Overview
AdventNet SNMP Agent for Linux helps the Linux system administrators to maximize their system availability and overall performance. AdventNet's primary goal is to bring enterprise-level availability and performance to the growing number of customers using Linux to run their mission-critical applications.
AdventNet's SNMP Agent for Linux supports various Linux versions, such as Red Hat Linux versions 6.2, 7.2, 7.3, 8, 9, Enterprise Server release 3, release 4 & release 5, Mandrake Linux 10.1 , Fedora core Release 3, Suse Linux 9.1, Debian GNU / Linux 3.0, CentOS 5 and Ubuntu 7.04
It exposes the Linux system information through HTTP and SNMP, the two widely used protocols. SNMP Agent for Linux comes with a predefined MIB, called ADVENTNET-LINUX-MIB and also standard MIBs such as HOST-RESOURCES-MIB and RFC1213-MIB to enable SNMP manageability for the Linux system. A user-friendly Web console is also available with the product for testing the deployed agent, thus providing a complete off-the-shelf user experience. In addition, the "manager" software, also called Remote Installation Tool, facilitates easy remote installation of SNMP Agents in the Linux machines.
Need for SNMP Agent for Linux
Keeping Linux systems highly available is key for any modern organization, because minutes of downtime can be extremely costly in terms of revenue and productivity. It is also very essential for the Linux System administrators to monitor the health of the Linux Systems.
Value Proposition of AdventNet SNMP Agent for Linux System Administrators
The value proposition offered by AdventNet SNMP Agent for Linux system administrators is as follows:
Out-of-the-box agent for a comprehensive management of the Linux system.
Ability to monitor via HTTP using web console
Easy integration with Standard SNMP consoles, such as AdventNet OpManager, AdventNet Web NMS, HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli etc.
In addition to supporting a pre-defined MIB
called Adventnet-LINUX-MIB, the SNMP Agent also supports
HOST-RESOURCES-MIB and
RFC-1213- MIB.
Remote installation of agents supported in the manager software / Remote Installation Tool.
Key Features
The key features of AdventNet SNMP Agent for Linux are listed below:
Comprehensive monitoring by view of supporting predefined MIB AdventNet-LINUX-MIB and standard MIBs RFC-1213-MIB and HOST-RESOURCES-MIB
Facilitates management through HTTP and SNMP consoles
User-friendly Web console for remote agent installation
Support for various Linux versions such as Red Hat Linux versions 6.2, 7.2, 7.3, 8, 9, Enterprise Server release 3, release 4 & release 5, Mandrake Linux 10.1, Fedora core Release 3, Suse Linux 9.1, Debian GNU / Linux 3.0, CentOS 5 and Ubuntu 7.04