For Network Management purposes, IBM Firewall supports SNMP-based management. Packaged with the Firewall is a SNMP sub-agent that allows SNMP managers to monitor the firewall. Specifically, the sub-agent allows SNMP managers to access an IBM Firewall Management Information Base (MIB). Traps can be sent that report on critical system log activity and the status of important Firewall daemons. You can use the SNMP Subagent Configuration panel to configure key parameters for the subagent. You can also use this panel to start and stop the subagent.
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SNMP (User's Guide) |
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Using Network Management with the IBM Firewall (Reference) |
When a critical log entry is detected, a trap is sent to the SNMP manager.
When a critical log entry is detected, a trap is sent to the SNMP manager.
Specifically, the following daemons are checked:
If the status of any of these daemons has changed from the last poll, a trap is sent to the SNMP manager.