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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

2154.0. "SNMP/AM won't register Spider Bridge" by LARVAE::AITKINS_T () Tue Jan 21 1992 15:33

    I'm trying to monitor a SPIDER Bridge with DECmcc v1.1 and the SNMP
    access module V1.1.1. I have UCX installed and can do a loop command to
    the Spider bridge. When I try and register the Bridge I get "No
    response from entity." I have checked the spider bridge to make sure I
    have access for my TCP/IP address and that the community name is
    "public". I have tried using the password option on registration but
    still get the same results. I have been able to register a DECstation
    running Ultrix and a DECserver 90TL all O.K. Can anyone give me some
    surgestions or tell me what the SNMP module is doing to try and
    register the bridge. I have also had the bridge powered on and off.
    
    This installation is a pilot for a large U.K. customer and the ability
    to manage the Spider bridge is essential if they are to go ahead with
    DECmcc.
    
    
    					Thanks 
    
    
    							Terry.
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2154.1YAHEY::BOSEWed Jan 22 1992 15:0215
	During registration, the SNMP AM V1.1 issues an SNMP request for
	sysObjectID, sysDescr, and sysUpTime. According to the relevant
	RFC's these three object values must be returned by all agents.
	If this request has a successful response, then only is the agent 
	registered. 

	From what you are saying, everything seems to have been set up
	properly on the SPIDER bridge. You can try issuing a "show snmp ---
	all ident" command from FCL and see if the above three objects
	are returned properly. You may also try setting the MOM attributes
	UDP Timeout and UDP Retries to higher values in case you are just
	having a timeout problem. Good luck.

	Rahul.
2154.2Does ths bridge have SNMP?TOOK::R_SPENCENets don't fail me now...Fri Jan 31 1992 20:356
    Are you sure your bridge HAS and SNMP agent? A UCX loop command does
    an IP Ping which can succeed even if there is no SNMP. Not all
    TCP/IP devices have SNMP and many that do require a specific revision
    to use it.
    
    s/rob
2154.3Spider Fix ProblemLARVAE::AITKINS_TMon Feb 03 1992 16:178
    Just an update. I ran a trace and sent a copy of the SNMP packet to
    Spider. They agreed it looked O.K. apart from the fact that the packet
    length field was 2 bytes and they normaly only use a one byte length
    field. On further investigation they agreed their software was at fault
    and installed a new update to except the 2 byte length field. All is
    now working.
    
    Terry