The Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor allows SNMP networks to be integrated into a secure, object-oriented, distributed TMN network.
The Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor acts as a gateway between the TMN world and the SNMP world, translating CMIP/OSI protocols to SNMP protocols and vice-versa.
To the TMN manager above it, the Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor is a CMIP agent. But to the network devices below it, it acts as an SNMP manager. Between 50 and 100 SNMP devices can be managed by the Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor.
The Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor is a self-contained software product that can be easily incorporated and deployed in existing SNMP networks. It implements the CMIP/SNMP mapping defined by the Network Management Forum.
The Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor has a runtime and a toolkit version.
Protects your investment in existing systems.
It enables seamless integration of legacy SNMP
elements into the TMN environment, so that a
TMN manager using CMIP can manage resources
handled by SNMP agents.
More than just a translator. By performing intelligent filtering
of the traps sent by SNMP devices and storing the information in a GDMO
MIB which is managed by the TMN manager, the Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor
distributes intelligence through the network, in conformance with standard
SMFs (System Management Functions).
Reduces the traffic load and the security
risks on the network by polling the network
devices locally. Since the TMN manager
gets its information from the Solstice TMN/SNMP
Q-Adaptor, it does not have to poll the SNMP
devices directly.
The runtime version lowers deployment costs. It
is a low-cost, black-box product, which can be installed
and used the same day on an entry-level Solaris system.
The toolkit makes the development and deployment
of new MIBs fast and easy. New MIBs can be
downloaded easily.
Product Features
Runtime product - Implements an OSI to
Internet management proxy allowing a TMN manager
to control SNMP devices. It translates CMIP
requests on OSI-managed objects into SNMP
requests on SNMP object types, SNMP errors
into CMIP errors, and SNMP traps into CMIP
notifications.
The conversion module uses a translation
dictionary. There is no hard-coded
MIB knowledge in the runtime module. New
GDMO metadata can be added to the default
dictionary using the toolkit.
The Runtime product can be configured and
administered remotely from the TMN Manager,
using CMIP. A configuration feature allows
automatic discovery of the SNMP resources on
the network.
Toolkit - The runtime product incorporates
SNMP v1, MIB II. However, most SNMP devices also
incorporate proprietary MIBs. The Toolkit
largely automates the process of converting
these proprietary MIBs to GDMO MIBs. It then
compiles the GDMO description to produce GDMO
metadata which can be downloaded into the
runtime product.
Standards Supported
The Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor is based on the XOM and XMP APIs. It supports SNMP v1, MIB II and proprietary SNMP MIBs, as well as all CMIP operations, all scoping and filtering operations, and the following Systems Management Functions (SMFs):Object management (X.730/ISO 10165-1).
Object management (X.730/ISO 10165-1).
State management (X.731/ISO 10165-2).
Alarm reporting (X.733/ISO 10165-4).
Event Forwarding Discriminator (X.734/ISO 10165-5). This
allows an agent to send event reports to management
stations
which have prerequested reports
of these events.
Attribute Monitoring (X.739/ISO 10165-11). This
allows an agent to monitor the values of certain
attributes (via SNMP polling), and emit
notifications only when certain conditions
apply, such as a threshold being reached.
The Solstice TMN/SNMP Q-Adaptor supports the following NMF standards:
NMF: Forum 026, Translation of Internet MIBs to ISO/CCITT GDMO MIBs.
NMF: Forum 028, ISO/CCITT to Internet Management Proxy.
Platforms and Requirements
Required
Solaris 2.5 or later Operating System (SPARC or x86 Platform Edition)
Runtime Version: SPARC or x86 platform with 32 MB of memory minimum
Toolkit: SPARC platform with 32 MB of memory minimum
