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== Write a SNMP extension or perform a literature study ==  
 
== Write a SNMP extension or perform a literature study ==  
In this exercise you have to write an extension to your SNMP agent. You have freedom to decide which additional objects you would like to implement.
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In this exercise you have to write an extension to your SNMP agent. Although you are free to select the agent software you like, those who do not have any preference might start from the [http://www.net-snmp.org/ Net-SNMP agent] and take a look at the [http://www.net-snmp.org/wiki/index.php/TUT:Writing_a_Dynamically_Loadable_Object Net-SNMP wiki] that describes how to write such extension.
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You have freedom to decide which additional objects you would like to implement.
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If you have no idea how to start, you could focus on the  and
  
  

Revision as of 13:53, 18 April 2011

SMI

In this exercise you have to use SMIv2 to define and validate a simple MIB MODULE. The complete description of the exercise can be found here.

MIBs

In this exercise you have to retrieve certain MIB values. The complete description of the exercise can be found here. To retrieve the requested values, you have to start from the MIB overview page. The configuration for this exercise is explained here.

Decode a SNMP packet

In this exercise you have to decode an ASN.1 encoded SNMP packet. The complete description of the exercise can be found here.

SNMP agents

In this exercise you have to install and configure a SNMP agent. The complete description of the exercise can be found here.

SNMP

In this exercise you have to perform a number of SNMP operations on a demo MIB and compare the results for the different versions of SNMP. The complete description of the exercise can be found here. To answer these questions, you have to start from the following links:

The configuration for this exercise is explained here.

Run a management application

In this exercise you have to install and configure a management application (like MRTG/Cacti/Nagios or Zenoss) and write a report. The complete description of the exercise can be found here.

Write a SNMP extension or perform a literature study

In this exercise you have to write an extension to your SNMP agent. Although you are free to select the agent software you like, those who do not have any preference might start from the Net-SNMP agent and take a look at the Net-SNMP wiki that describes how to write such extension. You have freedom to decide which additional objects you would like to implement. If you have no idea how to start, you could focus on the and