NETS1037

NETS1037-04 - SNMP and Monitoring

Overview

This lesson introduces the SNMP protocol and the use of it to provide data sources for monitoring tools. It is expected to be completed in weeks 5 and 6 of the course, with the quiz due before the start of the following class.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• describe the SNMP protocol and tools that implement both the data collection agent and the data retrieval process
• use software tools to monitor the state of systems and networks based on SNMP data collection
• create a webapp server and integrate it into the lab network, to provide graphical network and systems monitoring tools

These objectives are in support of Learning Outcomes 4 and 5 in the Course Outline.

To do List

• Read through the presentation slides
• Watch the recorded video of the presentation found in the general chat of the Microsoft Team for this course if you did not attend the class when it was presented
• Review the lesson materials linked below
• Perform the learning activities as described below
• Do the quiz found under Tests on Blackboard for this topic

Lesson Material

• Presentation slides in PDF format
• Recorded video of the presentation found in the general chat of the Microsoft Team for this course

Learning Activity

In this lab assignment, you will be creating a virtual machine for a Linux-based web application server, suitable for use in the rest of the assignments in this course. Follow the instructions in the Lab 4 - SNMP.

Online Resources - documentation and examples for software used in this lab

• SNMP
• SNMPv3 Options
• Configuring SNMPv3 section of O’Reilly book
• Observium
• Librenms
• Librenms Install Documentation

Graded Activity

When you are done this lab, you can check the rubric for this assignment on Blackboard to ensure you have completed everything that is marked and then submit your work to Blackboard as described in the lab instructions.

Quiz

The quiz is found on Blackboard under Assignments and Tests.

Test

There is no separate test for this topic. The quiz will count for your testing mark in this topic.

Summary

In this module, you have been introduced to SNMP and using SNMP as a data source for monitoring software. You should now be able to:

• demonstrate the SNMP protocol and tools that implement both the data collection agent and the data retrieval process
• demonstrate software tools to monitor the state of systems and networks based on SNMP data collection
• implement a webapp server and integrate it into the lab network, to provide graphical network and systems monitoring tools

Completing the quiz will provide you with a measure of your knowledge in these areas. For the next class you should have your private virtual network ready, as well as your log server and Windows desktop client.