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Polycom CMA System SNMP
This chapter provides a discussion of the Polycom
®
Converged Management
Application™ (CMA®) SNMP support. It includes these topics:
• SNMP Overview
• Polycom CMA System SNMP Operations
— Enable SNMP Messaging
— Edit the SNMP Settings for a Polycom CMA System
— Add an SNMP Notification Receiver
— Configure Alert Thresholds
— Download Polycom CMA System MIB Package
— Change the SNMP Communication Port
SNMP Overview
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a TCP/IP-based
communication protocol that allows network management systems to manage
resources across a network.
SNMP communication takes place between the management system and
SNMP agents, which are the hardware and software that the management
system monitors. An agent collects and stores local system information and
makes this information available to the management system via SNMP.
The CMA system software includes an SNMP agent. It translates local system
information into the format defined by the MIB.
The CMA system resides on a Polycom-branded Dell server. The Dell server
software also includes an SNMP agent and MIB. However, the CMA system
acts as a proxy agent to forward the Dell server MIB alarms and alerts, so the
management system does not need to be configured to receive information
directly from the Dell server MIB.