Overview

1.3 Documentation

Documentation for WindNet SNMPv1/v2c consists of:

WindNet SNMPv1/v2c Release Notes, which includes information on platform support, target system requirements, known problems, and guidelines for migrating your applications from WindNet SNMP for VxWorks 5.2 to WindNet SNMPv1/v2c.

WindNet SNMPv1/v2c Component Release Supplement (this document). This document is supplementary to the standard Tornado documentation set, in particular the VxWorks Programmer's Guide and VxWorks Reference Manual. Users are assumed to be familiar with these documents, or at least to have them available for consultation as needed.

This document includes:

An overview of WindNet SNMPv1/v2c (this chapter).

Installation procedures for WindNet SNMPv1/v2c (see 2. Installation).

Background information on SNMP (see 3. SNMP Background).

Basic WindNet SNMPv1/v2c usage (see 4. The WindNet SNMPv1/v2c Agent).

Detailed discussion on configuring both VxWorks and the SNMP agent for interoperability (see 5. Configuring the WindNet SNMPv1/v2c Agent).

A discussion of extensible features, including instructions for making MIB extensions (see 6. Extending the WindNet SNMPv1/v2c Agent).

A discussion on how to use SNMP master agents and subagents (see 7. SNMP Distributed Agents).

User's guide for mibcomp, the MIB compiler (see A. The MIB Compiler User's Guide), with specific output examples (see B. mibcomp Output Formats).

A list of common SNMP agent error messages (see C. SNMP Errors).

A glossary of important terms related to SNMP (see D. SNMP General Glossary).

A bibliography of the most important SNMP literature, including both official standards and authoritative commercial books and documents (see E. SNMP Reference List).

Reference manual pages for WindNet SNMPv1/v2c C library functions and for the MIB compiler, mibcomp (see F. SNMP Reference).

Portions of some sections in this supplement are included with the permission of Epilogue Technology Corporation.