be altered.
warmStart (1) A warmStart trap signifies that the sending protocol entity is
reinitializing itself such that neither the agent configuration nor the
protocol entity implementation is altered.
linkDown (2) A linkDown trap signifies that the sending protocol entity recognizes
a failure in one of the communication links represented in the agent′ s
configuration.
The Trap-PDU of type linkDown contains, as the first element of its
variable-bindings, the name and value of the ifIndex instance for the
affected interface.
linkUp (3) A linkUp trap signifies that the sending protocol entity recognizes that
one of the communication links represented in the agent′ s
configuration has come up.
The Trap-PDU of type linkUp contains as the first element of its
variable-bindings, the name and value of the ifIndex instance for the
affected interface.
authenticationFailure (4) An authenticationFailure trap signifies that the sending
protocol entity is the addressee of a protocol message that is not
properly authenticated. While implementations of SNMP must be
capable of generating this trap, they must also be capable of
suppressing the emission of such traps via an implementation-specific
mechanism.
egpNeighborLoss (5) An egpNeighborLoss trap signifies that an EGP neighbor for
whom the sending protocol entity was an EGP peer has been marked
down and the peer relationship no longer exists.
The Trap-PDU of type egpNeighborLoss contains, as the first element
of its variable-bindings, the name and value of the egpNeighAddr
instance for the affected neighbor.
enterpriseSpecific (6) An enterpriseSpecific trap signifies that the sending
protocol entity recognizes that some enterprise-specific event has
occurred. The specific-trap field identifies the particular trap which
occurred.

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Appendix B. The IAB

This appendix contains information that can be a complement to understanding

the administrative framework on which SNMP and the Internet community in
general rely on. The IAB structure and RFCs are the main topics.

B.1 The Internet Activities Board (IAB)

As Internet research activity increased during the 1970s, it was necessary to
establish an informal committee to provide technical guidance for the evolution
of the protocol suite. In 1979 a group called the Internet Configuration Control
Board (ICCB) was established.

In 1983, the Defense Communications Agency (DCA) declared the TCP/IP

protocol suite to be standard for the ARPANET, and the ICCB was reorganized.
The reorganized group was called the Internet Activities Board (IAB).

The IAB is the coordinating committee for Internet design, engineering and
management. It is formed by researchers and professionals with an interest in
the development of the Internet. The IAB focuses on the TCP/IP protocol suite
and extensions to the Internet system to support multiple protocol suites. All
IAB members are required to have at least one other major role in the Internet
community in addition to their IAB membership. The IAB has a chairman which
serves a term of two years. New members are appointed by the chairman of the
IAB with the advice and consent of the remaining IAB members.

The IAB has the following two primary subsidiary task forces:
1. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
2. Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)

Each of these task forces is led by a chairman and guided by a Steering Group.

The IETF focuses on short and mid-term protocol and architectural issues to
make the Internet function properly. The IETF is a large open community of
network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers, divided into eight
technical areas, each with its own director. Each area has its own Working
Groups to explore situations. The IETF chairman and the eight area directors
make up the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).

The IRTF focuses on research of TCP/IP protocols and architecture. It is formed

by a community of network researchers. The IRTF is formed by a set of
Research Groups (RGs), each focusing on a broad area of research. The IRTF
chairman and each of the RG chairs, make up the Internet Research Steering
Group (IRSG).

In the area of network protocols, the distinction between research and

engineering is not always clear. Thus, it is not unusual that IETF and IRTF
activities overlap. Membership overlap between the two task forces is
considerable and is considered vital for cross-fertilization and technology
transfer.

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B.1.1 Request for Comments (RFC)

A Request for Comments (RFC) is the principal vehicle by which IAB decisions
are propagated to the Internet community. The RFCs are a series of notes which
were initiated in 1969 as a means for documenting the development of the
original ARPANET protocol suite (RFC1000). Most RFCs are intended to promote
comments and discussion, although a small proportion of RFCs document
Internet standards. These in particular are marked in a status section to indicate
one of required , recommended , elective , limited use , or not recommended (see
Table 5 on page 248). An RFC summarizing the status of all standard RFCs is
published regularly (RFC1100).

Each RFC has a number assigned to it by the RFC Editor who is a member of the
IAB. Each time an existing RFC text is revised, a new RFC number is assigned.
The new RFC then supersedes the older one, and this is clearly noted on the
front of the newer RFC. Another member of the IAB is the Internet Assigned
Numbers Authority (IANA). The IANA is responsible for managing the list of
values which make up the OBJECT IDENTIFIERS used in the Internet protocol
suite. For example, the IANA has assigned the number 1 to the RFC which
defines the Internet standard MIB. Thus the OBJECT IDENTIFIER for this RFC is
mgmt(1), or 1.3.6.1.2.1.

B.1.1.1 How to Obtain a Copy of an RFC

The RFCs can be obtained through any of the following channels:
• Printed copies are available for a modest fee from the DDN Network
Information Center:
Postal: DDN Network Information Center
142000 Park Meadow Drive
Suite 200
Chantally, VA 22021
US

Phone: 1 800-365-3642
1 703-802-4535

Mail: [email protected]
• In electronic form, users may use anonymous FTP (password: guest) to the
host nic.ddn.mil (residing at 192.11.36.5) and retrieve files from the rfc
directory.
• If your site doesn′t have IP connectivity to the Internet community, but does
have electronic mail access, an electronic mail message can be sent to the
electronic mail address:
[email protected]
and in the subject field indicate the RFC number, for example, Subject: SEND
rfcs/rfc1130.txt.
• If you have access to the World Wide Web, the RFCs can be obtained from
the following address:
http://info.internet.isi.edu

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B.1.2 Functions of the IAB

As the coordinating committee for the Internet system, the IAB performs the
following functions:
• Sets Internet standards
• Manages the RFC publication process
• Reviews the operation of the IETF and IRTF
• Performs strategic planning for the Internet, identifying long-range problems
and opportunities
• Acts as a technical policy liaison and representative for the Internet
community
• Resolves technical issues which cannot be treated within the IETF or IRTF
frameworks

Figure 183. The IAB Organization

B.1.3 Protocol Standardization Process

The IAB provides standards with the intention of coordinating the evolution of the
Internet protocols. With the increasing use of the Internet protocols for
commercial purposes, standards coordination has become even more important.

Protocols which are to become standards in the Internet go through a series of

states involving increasing amounts of scrutiny and experimental testing. At
each step, the IESG of the IETF must make a recommendation for advancement
of the protocol and the IAB must ratify it. This process is referred to as the
Standards Track . If a recommendation is not ratified, the protocol is submitted

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again to the IETF for further work. Table 4 on page 248 lists the Internet
protocol state definitions.

Table 4. Internet Protocol State Definitions

Protocol State Definition
Standard Protocol The IAB has established this as an
official standard protocol for the
Internet.
Draft Standard Protocol The IAB is actively considering this
protocol as a possible Standard
Protocol.
Proposed Standard Protocol These are protocol proposals that may
be considered by the IAB for
standardization in the future.
Experimental Protocol Typically, experimental protocols are
those that are developed as part of an
ongoing research project not related to
an operational service offering. A n
experimental protocol may sometimes
mean that the protocol is not intended
for operational use.
A system should not implement an
experimental protocol unless it is
participating in the experiment and has
coordinated its use of the protocol with
the developer of the protocol.
Historic Protocol These are protocols that are unlikely to
ever become standards in the Internet
either because they have been
superseded by later developments or
due to lack of interest.

Table 5 lists the Internet protocol status definitions mentioned in B.1.1, “Request
for Comments (RFC)” on page 246.

Table 5 (Page 1 of 2). Internet Protocol Status Definitions

Protocol Status Definition
Required Protocol A system must implement the required
protocols.
Recommended Protocol A system should implement the
recommended protocols.
Elective Protocol A system may or may not implement an
elective protocol. The general notion is
that if you are going to do something
like this, you must do exactly this.
There may be several elective protocols
in a general area. For example, there
are several electronic mail protocols,
and several routing protocols.
Limited Use Protocol These protocols are for use in limited
circumstances. This may be because of
their experimental state, specialized
nature, limited functionality, or historic
state.

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Protocol Status Definition
Not Recommended Protocol These protocols are not recommended
for general use. This may be because of
their limited functionality, specialized
nature, or experimental or historic state.

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Appendix C. Problem Determination

This appendix is intended to be used for determining solutions to problems

encountered while using SNMP. It is divided into the following areas:
• Problem Determination for Starting OS/400 SNMP
• Problem Determination for SNMP Agent
• Problem Determination for SNMP Manager APIs
• Problem Determination for SNMP Trap Manager
• Problem Determination for SNMP Subagent APIs

C.1 Problem Determination for Starting OS/400 SNMP

To start SNMP you have to issue one of the following commands:
STRTCP (If SNMP is configured for automatic start)
STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SNMP) (If SNMP is not configured for automatic start)

To verify that SNMP has started correctly you can use the command WRKACTJOB.
OS/400 SNMP starts the following jobs:
• QTMSNMP - SNMP agent processing job
• QTMSNPRCV - receives incoming SNMP messages on port 161 and passes
them to QTMSNMP for processing
• QSNMPSA - SNMP subagent job

These jobs can be found running under the QSYSWRK subsystem using the
WRKACTJOB(QSYSWRK) command. See Figure 184 on page 252.

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Work with Active Jobs RALYAS4A
07/27/95 16:14:15
CPU %: 8.8 Elapsed time: 00:01:36 Active jobs: 70

Type options, press Enter.

2=Change 3=Hold 4=End 5=Work with 6=Release 7=Display message
8=Work with spooled files 13=Disconnect ...

Opt Subsystem/Job User Type CPU % Function Status

QSYSWRK QSYS SBS .0 DEQW
QAPPCTCP QSYS BCH .0 PGM-QZPAIJOB TIMW
QECS QSVSM BCH .0 PGM-QNSECSJB DEQW
QMSF QMSF BCH .0 DEQW
QNSCRMON QSVSM BCH .0 PGM-QNSCRMON DEQW
QSNMPSA QTCP BCH .0 PGM-QNMSARTR DEQW
QTCPIP QTCP BCH .0 DEQW
QTMSNMP QTCP BCH .0 PGM-QTOSMAIN DEQW
QTMSNPRCV QTCP BCH .0 PGM-QTOSRCVR DEQW

Parameters or command More...

===>
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F10=Restart statistics F11=Display elapsed data
F12=Cancel F23=More options F24=More keys

 
Figure 184. SNMP Agent Jobs Running Under QSYSWRK

If you issued the STRTCP command to start SNMP and you cannot see the jobs
QSNMPSA, QTMSNMP and QTMSNMPRCV running under subsystem QSYSWRK,
check the following:
• Verify that the AUTOSTART parameter is set to *YES in the SNMP attributes.
• Make sure that no other application is trying to use UPD port 161. To verify
this, issue the following command:
NETSTAT
Select option 3 (Work with TCP/IP Connections)
Figure 185 on page 253 shows that SNMP is currently active.

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Work with TCP/IP Connection Status
System: RALYAS4A
Local internet address . . . . . . . . . . . : *ALL

Type options, press Enter.

4=End 5=Display details

Remote Remote Local

Opt Address Port Port Idle Time State
* * ftp-con > 003:44:28 Listen
* * telnet 003:44:26 Listen
* * snmp 000:03:22 *UDP
* * APPCove > 003:44:42 Listen
* * APPCove > 003:44:41 *UDP
* * lpd 003:44:01 Listen
* * 1025 000:03:22 *UDP

F5=Refresh F11=Display byte counts F13=Sort by column

F14=Display port numbers F22=Display entire field F24=More keys

 
Figure 185. Working with TCP/IP Connections Status

To see the port numbers associated with each port name you should press
F14. Figure 186 shows the port number associated with SNMP port name.


Work with TCP/IP Connection Status
System: RALYAS4A
Local internet address . . . . . . . . . . . : *ALL

Type options, press Enter.

4=End 5=Display details

Remote Remote Local

Opt Address Port Port Idle Time State
* * 21 003:44:28 Listen
* * 23 003:44:26 Listen
* * 161 000:03:22 *UDP
* * 397 003:44:42 Listen
* * 397 003:44:41 *UDP
* * 515 003:44:01 Listen
* * 1025 000:03:22 *UDP

F5=Refresh F11=Display byte counts F13=Sort by column

F14=Display port names F15=Subset by local address F24=More keys

 
Figure 186. Port Numbers Associated with Port Names

Port 161 is used by SNMP to receive requests; no other application should

use port 161. Port 161 is the well-known port for SNMP. If another
application is using port 161, end it and start SNMP again.

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C.2 Problem Determination for SNMP Agent

Problem:
• If SNMP managers are not receiving any responses from the OS/400 SNMP
agent for any SET, GET or GETNEXT, the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure SNMP is active on the AS/400, see C.1, “Problem
Determination for Starting OS/400 SNMP” on page 251.
− Make sure the link between the SNMP manager and the SNMP agent is
active. If the link is TCP/IP or AnyNet you can issue the command:
NETSTAT
Select option 1 (Work with TCP/IP Interface Status)


Work with TCP/IP Interface Status
System: RALYAS4A
Type options, press Enter.
5=Display details 8=Display associated routes 9=Start 10=End
12=Work with configuration status

Internet Network Line Interface

Opt Address Address Description Status
9.24.104.56 9.24.104.0 L41TR Active
9.67.60.20 9.67.60.0 *IPS Active
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.0 *LOOPBACK Active

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F11=Display line information F12=C

F13=Sort by column F24=More keys

 
Figure 187. Status of Native TCP/IP Interfaces and AnyNet

You can identify the link by the internet address. If the link is a
native TCP/IP one, the line description name will be displayed in the
Line Description field. If the link is not native TCP/IP (Sockets over
SNA), *IPS will be displayed in the Line Description field. The
Interface Status field shows the status of the link. If the link is not
available (Inactive), option 9 (Start) can be used to make it available.
Another way to verify that the link is active is to use the PING
command. Refer to 4.2, “Verifying a TCP/IP Connection” on page 31
on how to use this command.
− Make sure that the internet address is that of the OS/400 SNMP agent
you intend to send a request to.
− Make sure the SNMP manager does not compare the response PDU
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SNMP agent will send the response PDU to the IP address which sent
the original PDU. If the SNMP agent has more than one link via which to
send a response, it will choose one (maybe not the same IP address that
the request was sent to).
− Make sure OS/400 SNMP is using port 161 to receive requests. The
OS/400 SNMP agent uses UDP port 161 to receive requests from
managers. It doesn′t use UDP port 161 to send response PDUs to those
requests, due to technical reasons. The SNMP management application
should not check the response PDU port number. The SNMP manager
should not compare the source UDP port number in the response PDU
with the destination UDP port number in the request PDU it sent to the
OS/400 SNMP agent.
− Make sure that the SNMP manager is specifying a community name that
is known to the OS/400 SNMP agent. The community names available in
the OS/400 SNMP agent can be displayed using the following command:
CFGTCPSMNP
Select option 2 (Work with Communities for SNMP) and you′ll be able
to display a list of SNMP communities configured.
Considerations about communities:
Community names are case sensitive, so make sure that the
SNMP manager is specifying the community name correctly (for
example: PUBLIC and public are two different communities
names).
If the SNMP manager is an ASCII system, the Translate
Community name (ASCIICOM) parameter for the OS/400
community should be *YES. If the SNMP manager is an EBCDIC
system or the community name has one or more characters that
can not be displayed, the ASCIICOM parameter for the OS/400
community should be *NO. If the community name or the
ASCIICOM parameter needs to be changed, the community must
be removed by using the RMVCOMSNMP command, then add a new
community with the correct values using the ADDCOMSNMP
command. Make sure that the value for the Translate
Community name (ASCIICOM) parameter for the OS/400
community corresponds to the community name being specified
by the SNMP manager.
− Make sure that the IP address of the SNMP manager is defined in the
OS/400 community. The SNMP manager may be specifying a community
name that is known to the OS/400 SNMP agent, but the IP address of the
SNMP manager may not be part of the OS/400 community it specified. If
the system that the manager is running on has multiple IP addresses,
ensure that the IP address used to send UDP packets to the AS/400
agent is the one included in the IP addresses for the community name
configuration intended for the manager. The IP address of the SNMP
manager can be added to the community by using the CHGCOMSNMP
command.
− Make sure that the object access for the community is either *WRITE or
*READ. The object access can be changed using the CHGCOMSNMP
command. If the parameter OBJACC (object access) has a *WRITE value
then SET operations can be issued; if it has a *READ value, then only the
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then the manager is not able to access the community, if it has an

*SNMPATR value, the value of the OBJACC parameter of the SNMP
attributes will be the one used (the SNMP attributes are shipped with the
OBJACC parameter set to *NONE).
Problem:
• If SNMP managers are receiving error messages from the OS/400 SNMP
agent for any GET or GETNEXT requests, the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure the SNMP manager is specifying an object identifier for an
object that is supported by the OS/400 SNMP agent. Verify that the
SNMP manager is specifying a correct object identifier in the request and
that the object identifier being specified is supported by the OS/400
SNMP agent.
Problem:
• If SNMP managers are receiving error messages from the OS/400 SNMP
agent for SET requests, the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that the SNMP manager is specifying an object identifier for
an object that is supported by the OS/400 SNMP agent. Verify that the
SNMP manager is specifying a correct object identifier in the request and
that the object identifier being specified is supported by the OS/400
SNMP agent.
− Make sure that the SNMP manager is specifying an object identifier for
an object that can be changed. Verify that the object identifier that the
SNMP manager is attempting to set is not defined as read-only.
− Make sure the SNMP manager is specifying a valid value for the object.
− Make sure that the object access for the community is *WRITE. The
object access can be changed using the CHGCOMSNMP command. If the
parameter OBJACC (object access) has a *WRITE value, then SET
operations can be issued; if it has a *READ value, then only GET and
GETNEXT operations can be issued; if it has a *NONE value, then the
manager is not able to access the community; if it has an *SNMPATR
value, the value of the OBJACC parameter of the SNMP attributes will be
the one used (the SNMP attributes are shipped with the OBJACC
parameter set to *NONE).
Problem:
• If SNMP managers are unable to access any objects found in the APPN MIB,
Client Management MIB, or NetView/6000 MIB, the following should be
checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that the OS/400 subagent job is running. The OS/400 subagent
runs in job QSMNPSA in subsystem QSYSWRK. End the SNMP agent by
using the ENDTCPSRV (*SNMP) command; this will end all the jobs
associated with the SNMP agent in subsystem QSYSWRK and restart the
SNMP agent by using the STRTCPSRV command. Use the command
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Problem:
• If traps are not being received by an SNMP manager, the following should be
checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that the IP address of the SNMP manager to receive the trap
is specified correctly in the OS/400 SNMP attributes. The IP address of
the SNMP manager can be changed using the CHGSNMPA command. The
correct address should be specified in the TRPMGR parameter.
− Make sure that the trap community name specified is recognized by the
SNMP manager. The trap community name of the SNMP manager can
be changed using the CHGSNMPA command. The correct trap community
name should be specified in TRPMGR parameter.
The SNMP agent has the capability to log traps (in journal QSNMP in
library QUSRSYS). The log trap parameter can by changed using the
CHGSNMPA command. Verify (using the OS/400 SNMP logging capabilities)
that the expected trap PDUs are being sent by the OS/400 SNMP agent to
the correct SNMP manager. See chapter Chapter 12, “Journal for SNMP
Logging” on page 211 for information on how to use this function.
Problem:
• If authenticationFailure traps are not being received by an SNMP manager,
the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that the IP address of the SNMP manager to receive the trap
is specified correctly in the OS/400 SNMP attributes. The IP address of
the SNMP manager can be changed using the CHGSNMPA command. The
correct address should be specified in the TRPMGR parameter.
− Make sure that the trap community name specified is recognized by the
SNMP manager. The trap community name of the SNMP manager can
be changed using the CHGSNMPA command. The correct trap community
name should be specified in the TRPMGR parameter.
− Make sure that OS/400 SNMP is enabled to send authenicationFailure
traps. To enable OS/400 SNMP to send them, the CHGSNMPA command
should be used. *YES should be specified in the SNDAUTTRP parameter
of the CHGSNMPA command.
Verify (using the OS/400 SNMP logging capabilities) that the expected
trap PDUs are being sent by the OS/400 SNMP agent to the correct
SNMP manager. See Chapter 12, “Journal for SNMP Logging” on
page 211 for information on how to use this function.
Problem:
• If entries are not being made in journal QSNMP in library QUSRSYS for SET
requests received from the SNMP manager, the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that OS/400 SNMP is enabled to log SET requests. This
capability is enabled by using the CHGCOMSNMP command and specifying
*YES in the LOGSET parameter or by using the CHGCOMSNMP command and
specifying *SNMPATR in the LOGSET parameter and specifying *YES in
the LOGSET parameter for SET requests in OS/400 SNMP attributes by
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Problem:
• If entries are not being made in journal QSNMP in library QUSRSYS for GET
or GETNEXT requests received from the SNMP manager, the following should
be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that OS/400 SNMP is enabled to log GET requests. This
capability is enabled by using the CHGCOMSNMP command and specifying
*YES in the LOGGET parameter or by using the CHGCOMSNMP command and
specifying *SNMPATR in the LOGGET parameter and specifying *YES in
the LOGGET parameter in OS/400 SNMP attributes by using CHGSNMPA
command.
Problem:
• If entries are not being made in journal QSNMP in library QUSRSYS for traps
sent to the SNMP manager, the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that OS/400 SNMP is enabled to log traps. This capability is
enabled by using the CHGSNMPA command and specifying *YES in the
LOGTRP parameter of the OS/400 SNMP attributes.
Problem:
• If an SNMP agent job is getting numerous TCP4017 messages, then the
following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that the remote name server values are correct.
− Make sure that the complete local domain name is specified for AS/400
(option 12 of CFGTCP).
Problem:
• If SNMP agent job is not starting (with the first error in the job log CPF7003)
then following action should be taken:
Solution:
− Turn off the logging for each SNMP community. Stop then restart the
SNMP agent using the ENDTCPSVR and STRTCPSVR commands. Delete
the journal receivers (DLTJRN JRN(QUSRSYS/QSNMP)) and the journal
(DLTJRNRCV JRNRCV(QUSRSYS/QSNMP*)). To complete the procedure,
use the CFGTCPSNMP command to restart SNMP logging.
− Make sure, that the complete local domain name is specified for the
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C.3 Problem Determination for SNMP Manager APIs

• If the SNMP management application received an out of memory or out of
buffers error, it is because the SNMP API has run out of resources to
complete the operation. To solve this, the management application can try
reducing the size of requested operations. If the problem persists, the error
should be reported using the ANZPRB command.
• If the SNMP management application received an out of varBinds error, it
means the requested operation has exceeded the allowable number of
varBinds for a single operation. In order to correct this, management
application can try reducing the number of varBinds in the varBind list.
• If the SNMP management application received an invalid OID (object
identifier) error, it is due to not specifying the correct dotted decimal notation
for an object identifier in the varBind list. In order to solve this, the
management application should specify the object identifier in the correct
decimal notation.
• If the SNMP management application received an invalid value error, it is
because the SNMP APIs will do some rudimentary checking on the value
supplied during snmpSet operation, the APIs will detect an incorrect length
in integer types, and will also check for incorrect dotted decimal notation on
IP addresses and OIDs when supplied as values. In order to avoid this, the
management application should specify the value on a set in the correct
form as specified by the ASN type.
• If the SNMP management application received an invalid value
representation error, it is because the ASN type specified for a particular OID
in the varBind list is not recognized as common ASN type. In order to avoid
this, the management application should specify a known ASN type as listed
in the QTOMEAPI CLEINC file in QSYSINC library.
• If the SNMP management application received an encode or decode error, it
is because the PDU specified could not be encoded or decoded for
transmission across the wire. In order to solve this, the command should be
retried, and if the problem persists the error should be reported using the
ANZPRB command.
• If the SNMP management application received an invalid community name
error, it is due to the value in the community name length field not being in
the range of 1 to 256. To avoid this, the management application should
specify a community name length that is greater than 0 and less than or
equal to 256.
• If the SNMP management application received a timeout parameter error, it
is due to the value in the timeout parameter field not being in the range of 1
to 100. To avoid this, the management application should specify a timeout
value that is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 100.
• If the SNMP management application received an unknown host error, it is
due to a host name being specified that is not recognized as a valid host on
the network. In order to solve this, the management application should
specify the correct host name or specify the correct dotted decimal notation
of the IP address.
• If the SNMP management application received a not OK error, it is because
the value length field on a varBind in the varBind list was less than zero. In
order to solve this, the management application should specify a value
length field greater than or equal to zero.

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• If the SNMP management application received a timeout from the SNMP

APIs the causes may be several such as:
− The timeout value being set too low. In order to solve this, the timeout
value should be increased and then try the management application
again.
− The SNMP agent receiving the SNMP operation is not active. In order to
solve this, make sure the receiving agent is active.
− The SNMP management application is specifying a correct community
name but the IP address of the manager is not part of the community. In
order to avoid this, make sure the IP address is known to the SNMP
agent as a valid SNMP manager.
− A problem with the TCP/IP or AnyNet network. In order to solve this, the
TCP/IP Configuration and Reference manual should be referred for
information about network problem determination.
• If the SNMP management application received a sockets error while trying to
initiate an SNMP operation, this is because the SNMP API did not connect
properly to sockets to perform its operation across the TCP/IP or AnyNet
network. In order to avoid this, make sure that the TCP/IP and AnyNet
support is active in the system and then retry the command.
• If the SNMP management application received an invalid PDU type, this is
due to the management application trying to issue an SNMP operation of one
type while specifying a PDU built for another type. In order to to solve this,
the PDU type must match that of the SNMP operation being performed.
• If the SNMP management application received an invalid IP address, this is
because the management application tried to issue an SNMP operation with
an invalid IP address. In order to solve this, the IP address specified should
be the correct one and be specified in either the host name form or in the
dotted decimal form.
• If the SNMP management application received a Domain Error, Invalid
pointer, or Invalid pointer type return code from the SNMP APIs, this is due
to the management application specifying a pointer which caused an object
domain error, referencing a location in a space that does not contain a
pointer, or the pointer referenced storage in system state. These errors are
equivalent to escape messages MCH6801, MCH3601, MCH3602. In order to
avoid this, the management application should not use system state
reference; retry the operation passing in a valid pointer to user state
storage.
• If the SNMP management application received an invalid PDU, host,
community or invalid pointer type return code from the SNMP APIs, this is
because the application specified a NULL pointer. In order to avoid this, the
management application should use a non-NULL pointer.
• If the SNMP management application received a return code 1 from the APIs,
this states that the amount of space allocated for the value returned in one
or more varBinds, for a GET or GETNEXT operation was not sufficient. In
order to solve this, the management application should specify a greater
value in the val_len field of the _varBind structure.

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• If the SNMP management application received a non-zero returned status in

the Error Status field of SNMP PDU on a GET or GETNEXT operation, this is
caused by the following:
− The SNMP agent could not fit the contents of the returned data in the
SNMP operation. In order to solve this, if the management application
specified more than one object identifier to retrieve, then the number of
the object identifier should be reduced, until the returned data fits into an
SNMP message.
− The SNMP management application is specifying an object identifier
incorrectly in the request or it is specifying an object identifier that is not
supported by the receiving SNMP agent or its subagent. In order to
avoid this, the SNMP management application should specify an object
identifier for an object that is supported by the receiving SNMP agent or
its subagents.
• If the SNMP management application received a non-zero return status in
the Error Status field of SNMP PDU on a SET operation, this is caused by the
following:
− The SNMP management application is specifying an incorrect object
identifier in the request or it is specifying an object identifier that is not
supported by the receiving SNMP agent or its subagents. In order to
avoid this, the SNMP management application should specify an object
identifier for an object that is supported by the receiving SNMP agent or
its subagents.
− The SNMP management application is attempting to set an object that is
defined as read-only. In order to avoid this, the SNMP management
application should specify an object identifier for an object that can be
changed.
− The SNMP management application is attempting to set an object value
that is not valid. The value could have the incorrect ASN syntax or it
may not be in the acceptable range of values. In order to solve this, the
SNMP management application should specify the correct ASN syntax in
the ASN type field and specify a value within the acceptable range.

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C.4 Problem Determination for SNMP Trap Manager

Problem:
• If the SNMP trap manager jobs do not start when the STRTRPMGR command is
issued, the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure no other applications are using port 162. The trap manager
uses port 162 to receive all traps and then forward them. Use the
command NETSTAT and select option 3 (Work with TCP/IP Connections) to
verify no other application is using port 162. If another application is
using port 162, end it and start the SNMP trap manager using the
STRTRPMGR command.
Problem:
• If traps are not being received by the SNMP trap manager, the following
should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure the IP address specified in the SNMP agent system sending
the trap is the one corresponding to this system.
Problem:
• If traps are not being forwarded to other SNMP manager systems, the
following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure that the IP address of the SNMP manager to receive the trap
is specified correctly in the OS/400 SNMP attributes. The IP address of
the SNMP manager can be changed using the CHGSNMPA command. The
correct address should be specified in the TRPMGR parameter.
− Make sure that the trap community name specified is recognized by the
SNMP manager. The trap community name of the SNMP manager can
be changed using the CHGSMPA command. The correct trap community
name should be specified in the TRPMGR parameter.
− Make sure the trap forwarding capability was enabled when the trap
manager was started. To enable the trap forwarding capability *YES
should be specified in the FWDTRP parameter in the STRTRPMGR command.
− Make sure the SNMP agent is active. The OS/400 SNMP agent is active
if the jobs QTMSNMP and QTMSNMPRCV are running under the
subsystem QSYSWRK. The WRKACTJOB command can be used to
determine if these jobs are active.
Problem:
• If jobs QTMSNMP, QTMSNMPRCV, QTRAPMGR and QTRAPMGRRCV in
subsystem QSYSWRK are consuming a large amount of processor resource,
the following should be checked:
Solution:
− Make sure there are no rings of trap managers in the network. It is
possible that this system is part of a ring of trap managers in your
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− Make sure that the IP address of the trap manager being specified is not
the one of this system. If trap forwarded was specified and the IP
address of the trap manager system specified in the OS/400 SNMP
attributes is the IP address of this system, then you should end the trap
manager by using the ENDTRPMGR command and restart it using the
STRTRPMGR command specifying *NO in the FWDTRP parameter. Or you
can remove the IP address of this system from the SNMP attributes by
using the command CHGSNMPA.

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C.5 Problem Determination for SNMP Subagent APIs

Problem:
• If the SNMP subagent cannot connect to the SNMP agent, the following could
be the causes:
Solution:
− The SNMP agent job is not running. In order to solve this, the SNMP
agent job (QTMSNMP) should be running under subsystem QSYSWRK.
This can be verified using the WRKACTJOB command; another way to verify
this is to issue a send SNMP GET request for some easy OID using an
SNMP manager or a utility such as snmpinfo.
− A return code of snmpsa_RC_timeout was returned by connectSNMP().
In order to solve this, the duration of the timeout (third parameter) should
not be too small, with respect to system load. Generally, 20 or so should
be sufficient.
− A return code of snmpsa_RC_parmerr was returned by connectSNMP().
In order to solve this, the data queue and library name parameters
should not be NULL pointers and they should be between 1 and 10 bytes
in length and valid library and queue names should be specified. The
library name should not be QTEMP.
Problem:
• If the SNMP subagent is not able to successfully perform the open function,
the following could be the causes:
Solution:
− The subagent receives a NULL pointer from the mkDPIopen() routine. A
NULL pointer from the mkDPIopen() is usually caused by a simple error
in one of the parameters. In order to avoid this, each of the parameters
in the call should be specified correctly and the subagent OID should not
violate SNMPv2 limits; no more than 128 subIDs and each subID must be
representable in a 32-bit unsigned integer field.
− The subagent cannot send the DPI open packet. If this condition arises,
it is important to verify that a call has successfully been made to the
connectSNMP() routine prior to calling sendDPIpacket().
− The subagent received an SNMP_ERROR_DPI_othererror (101) in the DPI
response packet from the agent. This occurs due to some invalid value
in the DPI open packet. For example, the subagent′s OID must be NULL
terminated and end with a subID, not a ″.″.
− The subagent received an SNMP_ERROR_DPI_duplicate-
Subagentidentifier (109) in the DPI response packet from the agent. This
occurs when the SNMP agent already has an active subagent with same
OID, and the subagent MIB saAllowDuplicateIDs is set to 2. In order to
solve this, the OID the subagent uses in the mkDPIopen() should be
changed or the subagent MIB saAllowDuplicateIDs should be changed to
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Problem:
• If the SNMP subagent is not able to successfully perform the register
function, the following could be the causes:
Solution:
− The subagent receives a NULL pointer from the mkDPIregister() routine.
A NULL return from the mkDPIregister() indicates some parameter error.
In order to solve this, the subagent′s log should be checked for
exceptions. If any are found, they should be corrected; the subagent
code should be rebuilt and the call should be tried again. If no
exceptions are found, the parameters should be verified.
− The subagent received an SNMP_ERROR_DPI_otherError (101) in the DPI
response packet from the agent. The most common cause of this error
in response to a DPI register packet is that the subtree OID did not end
with ″.″. In order to avoid this, a subtree OID should end with a ″.″.
− The subagent received an SNMP_ERROR_DPI_alreadyRegistered (103) in
the DPI response packet from the agent. The most common cause of
this error is that the subagent attempted to register a subtree that would
cause a protected subtree to be affected. In order to solve this, the
subtree to be registered should not be above, at, or within one of the
SNMP agent′s protected subtrees.
− The subagent received an SNMP_ERROR_DPI_highPriorityRegistered
(104) in the DPI response packet from the agent. In order to solve this,
the subtree registration should be re-requested with a higher priority or
zero (which requests the highest). If the already registered subagent has
priority zero (get the subagent MIB saTstatus for the subtree), then there
is no higher priority to request, so the other subtree should be
unregistered or its subagent ended before the subtree can be registered.
Problem:
• If the SNMP subagent has successfully done contact, open and register, but
does not receive any DPI packets (from the SNMP agent) the following can
be the possible causes:
Solution:
− The SNMP agent job is not running. In order to solve this, the SNMP
agent job (QTMSNMP) should be running under subsystem QSYSWRK
and responding to PDUs in a normal way. This can be verified using the
WRKACTJOB command.
− There have not been any SNMP PDUs for the subtrees registered by the
subagent. In order to avoid this, it should be verified that an SNMP PDU
(GET, GETNEXT or SET) for an OID in the subagent′s subtree has been
sent to the SNMP agent.
− The subagent or the subagent′s subtree registration status is not valid
(1). In order to solve this, the status OIDs in the subagent tree should
have a valid value (1). These OIDs are in the SNMP subagent MIB in the
saTable and saTreeTable, and are the saStatus OID (for the right
subagent) and saTstatus OID (for the right subtree). (The ASN.1
definitions for the subagent MIB can be found in QSYS/QANMMIB,
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Problem:
• If the SNMP subagent works for a while, but then mkDPIset() returns NULL
when trying to build structure for a response packet, this means there is
insufficient memory to build the internal structure for the DPI packet because
it has not been freed after having been dynamically allocated. In order to
solve this, the fDPIset() routine should be called so that memory use does
not monotonically increase while the subagent is running. If some other
exception occurred, messages in the joblogs for the SNMP agent job
(QTMSNMP) and subagent job should be looked for, corrected and the
operation retried again.
Problem:
• If the SNMP subagent works for a while, but then pDPIpacket() returns NULL
when trying to parse a new incoming package, this means there is
insufficient memory to build the internal structure for the DPI packet,
because it has not been freed, after having been dynamically allocated. In
order to solve this, the fDPIparse() routine should be called so that memory
use does not monotonically increase while the subagent is running. If some
other exception occurred, messages in the joblogs for the SNMP agent job
(QTMSNMP) and subagent job should be looked for, corrected and the
operation retried again.
Problem:
• If the SNMP subagent occasionally gets DPI unregister or close packet from
the agent with reason_code of SNMP_UNREGISTER_timeout or
SNMP_CLOSE_timeout, this means the subagent has taken too long to
respond to some SNMP request. That is, longer than the timeout value used
by the subagent in the mkDPIopen() or mkDPIregister() calls. In order to
solve this, re-open or re-register with a longer timeout or a smaller
max_varBinds value used in the mkDPIopen() call.
Important note: the entire SNMP agent waits for up to the timeout value for a
response to each DPI request. If requests for a particular OID or subagent
subtree takes a long time (relatively) for the subagent to process, then
consideration should be given to registering that OID or subtree separately
(by the same subagent), with a appropriately longer timeout.
Problem:
• The SNMP subagent gets snmpsa_RC_err return code which is caused by a
run-time exception, which is not covered by some other, more specific,
return code. In order to solve this, messages in the joblogs for both the
SNMP agent job (QTMSNMP) and the subagent job (that received the
snmpsa_RC_err return code) should be checked for exceptions, corrected
and the subagent API calls retried. (By its nature this return code is fairly
rare, and the cause for the exception is usually obvious in either the agent or
the subagent job.)

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Appendix D. CL Commands for AS/400 SNMP

This appendix provides syntax diagrams and explanations of the CL commands for AS/400 SNMP.

D.1 ADDCOMSNMP (Add Community for SNMP) Command

The format of the ADDCOMSNMP command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

(P)
──ADDCOMSNMP──COM(──community-name──)──── ─┬────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────
│ ┌─*YES─┐ │
└─ASCIICOM(──┴─*NO──┴──)─┘
──┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──┬──────────────────────────┬─────────────
│ ┌─*ANY───────────────────────────┐ │ │ ┌─*SNMPATR─┐ │
│ │ ┌──
────────────────────────────┐ │ │ └─OBJACC(──┼─*READ────┼──)─┘
 (1)
└─INTNETADR(──┴───manager-internet-address─── ┴─┴──)─┘ ├─*WRITE───┤
└─*NONE────┘
──┬──────────────────────────┬──┬──────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────
│ ┌─*SNMPATR─┐ │ │ ┌─*SNMPATR─┐ │
└─LOGSET(──┼─*YES─────┼──)─┘ └─LOGGET(──┼─*YES─────┼──)─┘
└─*NO──────┘ └─*NO──────┘
Notes:
P
All parameters preceding this point can be specified in positional form.
1
A maximum of 300 repetitions.

D.1.1 Purpose
The Add Community for SNMP ( ADDCOMSNMP) command defines an SNMP
community profile and adds it to the SNMP agent community list. An SNMP
agent uses a community profile to determine whether or not to honor a request
sent by an SNMP manager. The community profile consists of a community
name, an object access specification, and a list of the SNMP managers that are
part of the community. The combination of the community name (COM) and the
translate to ASCII community (ASCIICOM) parameters defines a community.

Multiple community profiles, each having a unique community name, may exist
in the SNMP agent community list at one time. Similarly, the same internet
address may appear in more than one community profile.

The OS/400* SNMP agent does not support community views. A view is a subset
of the objects in the Management Information Base (MIB). Each OS/400
community consists of all of the objects in the MIB.

Restrictions: An SNMP manager sends three types of requests: GET, GETNEXT,

and SET. GET and GETNEXT requests are used to read management information
base (MIB) variables and a SET request is used to modify MIB variables. For a
request from an SNMP manager to be accepted by the AS/400 SNMP agent, all
of the following must be true:

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1. The community name in the SNMP manager request specifies a defined

community.
2. The internet address of the manager that sent the request must be listed in
the community profile.
3. For a SET request, the community object access must allow write operations
to occur. For a GET request or GETNEXT request, read operations must be
allowed.
4. For a SET request, the object specified in the request must be able to be
changed. For a GET request or GETNEXT request, the object must be
readable.

D.1.2 Required Parameter

COM
This specifies the name of the SNMP community being added. Each SNMP
community name must be unique.
Community-name: Specify the name of the SNMP community being added.
The name may contain characters that cannot be displayed (for example,
X′ 60619E′ ).

D.1.3 Optional Parameters

ASCIICOM
Specifies whether the community name is translated to ASCII characters
when the community profile is added to the SNMP agent community list.
*YES: The community name is translated to ASCII characters when the
community profile is added to the SNMP agent community list. This value
should be specified if the SNMP manager system defines its community
names entirely of ASCII characters. An error message is sent if the
community name cannot be translated to ASCII characters.
*NO: The community name is not translated to ASCII characters when the
community profile is added to the SNMP agent community list. This value
should be specified if the SNMP manager system defines its community
names using EBCDIC characters or characters that cannot be displayed.

INTNETADR
Specifies the internet addresses of the SNMP managers that are part of this
community.
*ANY: Allow any SNMP manager to be part of this community.
Manager-internet-address: Specify the internet address of the SNMP
manager. The internet address is specified in the form nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn ,
where nnn is a decimal number ranging from 0 through 255. An internet
address is not valid if it has a value of all binary ones or all binary zeros for
the network identifier (ID) portion or the host ID portion of the address. If the
internet address is entered from a command line, the address must be
enclosed in apostrophes. Up to 300 unique internet addresses may be
specified. The same internet address may appear in more than one
community profile.

OBJACC
Specifies the object access for the community.
*SNMPATR: The object access defined with the Change SNMP Attributes
( CHGSNMPA) command is used for this community.

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*READ: Allow SNMP managers that are part of this community to read all
management information base (MIB) objects with GET or GETNEXT requests.
Modification of MIB objects by SNMP managers is not permitted.
*WRITE: Allow SNMP managers that are part of this community to change
all MIB objects that are able to change with SET requests. Specifying
*WRITE implies *READ access.
*NONE: Do not allow SNMP managers that are part of this community any
access to MIB objects.

LOGSET
This specifies whether SET requests from SNMP managers in this community
are logged in journal QSNMP in library QUSRSYS.
*SNMPATR: The value defined with the Change SNMP Attributes ( CHGSNMPA)
command is used for this community.
*YES: SET requests are logged.
*NO: SET requests are not logged.

LOGGET
This specifies whether GET requests and GETNEXT requests from SNMP
managers in this community are logged in journal QSNMP in library
QUSRSYS.
*SNMPATR: The value defined with the Change SNMP Attributes ( CHGSNMPA)
command is used for this community.
*YES: GET requests and GETNEXT requests are logged.
*NO: GET requests and GETNEXT requests are not logged.

This is an example of the use of the ADDCOMSNMP command:

ADDCOMSNMP COM(ITSO)
INTNETADR(′ 8 . 6 . 5 . 4 ′ ′ 8 . 6 . 5 . 3 ′ )
OBJACC(*WRITE)

This command adds the community ITSO to the SNMP agent community list.
SNMP managers with internet addresses 8.6.5.4 and 8.6.5.3 are the only
managers in the community and are able to change all MIB objects.

Figure 188 on page 270 shows the prompt screen for the ADDCOMSNMP command,
which you can see on the AS/400 by typing the command ADDCOMSNMP at the
command line and pressing PF4 the Prompt key.

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Add Community for SNMP (ADDCOMSNMP)


Type choices, press Enter.

Community name . . . . . . . . .

Translate community name . . . . *YES *YES, *NO

Manager internet address . . . . *ANY
+ for more values
Object access . . . . . . . . . *SNMPATR *SNMPATR, *READ, *WRITE...
Log set requests . . . . . . . . *SNMPATR *SNMPATR, *YES, *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . *SNMPATR *SNMPATR, *YES, *NO

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 188. ADDCOMSNMP Prompt Panel

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D.2 CFGTCPSNMP (Configure TCP/IP SNMP) Command

The format of the CFGTCPSNMP command is as follows:

Job: I Pgm: I REXX: I Exec

──CFGTCPSNMP────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

D.2.1 Purpose
The Configure TCP/IP SNMP ( CFGTCPSNMP) command is used to display a menu
that allows a user to define or change the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) configuration. The menu options include:
• Change SNMP Attributes
• Work with Communities for SNMP

It is not necessary to run the CFGTCPSNMP command before using the SNMP agent.
The SNMP agent is shipped with a community that has the following
characteristics:
Community Name public
ASCIICOM *YES
INTNETADR *ANY
OBJACC *READ
LOGSET *NO
LOGGET *NO
See the Change SNMP Attributes ( CHGSNMPA) command for the default values for
SNMP attributes.

There are no parameters for this command. For example:

CFGTCPSNMP

Figure 189 on page 272 shows the Configure TCP/IP SNMP menu this command
displays after typing CFGTCPSNMP on the AS/400 command line and pressing the
Enter key.

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Configure TCP/IP SNMP


System: RALYAS4B
Select one of the following:

1. Change SNMP attributes

2. Work with communities for SNMP

Selection or command
===>

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel

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D.3 CHGCOMSNMP (Change Community for SNMP) Command

The format of the CHGCOMSNMP command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

(P)
──CHGCOMSNMP──COM(──community-name──)──── ─┬────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────
│ ┌─*YES─┐ │
└─ASCIICOM(──┴─*NO──┴──)─┘
──┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──┬──────────────────────────┬─────────────
│ ┌─*SAME──────────────────────────┐ │ │ ┌─*SAME────┐ │
└─INTNETADR(──┼─*ANY───────────────────────────┼──)─┘ └─OBJACC(──┼─*SNMPATR─┼──)─┘
│ ┌──
────────────────────────────┐ │ ├─*READ────┤
 (1)
└───manager-internet-address─── ┴─┘ ├─*WRITE───┤
└─*NONE────┘
──┬──────────────────────────┬──┬──────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────
│ ┌─*SAME────┐ │ │ ┌─*SAME────┐ │
└─LOGSET(──┼─*SNMPATR─┼──)─┘ └─LOGGET(──┼─*SNMPATR─┼──)─┘
├─*YES─────┤ ├─*YES─────┤
└─*NO──────┘ └─*NO──────┘
Notes:
P
All parameters preceding this point can be specified in positional form.
1
A maximum of 300 repetitions.

D.3.1 Purpose
The Change Community for SNMP ( CHGCOMSNMP) command changes an SNMP
community profile in the SNMP agent community list. An SNMP agent uses a
community profile to determine whether or not to honor a request sent by an
SNMP manager. The community profile consists of a community name, an
object access specification, and a list of the SNMP managers that are part of the
community. The combination of the community name (COM) and the translate to
ASCII community (ASCIICOM) parameters defines a community.

D.3.2 Required Parameter

COM
This specifies the name of the SNMP community being changed. The
community must already exist in the SNMP agent community list. You can
define an SNMP community using the Add Community for SNMP ( ADDCOMSNMP)
command.
Community-name: Specify the name of the SNMP community being changed.
The name may contain characters that cannot be displayed.

D.3.3 Optional Parameters

ASCIICOM
This specifies whether the community name is translated to ASCII characters
before it is compared with the community name specified in a request from
an SNMP manager. This parameter is used in combination with the
community name to determine the community to be changed. If this
parameter is not specified and two communities have the same name but

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different ASCIICOM parameter values, the community that is changed is the

community with ASCIICOM set to *YES.
*YES: The community name is translated to ASCII characters before it is
compared with a community name specified by an SNMP manager.
*NO: The community name is not translated to ASCII characters before it is
compared with a community name specified by an SNMP manager.

INTNETADR
These are the internet addresses of the SNMP managers that are part of this
community.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*ANY: Allow any SNMP manager to be part of this community.
Manager-internet-address: Specify the internet address of the SNMP
manager. The internet address is specified in the form nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn ,
where nnn is a decimal number ranging from 0 through 255. An internet
address is not valid if it has a value of all binary ones or all binary zeros for
the network identifier (ID) portion or the host ID portion of the address. If the
internet address is entered from a command line, the address must be
enclosed in apostrophes. Up to 300 unique internet addresses may be
specified. The same internet address may appear in more than one
community profile.

OBJACC
This specifies the object access for the community.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*SNMPATR: The object access defined with the Change SNMP Attributes
( CHGSNMPA) command is used for this community.
*READ: Allow SNMP managers that are part of this community to read all
management information base (MIB) objects. Modification of MIB objects by
SNMP managers is not permitted.
*WRITE: Allow SNMP managers that are part of this community to change
all MIB objects that can be changed. Specifying *WRITE implies *READ
access.
*NONE: Do not allow SNMP managers that are part of this community to
access any MIB objects.

LOGSET
This specifies whether SET requests from SNMP managers in this community
are logged in journal QSNMP in library QUSRSYS.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*SNMPATR: The value defined with the Change SNMP Attributes
(CHGSNMPA) command is used for this community.
*YES: SET requests are logged.
*NO: SET requests are not logged.

LOGGET
This specifies whether GET requests and GETNEXT requests from SNMP
managers in this community are logged in journal QSNMP in library
QUSRSYS.
*SAME: The value does not change.

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*SNMPATR: The value defined with the Change SNMP Attributes ( CHGSNMPA)
command is used for this community.
*YES: GET requests and GETNEXT requests are logged.
*NO: GET requests and GETNEXT requests are not logged.

An example of the use of the CHGCOMSNMP command follows:

CHGCOMSNMP COM(RALEIGH) INTNETADR(*ANY)
OBJACC(*READ)

This command changes community RALEIGH to have an object access of read

and to allow any SNMP manager in the community to read the MIB objects on
this system. All of the other community values are unchanged.

On the AS/400 you can see the screen for the command CHGCOMSNMP as shown in
Figure 190, by typing the command on the command line and pressing PF4 the
Prompt key.

Change Community for SNMP (CHGCOMSNMP)


Type choices, press Enter.

Community name . . . . . . . . .

Translate community name . . . . *YES *YES, *NO

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 190. CHGCOMSNMP Prompt Panel

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D.4 CHGSNMPA (Change SNMP Attributes) Command

The format of the CHGSNMPA command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

──CHGSNMPA──┬────────────────────────────────────┬──┬─────────────────────────────────┬──────────
│ ┌─*SAME──────────┐ │ │ ┌─*SAME───────────┐ │
└─SYSCONTACT(──┼─*NONE──────────┼──)─┘ └─SYSLOC(──┼─*NONE───────────┼──)─┘
├─*CNTINF────────┤ ├─*CNTINF─────────┤
└─system-contact─┘ └─system-location─┘
──┬──────────────────────────┬──┬──────────────────────────┬──┬────────────────────────┬──────────
│ ┌─*SAME─┐ │ │ ┌─*SAME─┐ │ │ ┌─*SAME──┐ │
└─SNDAUTTRP(──┼─*YES──┼──)─┘ └─AUTOSTART(──┼─*YES──┼──)─┘ └─OBJACC(──┼─*READ──┼──)─┘
└─*NO───┘ └─*NO───┘ ├─*WRITE─┤
└─*NONE──┘
──┬───────────────────────┬──┬───────────────────────┬──┬───────────────────────┬─────────────────
│ ┌─*SAME─┐ │ │ ┌─*SAME─┐ │ │ ┌─*SAME─┐ │
└─LOGSET(──┼─*YES──┼──)─┘ └─LOGGET(──┼─*YES──┼──)─┘ └─LOGTRP(──┼─*YES──┼──)─┘
└─*NO───┘ └─*NO───┘ └─*NO───┘
──┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────
│ ┌─*SAME──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
└─TRPMGR(──┼─*NONE──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼──)─┘
│ ┌──
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
 (1)
└───(──manager-internet-address──community-name──┬──────────┬──)─── ┴─┘
│ ┌─*YES─┐ │
└─┴─*NO──┴─┘
Note:
1
A maximum of 300 repetitions.

D.4.1 Purpose
The Change SNMP Attributes ( CHGSNMPA) command changes values and options
used by the OS/400 SNMP agent. The command is also used to specify which
SNMP managers receive traps generated by the local AS/400 system.

The SNMP agent is shipped with the following values for the SNMP attributes.
Keyword Value
SYSCONTACT *NONE
SYSLOC *NONE
SNDAUTTRP *YES
AUTOSTART *NO
OBJACC *READ
LOGSET *NO
LOGGET *NO
LOGTRP *NO
TRPMGR *NONE

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D.4.2 Optional Parameters

SYSCONTACT
This specifies the name of the contact person for this AS/400 system, along
with information on how to contact this person. This value is used only by
SNMP-specific functions. This value may be read or modified by an
authorized SNMP manager.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*NONE: No system contact exists.
*CNTINF: The value is obtained from the service contact information
specified by using the Work with Contact Information ( WRKCNTINF) command.
The value obtained consists of the contact person and the contact telephone
numbers.
System-contact: Specify the name of the contact person and other contact
information. All of the characters specified must be able to be translated
into the ASCII character set.

SYSLOC
This specifies the physical location of this AS/400 system. This value is used
only by SNMP-specific functions. This value may be read or modified by an
authorized SNMP manager.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*NONE: No system location information exists.
*CNTINF: The value is obtained from the service contact information
specified by using the Work with Contact Information ( WRKCNTINF) command.
The value obtained consists of the mailing address.
System-location: Specify the physical location of the system. All of the
characters specified must be able to be translated into the ASCII character
set.

SNDAUTTRP
This specifies whether the SNMP agent may send any authenticationFailure
traps to any defined SNMP managers. An authenticationFailure trap is sent
by the SNMP agent if a request is received from an SNMP manager that
contains a community name that is not recognized by the SNMP agent. This
trap is only sent when SNDAUTTRP is *YES and when at least one trap
manager has been defined. This value may also be read or modified by an
authorized SNMP manager.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*YES: authenticationFailure traps may be sent.
*NO: authenticationFailure traps are not sent.

AUTOSTART
This specifies whether the SNMP agent is started when the STRTCP command
runs.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*YES: The SNMP agent is started when the STRTCP command runs.
*NO: The SNMP agent is not started when the STRTCP command runs.

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OBJACC
This specifies the default object access for SNMP communities.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*READ: Allow SNMP managers that are part of a community to read all
Management Information Base (MIB) objects. Modification of MIB objects by
SNMP managers is not permitted.
*WRITE: Allow SNMP managers that are part of a community to modify all
MIB objects that can be modified. Specifying *WRITE implies *READ access.
*NONE: Do not allow SNMP managers that are part of a community to
modify any MIB objects.

LOGSET
This specifies the default value for whether SET requests from SNMP
managers in a community are logged in journal QSNMP in library QUSRSYS.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*YES: SET requests are logged.
*NO: SET requests are not logged.

LOGGET
This specifies the default value for whether GET requests and GETNEXT
requests from SNMP managers in a community are logged in journal QSNMP
in library QUSRSYS.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*YES: GET requests and GETNEXT requests are logged.
*NO: GET requests and GETNEXT requests are not logged.

LOGTRP
This specifies whether traps are logged in journal QSNMP in library
QUSRSYS.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*YES: Traps are logged.
*NO: Traps are not logged.

TRPMGR
This specifies which SNMP managers receive traps generated by this AS/400
system.
*SAME: The value does not change.
*NONE: No SNMP managers receive traps.
Element 1: Manager internet Address
Manager-internet-address: Specify the internet address of the SNMP
manager. The address must be of the form nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn , where nnn is a
decimal number ranging from 0 to 255. This address is independent of the
manager internet address specified on the ADDCOMSNMP and CHGCOMSNMP
commands.
Element 2: Community Name
Community-name: Specify the SNMP community name to be placed in the
traps sent to this SNMP manager. The community name specified in this
element is independent of the community name specified on the ADDCOMSNMP,

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CHGCOMSNMP, and RMVCOMSNMP commands. The name may contain characters

that cannot be displayed.
Element 3: Translate Community Name
*YES: The community name is translated to ASCII characters when a trap is
sent to the SNMP manager. This value should be specified when the
community name consists entirely of characters that can be displayed. An
error message is sent if the community name cannot be translated to ASCII
characters.
*NO: The community name is not translated to ASCII characters when a trap
is sent to the SNMP manager. This value should be specified when the
community name contains one or more characters that cannot be displayed.

Following are two examples of the use of the CHGSNMPA command:

Example 1: Changing System Contact and Automatic Start

CHGSNMPA SYSCONTACT(′ JOHN DOE, PHONE 123-4567′ )
AUTOSTART(*NO)

This command changes the system contact information and specifies that the
SNMP agent should not start when the STRTCP command runs. All other values
are unchanged.

Example 2: Changing Trap Managers

CHGSNMPA TRPMGR((′ 9 . 8 . 7 . 6 ′ ′ TRAPCOMMUNITY′ )
(′ 9 . 8 . 7 . 5 ′ ′ TRAPCOMMUNITY2′ ) )

This command causes any traps generated by the local AS/400 system to be
sent to SNMP managers that have internet protocol addresses 9.8.7.6 and 9.8.7.5.
Community name TRAPCOMMUNITY is placed in traps sent to 9.8.7.6, and
community name TRAPCOMMUNITY2 is placed in traps sent to 9.8.7.5. For both
managers the community name is translated to ASCII characters before being
placed in the trap.

Figure 191 on page 280 shows the CHGSNMPA command prompt screen, which you
can view by typing CHGSNMPA at the AS/400 command line and pressing PF4.
Notice that the first prompt screen indicates that there is more information on
the next screen.

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Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)


Type choices, press Enter.

System contact . . . . . . . . . *NONE

System location . . . . . . . . *NONE

Send authentication traps . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO

Automatic start . . . . . . . . *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Object access . . . . . . . . . *READ *SAME, *READ, *WRITE, *NONE
Log set requests . . . . . . . . *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log get requests . . . . . . . . *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO
Log traps . . . . . . . . . . . *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO

More...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 191. CHGSNMPA Prompt Panel Part 1

Change SNMP Attributes (CHGSNMPA)


Type choices, press Enter.

Trap managers:
Manager internet address . . . *NONE
Community name . . . . . . . .

Translate community name . . . *YES *YES, *NO

+ for more values

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this dis

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D.5 ENDTCPSVR (End TCP/IP Server) Command

The format of the ENDTCPSVR command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

(P)
──ENDTCPSVR──┬─────────────────────────────────┬─── ─────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ┌─*ALL────────────┐ │
│ │ ┌──
───────────┐ │ │
 (1)
└─SERVER(──┴──┬─*SNMP───┬┴── ─┴──)─┘
├─*TELNET─┤
├─*FTP────┤
├─*SMTP───┤
├─*LPD────┤
├─*HTTP───┤
├─*WSG────┤
└─*POP────┘
Notes:
1
A maximum of 8 repetitions.
P
All parameters preceding this point can be specified in positional form.

D.5.1 Purpose
The ENDTCPSVR command is used to end the TCP/IP application server jobs that
are specified in the SERVER parameter. If the jobs have any current active
connections, these connections are ended immediately. If the ENDTCPSVR
command is used to end a server that is not active, a diagnostic message is
returned.

D.5.2 Optional Parameter

SERVER
This specifies which of the TCP/IP application server jobs is to be ended by
this command.
*ALL: All of the TCP/IP server jobs are ended.
*SNMP: All jobs associated with the SNMP agent in the QSYSWRK
subsystem are ended.
*TELNET: All TELNET server jobs are ended.
*FTP: All FTP server jobs are ended.
*SMTP: All jobs associated with SMTP in the QSYSWRK subsystem are
ended. The bridge job in the QSNADS subsystem is not ended.
*LPD: All LPD server jobs are ended.
*HTTP: All World Wide Web HyperText Transfer Protocol server jobs are
ended.
*WSG: All HTML workstation gateway server jobs are ended.
*POP: All Post Office Protocol (POP) Version 3 server jobs are ended.

Following are some examples of the use of the ENDTCPSVR command:

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Example 1: Ending All TCP/IP Servers

ENDTCPSVR

This command ends all active TCP/IP application server jobs running in the
QSYSWRK subsystem.

Example 2: Ending the LPD Servers

ENDTCPSVR SERVER(*LPD)

This command ends the TCP/IP LPD application server jobs.

To view the ENDTCPSVR prompt screen shown in Figure 193, type the command at
the AS/400 command line and press PF4.

End TCP/IP Server (ENDTCPSVR)


Type choices, press Enter.

Server application . . . . . . . *ALL *ALL, *SNMP, *TELNET, *FTP...

+ for more values

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 193. ENDTCPSVR Command Prompt

If PF4 is pressed on this screen while the cursor is placed on the first prompt
line, then the panel shown in Figure 194 on page 283 will be displayed.

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Specify Value for Parameter SERVER


Type choice, press Enter.

Server application . . . . . . . *ALL

Single Values
*ALL
Other Values
*SNMP
*TELNET
*FTP
*SMTP
*LPD
*HTTP
*WSG
*POP

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

 
Figure 194. ENDTCPSVR Command Prompt SERVER Parameter Values

If a ″ + ″ symbol is entered on the prompt line, then the panel in Figure 195 will
be displayed.

Specify More Values for Parameter SERVER


Type choices, press Enter.

Server application . . . . . . . *ALL *ALL, *SNMP, *TELNET, *FTP...

_______
_______
_______
_______

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 195. ENDTCPSVR Command Prompt for Additional SERVER Parameter Values

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D.6 ENDTRPMGR (End Trap Manager) Command

The format of the ENDTRPMGR command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

──ENDTRPMGR─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

D.6.1 Purpose
The End Trap Manager ( ENDTRPMGR) command allows you to end the OS/400
SNMP Manager Framework trap manager job.

There are no parameters for this command.

There is no prompt screen for this command.

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D.7 STRTCPSVR (Start TCP/IP Server) Command

The format of the STRTCPSVR command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

──STRTCPSVR──┬─────────────────────────────────┬──┬──────────────────────────┬──────────────────
(2)
│ ┌─*ALL──────────┐ │ └─RESTART(──┬─*NONE─┬──)─── ┘
│ │ ┌──
───────────┐ │ │ └─*HTTP─┘
 (1)
└─SERVER(──┴──┬─*SNMP───┬┴─┴──)─── ┘
├─*TELNET─┤
├─*FTP────┤
├─*SMTP───┤
├─*LPD────┤
├─*HTTP───┤
├─*WSG────┤
└─*POP────┘
Notes:
1
A maximum of 8 repetitions.
2
This parameter only takes effect if SERVER(*HTTP) is specified and HTTP server is running.
Otherwise it will be ignored.

D.7.1 Purpose
The Start TCP/IP Server ( STRTCPSVR) command is used to start the TCP/IP application servers that are
shipped with the Operating System/400 product or the TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities/400 product. This
command starts TCP/IP jobs in the QSYSWRK subsystem for the application servers specified with the
server (SERVER) parameter. The number of server jobs started by this command is specified, where
appropriate, in the configuration for each TCP/IP application.

All servers have an autostart (AUTOSTART) parameter on the associated configuration command, for
example, Change FTP Attributes ( CHGFTPA). This parameter indicates if the server should be started
when the Start TCP/IP ( STRTCP) command is entered. The STRTCPSVR command ignores the value of a
server′s autostart parameter.

D.7.2 Optional Parameter

SERVER
This specifies the TCP/IP application servers to be started by this command.
*ALL: All of the TCP/IP application servers are started.
*SNMP: The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent jobs are started. Subsequent
usage of the STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SNMP) command results in a diagnostic message if the SNMP server
jobs have already been started.
*TELNET: The TELNET server is started. Subsequent usage of the STRTCPSVR SERVER(*TELNET)
command starts one additional TELNET server.
Note: Having more than one TELNET server job running reduces the chances of having connection
attempts refused.
*FTP: The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers are started based on the number of servers
configured with the Change FTP Attributes ( CHGFTPA) command. Subsequent usage of the STRTCPSVR
SERVER(*FTP) command starts one additional FTP server.

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Note: Having more than one FTP server job running can improve the performance of initiating a
session when multiple users attempt to connect to the server in a short period of time.
*SMTP: The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client and server jobs are started. Additional
SMTP client and server jobs cannot be started. Subsequent usage of the STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SMTP)
command results in a diagnostic message if the SMTP server jobs have already been started.
*LPD: The line printer daemon (LPD) servers are started based on the number of servers
configured with the Change LPD Attributes ( CHGLPDA) command. Subsequent usage of the STRTCPSVR
SERVER(*LPD) command starts one additional LPD server.
*HTTP: The World Wide Web Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) servers are started based on the
number of servers specified in CHGHTTPA command. Subsequent use of STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP)
results in a diagnostic message if the HTTP server has already been started.
*WSG: The HTML WSG server is started. Subsequent use of STRTCPSVR SERVER(*WSG) results in a
diagnostic message if the WSG server has already been started.
*POP: The Post Office (POP) Version 3 servers are started, based on the number of servers
configured with CHGPOPA command. Subsequent use of STRTCPSVR SERVER(*POP) results in a
diagnostic message if the POP server has already been started.
Note: LPD works most efficiently when two or more servers are running. Running only one server
works, but no jobs can be received while a current job is running. If a large print job is
running, new jobs have to wait before LPD is ready to accept any new line printer requester
(LPR) requests.

RESTART
Specifies whether to restart the selected server, when STRTCPSVR is issued. The SERVER
parameter specified must be *ALL or *HTTP, or this parameter is ignored (at this time only *HTTP
server is supported with the RESTART parameter).

Following are two examples of the use of the STRTCPSVR command:

Example 1: Starting all TCP/IP Servers

STRTCPSVR

This command starts all of the TCP/IP application servers that have been configured to be started. For
example, if the Change FTP Attributes ( CHGFTPA) command had previously been used to configure two
FTP servers, both servers would be started when STRTCPSVR is issued. This example is also true for
other TCP/IP application servers.

Where appropriate, the number of servers to start is based on the number of servers configured for the
server being started. The configuration option to automatically start the servers (AUTOSTART) is
ignored by the STRTCPSVR command. The AUTOSTART parameter is used only by the STRTCP command.

Example 2: Starting the TELNET Server

STRTCPSVR SERVER(*TELNET)

This command starts the TCP/IP TELNET application server. If the TELNET server had been previously
started, one additional TELNET server job would be started.

Figure 196 on page 287 shows the prompt screen for the STRTCPSVR command. To view this panel on
your AS/400, type STRTCPSVR on the command AS/400 line and press PF4.

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Start TCP/IP Server (STRTCPSVR)

Type choices, press Enter.

Server application . . . . . . . *ALL *ALL, *SNMP, *TELNET, *FTP...

+ for more values

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 196. STRTCPSVR Command Prompt

If PF4 is pressed on this screen while the cursor is placed on the first prompt line, then the panel
shown in Figure 197 will be displayed.


Specify Value for Parameter SERVER

Type choice, press Enter.

Server application . . . . . . . *ALL

Single Values
*ALL
Other Values
*SNMP
*TELNET
*FTP
*SMTP
*LPD
*HTTP
*WSG
*POP

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

 
Figure 197. STRTCPSVR Command Prompt for SERVER Parameter Values

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If a ″ + ″ symbol is entered on the prompt line, then the panel in Figure 198 on page 288 will be
displayed.


Specify More Values for Parameter SERVER

Type choices, press Enter.

Server application . . . . . . . *ALL *ALL, *SNMP, *TELNET, *FTP...

_______
_______
_______
_______

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 198. STRTCPSVR Command Prompt for Additional SERVER Parameter Values

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D.8 STRTRPMGR (Start Trap Manager) Command

The format of the STRTRPMGR command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

──STRTRPMGR──┬──────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ┌─*NO──┐ │
└─FWDTRP(──┴─*YES─┴──)─┘

D.8.1 Purpose
The Start Trap Manager ( STRTRPMGR) command allows you to start the OS/400
SNMP Manager Framework trap manager job. An optional Forward Trap
parameter may be specified which enables traps that are received from other
systems to be forwarded to other Network Management stations. The trap
manager uses the trap generation and sending facilities provided in the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent and Distributed Protocol Interface
(DPI).

D.8.2 Optional Parameters

FWDTRP
This specifies whether traps received on the system are to be forwarded to
other network management stations.
*YES: Received traps are forwarded using the facilities provided in the
SNMP agent and DPI interface.
*NO: Received traps are not forwarded. Traps are only enqueued.

Following are two examples of the use of the STRTRPMGR command:

Example 1: Start Trap Manager Job (Enqueue Traps Only)

STRTRPMGR

This command starts the trap manager job. Traps received by the trap manager
are enqueued only.

Example 2: Start Trap Manager Job (Enqueue & Forward Traps)

STRTRPMGR FWDTRP(*YES)

This command starts the trap manager job. Traps received by the trap manager
are enqueued and forwarded.

Figure 199 on page 290 shows the prompt screen for the STRTRPMGR command.
To view this panel on your AS/400, type STRTRPMGR on the AS/400 command line
and press PF4.

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Start Trap Manager (STRTRPMGR)


Type choices, press Enter.

Forward Traps . . . . . . . . . *NO *YES, *NO

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 199. STRTRPMGR Command Prompt

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D.9 RMVCOMSNMP(Remove Community for SNMP) Command

The format of the RMVCOMSNMP command is as follows:

Job: B,I Pgm: B,I REXX: B,I Exec

(P)
──RMVCOMSNMP──COM(──community-name──)──── ─┬────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────
│ ┌─*YES─┐ │
└─ASCIICOM(──┴─*NO──┴──)─┘
Note:
P
All parameters preceding this point can be specified in positional form.

D.9.1 Purpose
The Remove Community for SNMP ( RMVCOMSNMP) command is used to remove a
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community profile from the SNMP
agent community list. The community profile consists of a community name, an
object access specification, and a list of the SNMP managers that are part of the
community. The combination of the community name (COM) and the translate to
ASCII community (ASCIICOM) parameters defines a community.

D.9.2 Required Parameter

COM
This specifies the name of the SNMP community being removed. The
community must already exist in the SNMP agent community list.
Community-name: Specify the name of the SNMP community being
removed. The name may contain characters that cannot be displayed.

D.9.3 Optional Parameter

ASCIICOM
This specifies whether the community name is translated to ASCII characters
before it is compared with the community name specified in a request from
an SNMP manager. This parameter is used in combination with the
community name to determine the community to be removed. If two
communities have the same name and you don′t specify the ASCIICOM
parameter, the community with ASCIICOM set to *YES is removed.
*YES: The community name is translated to ASCII characters before it is
compared with a community name specified by an SNMP manager.
*NO: The community name is not translated to ASCII characters before it is
compared with a community name specified by an SNMP manager.

Following is an example of the use of the RMVCOMSNMP command:

RMVCOMSNMP COM(OCOEE)

This command removes community OCOEE from the SNMP agent community list.

If you wish to view the prompt screen for the RMVCOMSNMP command, type the
command on the AS/400 command line and press PF4. The resulting screen is
shown in Figure 200 on page 292.

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Remove Community for SNMP (RMVCOMSNMP)


Type choices, press Enter.

Community name . . . . . . . . .

Translate community name . . . . *YES *YES, *NO

Bottom
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
 
Figure 200. RMVCOMSNMP Prompt Panel

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Appendix E. Customizing the NetView for OS/2 Discovery Process

In Chapter 5, “NetView for OS/2” on page 41 we talked about the NetView for
OS/2 discovery process. In this appendix we will explain how to control this
discovery process using a combination of seed files and mask files.

IP discovery is the management program that attempts to discover systems on

the network that have an IP address. After NetView for OS/2 discovers a system,
it polls the system regularly to check for updated status information. The two
ways of customizing IP discovery are:
• Changing the scope of the initial discovery by using a seed file.
• Limiting the systems added to the discovery database by the use of a mask
file.

E.1 Creating a Seed File

A seed file is used to ensure NetView for OS/2 attempts to discover certain
systems. Without a seed file, NetView for OS/2 will discover things as and when
it detects IP traffic flowing on the network. It obviously makes more sense for
your managing system to discover all the systems that need to be managed as
quickly as possible.

In the following example we will create a seed file to discover the two AS/400s,
RALYAS4A and RALYAS4B.

To create a seed file you need to edit a NetView for OS/2 file called
SEEDLIST.LOG in the \anv2\etc directory; in our case the path was
D:\anv2\etc\seedlist.log.

Edit the file to include those systems you wish to discover at startup. You are
allowed to use a # to comment out unwanted addresses. See Figure 201 for our
resultant seed file.

Figure 201. Our Completed Seed File, SEEDLIST.LOG

For the discovery process to start using this seed file we have to edit the
LNTCPIP.LRF file. The path for this on our system is D:\anv2\etc\lrf\lntcpip.lrf.

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You should edit the file such that it reads as follows:

tcpipdiscovery:LNTCPIP.EXE:
OVs_YES_START:postmaster,toplogy,agentdiscovery:-s anv2\etc\seedlist.log,-L:OVs_DAEMON::

As shown in Figure 202.

Figure 202. Editing the LNTCPIP.LRF File

When you have finished editing the file, save it back to the LRF directory.

Stop TCP/IP discovery by typing:

SVSTOP tcpipdiscovery

Add the lntcpip.lrf file by typing:

SVADDOBJ LNTCPIP.LRF

You should get a message that indicates that it completed successfully.

Start TCP/IP discovery by typing:

SVSTART tcpipdiscovery

E.2 Creating a Mask File

Now that we have created a seed file to ensure we discover our managed
systems, we will create a mask file. This will add discovered systems to the All
Systems folder according to our specified criteria.

Without a mask file, the All Systems folder will become populated with all the IP
systems in your network and become unmanageable. See Figure 203 on
page 295 for an example of our All Systems folder before we started using a
mask file.

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Figure 203. All Systems Folder without Using Mask File

To create a mask file you will need to edit file LNTCPIP.MSK. On our system it
is found in path D:\anv2\etc\lntcpip.msk. Once changed, the new mask will take
effect, however, all systems already discovered will remain in the discovery
database.

The default mask is *.*.*.*. That is, all systems are added to the folder.

We changed the mask as follows:

Figure 204. Finished Mask File

This limits the discovery process to systems RALYAS4A, RALYAS4B and

AS4PS2A. The SNMP manager, AS4PS2A, will also discover itself by default.
When we reboot the PC, the All Systems folder is cleared and the discovery
process starts again, this time using the parameters defined in the seed file and
mask file. See Figure 205 on page 296 for our All Systems folder when using
seed and mask files.

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Figure 205. Three Systems Discovered

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Appendix F. SNMPv2

SNMPv2 is a new version of SNMP; it is documented in twelve RFCs. SNMPv2

was developed in order to give a better response to security and operational
problems.

Up-to-date SNMPv2 information can be obtained by accessing the following world

wide web site:
http://www.snmp.com/v2star.html

F.1 Security
In the original SNMP, the administrative relationship between an agent and one
or more management applications was identified by a community. The
community relationship involved the following three aspects:
• Identification of the entities authorized to request management operations
• Identification of the type of management operation that is allowed (read,
write or none)
• Identification of management information that is available to the operations
(MIB views)
Note: MIB views are not implemented in OS/400 SNMP support.

Now with SNMPv2, three new concepts appear:

• The party concept which is an execution environment residing in an agent or
management application, which refers to entities that communicate via a
management protocol and a transport service using authentication and
privacy facilities.
• The context concept refers to collections of managed objects resources
accessible by an SNMPv2 entity.
• The access policy concept defines the operations that may be performed
when a source party communicates with a destination party and references a
particular context. There are three levels of authentication/protection:
snmpPrivMsg contains the party name and an snmpAuthMsg the content of
which is encrypted by secret key.
snmpAuthMsg contains authentication credentials and information about the
management operation and its execution environment.
snmpMgtCom contains the name of the party that originated the message,
the party that is intended to receive the message, the managed
objects, and the desired operation.

F.2 Operational Model

Some of the operations of SNMP remained the same and some were added.
The following is a list of the operations available in SNMPv2:
• GET: This operation experienced no change.
• GETNEXT: This operation experienced no change.

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• SET: This operation experienced no change.

• GETBULK: This operator was introduced to minimize network interactions, by
allowing the agent to return large packets. This operation gets everything
under the MIB. The number of variables which should be retrieved
(non-repeaters) and the maximum number of times that other variables
should be retrieved (max-repetitions) can be specified. If non-repeaters is
greater than or equal to the number of variables in the request or
non-repeaters is equal to zero and max-repetitions equal to one, a GETNEXT
operation would be being emulated.
• INFORM: This operator is used when a management application wishes to
inform another management application of some information. This operation
always receives a response from the other management application.

F.3 SNMPv2 RFCs

The new SNMPv2 framework is defined in the following twelve RFCs:
RFC1441 Introduction to SNMPv2
RFC1442 SMI for SNMPv2
RFC1443 Textual Conventions for SNMPv2
RFC1444 Conformance Statements for SNMPv2
RFC1445 Administrative Model for SNMPv2
RFC1446 Security Protocols for SNMPv2
RFC1447 Party MIB for SNMPv2
RFC1448 Protocol Operations for SNMPv2
RFC1449 Transport Mappings for SNMPv2
RFC1450 MIB for SNMPv2
RFC1451 Manager-to-Manager MIB
RFC1452 Coexistence between SNMPv1 and SNMPv2

For more information on how to request RFCs refer to B.1.1, “Request for
Comments (RFC)” on page 246.

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Appendix G. Special Notices

This publication is intended to help AS/400 specialists understand SNMP (Simple

Network Management Protocol) and the AS/400′s implementation of SNMP. The
book will also be useful to the non-AS/400 networking specialist who is looking
for information on the AS/400′s implementation of SNMP. The information in this
publication is not intended as the specification of any programming interfaces
that are provided by Operating System/400. See the PUBLICATIONS section of
the IBM Programming Announcement for Operating System/400 for more
information about what publications are considered to be product documentation.

References in this publication to IBM products, programs or services do not

imply that IBM intends to make these available in all countries in which IBM
operates. Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended
to state or imply that only IBM′s product, program, or service may be used. Any
functionally equivalent program that does not infringe any of IBM′s intellectual
property rights may be used instead of the IBM product, program or service.

Information in this book was developed in conjunction with use of the equipment
specified, and is limited in application to those specific hardware and software
products and levels.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in
this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to
these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to the IBM Director of
Licensing, IBM Corporation, 500 Columbus Avenue, Thornwood, NY 10594 USA.

Licensees of this program who wish to have information about it for the purpose
of enabling: (i) the exchange of information between independently created
programs and other programs (including this one) and (ii) the mutual use of the
information which has been exchanged, should contact IBM Corporation, Dept.
600A, Mail Drop 1329, Somers, NY 10589 USA.

Such information may be available, subject to appropriate terms and conditions,

including in some cases, payment of a fee.

The information contained in this document has not been submitted to any
formal IBM test and is distributed AS IS. The use of this information or the
implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibility and
depends on the customer′s ability to evaluate and integrate them into the
customer′s operational environment. While each item may have been reviewed
by IBM for accuracy in a specific situation, there is no guarantee that the same
or similar results will be obtained elsewhere. Customers attempting to adapt
these techniques to their own environments do so at their own risk.

Any performance data contained in this document was determined in a

controlled environment, and therefore, the results that may be obtained in other
operating environments may vary significantly. Users of this document should
verify the applicable data for their specific environment.

Reference to PTF numbers that have not been released through the normal
distribution process does not imply general availability. The purpose of
including these reference numbers is to alert IBM customers to specific

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information relative to the implementation of the PTF when it becomes available

to each customer according to the normal IBM PTF distribution process.

The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines

Corporation in the United States and/or other countries:

AIX AnyNet
APPN AS/400
AT C/400
Client Access/400 Client Access
IBM NetView
Operating System/400 OS/2
OS/400 RS/6000
400

The following terms are trademarks of other companies:

C-bus is a trademark of Corollary, Inc.

Java and HotJava are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Incorporated.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows 95 logo are trademarks
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PC Direct is a trademark of Ziff Communications Company and is used

by IBM Corporation under license.

Pentium, MMX, ProShare, LANDesk, and ActionMedia are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other
countries.

UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other

countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or

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Appendix H. Related Publications

The publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable for a
more detailed discussion of the topics covered in this redbook.

H.1 International Technical Support Organization Publications

• NetView for OS/2 as an SNMP Manager , GG24-4412
• Inside Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2 , SG24-2587

For information on ordering these ITSO publications see “How to Get ITSO
Redbooks” on page 303.

H.2 Redbooks on CD-ROMs

Redbooks are also available on CD-ROMs. Order a subscription and receive
updates 2-4 times a year at significant savings.

CD-ROM Title Subscription Collection Kit

Number Number
System/390 Redbooks Collection SBOF-7201 SK2T-2177
Networking and Systems Management Redbooks Collection SBOF-7370 SK2T-6022
Transaction Processing and Data Management Redbook SBOF-7240 SK2T-8038
AS/400 Redbooks Collection SBOF-7270 SK2T-2849
RS/6000 Redbooks Collection (HTML, BkMgr) SBOF-7230 SK2T-8040
RS/6000 Redbooks Collection (PostScript) SBOF-7205 SK2T-8041
Application Development Redbooks Collection SBOF-7290 SK2T-8037
Personal Systems Redbooks Collection SBOF-7250 SK2T-8042

H.3 Other Publications

These publications are also relevant as further information sources:
• OS/400 Network Systems Management V3 , SC41-3409
• NetView for OS/2 V2R1 Installation and Administration , SC31-8100
• NetView for OS/2 V2R1 User ′ s Guide , SC31-8099
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Support V3R2 , SC41-3412
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Support V3R6 , SC41-4412
• OS/400 System API Reference: UNIX Type APIs V3R2 , SC41-3875 (available
only on AS/400 Softcopy Library CD-ROM, SK2T-2171-05)
• OS/400 System API Reference: UNIX Type APIs V3R6 , SC41-4875 (available
only on AS/400 Softcopy Library CD-ROM, SK2T-2839)
• TCP/IP Configuration And Reference Book V3 , SC41-3420

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How to Get ITSO Redbooks

This section explains how both customers and IBM employees can find out about ITSO redbooks, CD-ROMs,
workshops, and residencies. A form for ordering books and CD-ROMs is also provided.

This information was current at the time of publication, but is continually subject to change. The latest
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Index
DPI requests (continued)
A DPI Commit 99, 102
Abstract Syntax Notation.1 (ASN.1) 15 DPI Connect 96
Access mode 239 DPI Get 97
Access policy 239 DPI Getnext 98
ADDCOMSNMP (Add Community for SNMP) DPI Open 96
Command 267 DPI Response 97
Advanced Peer-To-Peer Networking (APPN) MIB 26, DPI Set 98
159 DPI Undo 99, 102
Agent 6, 12, 24 DPI Unregister 102
AnyNet 227 DPI_PACKET_LEN() 106
Application entities 238 Draft Standard Protocol 248
Architecture 9
AS/400 as a trap generator 205
ASN.1 notation 16 E
Authentic SNMP message 238 egpNeighborLoss trap 244
Authentication scheme 238 Elective Protocol 248
Authentication service 238 ENDTCPSVR (End TCP/IP Server) Command 281
authenticationFailure trap 244 ENDTRPMGR (End Trap Manager) Command 284
Enteprise-specific MIBs 14, 159
enterpriseSpecific trap 244
B Ethernet-like Interface MIB 24, 150
bibliography 301 Experimental MIBs 14
Experimental Protocol 248

C
CFGTCPSNMP (Configure TCP/IP SNMP) F
Command 271 FDDI MIB 25, 153
CHGCOMSNMP (Change Community for SNMP) fDPIparse() 106
Command 273 fDPIset() 106
CHGSNMPA (Change SNMP Attributes) Frame Relay MIB 25, 154
Command 276
Client Access Optimized for OS/2 197
Client Management MIB 26, 137, 170 G
CMIP over TCP (CMOT) 4 GET 20
coldStart trap 244 GET-RESPONSE 21
Common Management Information Protocol GETNEXT 20
(CMIP) 2, 4 GetNextRequest-PDU 242
Common Management Information Service (CMIS) 4 GetRequest-PDU 241
Community 6, 238 GetResponse-PDU 243
Community name 238
Community profile 239
Connection-Oriented 3 H
Connectionless 3 Heterogeneous Network 6
connectSNMP() 104, 106 Historic Protocol 248
Host Resources MIB 150, 189
Host Resources MIB and AS/400 189
D Host Resources MIB and Client Access 197
debugDPI() 106
disconnectSNMP() 105, 106
Distributed Protocol Interface (DPI) 91 I
DPI 2.0 MIB 27, 158 IBM Enterprise MIBs 26
DPI REGISTER 103 IBMAPPN 219
DPI requests IBMCLTM 219
DPI Close 102

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IBMNV6SA 219 OSI 3

Instance 6 CMIP over TCP (CMOT) 4
Internet Activities Board (IAB) 245 Common Management Information Protocol
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) 246 (CMIP) 4
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) 245 Common Management Information Service
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 245 (CMIS) 4
Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG) 245 Protocol 3
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) 245 Service 3
Internetwork Packet Exchange MIB 26 Service Access Point (SAP) 3
IPX MIB 26, 178

P
L pDPIpacket() 98, 106
Leaf node 16 Problem Determination 251
Limited Use Protocol 248 Proposed Standard Protocol 248
linkDown trap 244 Protocol 3
linkUp trap 244 Protocol Data Unit 10, 241
Protocol entities 238
Proxy access policy 239
M Proxy Agent 6, 239
Management Information Base (MIB) 6
Manager 6, 13, 27, 75
Manager APIs 75 Q
Mask file 294 QANMMIB 219
Messages 240 QSNMP Journal 211
MIB Object 6
MIB view 238
MIB-II 24, 148 R
mkDPIAreYouThere() 106 receiveDPIpacket() 105, 106
mkDPIclose() 103, 106 Recommended Protocol 248
mkDPIopen() 103, 106 Remote Workstation MIB 26, 171
mkDPIregister() 106 Request For Comments (RFC) 7, 246
mkDPIresponse() 98, 106 Request/Response Protocol 7, 11
mkDPIset() 102, 106 Required Protocol 248
mkDPItrap() 104, 106 RFC1155 3, 16, 23, 172, 178, 189
mkDPIunregister() 106 RFC1157 3, 23
Model 10 RFC1212 3, 23, 172, 178, 189
RFC1213 3, 23, 24, 147, 149, 172, 178, 189
RFC1215 23, 178
N RFC1231 25, 147, 155
netbiosdiscovery 44 RFC1280 23
NetView for AIX 231 RFC1285 25, 147, 153
NetView for AIX Subagent MIB 171 RFC1315 25, 147, 154
NetView for OS/2 41 RFC1340 23
NetView/6000 Subagent MIB 26 RFC1398 24, 147, 151
Netware Link Services Protocol MIB 26 RFC1441 298
netwdiscovery 44 RFC1442 298
Network element (NE) 10 RFC1443 298
Network management station (NMS) 10 RFC1444 298
NLSP MIB 26, 187 RFC1445 298
Not Recommended Protocol 248 RFC1446 298
Novell Enterprise MIBs 26, 178 RFC1447 298
RFC1448 298
RFC1449 298
O RFC1450 298
Object Instance 18 RFC1451 298
Object-identifier 7, 16, 18 RFC1452 298
Object-type 15, 18 RFC1514 25, 189

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RFC1592 27, 147, 158

RFC1593 160 U
RIP/SAP MIB 26, 186 User Datagram Protocol (UDP) 10
RMVCOMSNMP(Remove Community for SNMP)
Command 291
Routing Information and Service Advertising Protocols
V
VarBindList 239
MIB 26
Variable binding (VarBind) 239
Variable name 18
S
SAP MIB 186
Scalar (non-tabular) Objects 20
W
waitDPIpacket() 105, 106
Seed File 293
warmStart trap 244
sendDPIpacket() 98, 106
Service 3
Service Access Point (SAP) 3
SET 21
SetRequest-PDU 243
Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol (SGMP) 2
SNMP Agent 6, 12, 24
SNMP Architecture 9
SNMP Community 6, 238
SNMP Manager 6, 13, 27, 75
SNMP Manager APIs 75
SNMP Messages 240
SNMP Model 10
SNMP Proxy Agent 6
SNMP Subagent 6, 13, 28, 91
SNMP Subagent MIB 27, 158
SNMP Trap 7
snmpGet 76
snmpGetnext 76
snmpSet 76
SNMPv2 297
Standard Protocol 248
Standard RFC MIBs 14, 24, 148
STRTCPSVR (Start TCP/IP Server) Command 285
STRTRPMGR (Start Trap Manager) Command 289
Structure of Management Information (SMI) 16
Subagent 6, 13, 28, 91
Subagent APIs 105
Subagent MIB 27, 158
Subtree 16
SVSTART 43
SVSTATUS 44
SVSTOP 45

T
Tabular Objects 19
tcpipdiscovery 44
The Host Resources MIB subtree 189
Token-Ring MIB 25, 155
Transport address 240
TRAP 21
Trap Manager 78
Trap Support 27
Trap-PDU 243

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