Networking Guide
Chapter 8, Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Agents and management stations

Agents and management stations

Although there is no architectural reason that a system cannot have both types of functionality, most SNMP agents are found in dedicated routers and other specialized network equipment that is not capable of acting as a management station.

The SNMP package included with your SCO system provides the functionality of both an agent and a management station. A system running the software can monitor other systems and be monitored as well.


NOTE: Third-party vendors provide software that operates using SCO SNMP and allows a system to function as a true management station with full graphics capabilities. Contact the vendor who supplied you with your SCO system for more information on purchasing management station software.

Using the SCO implementation, time-sharing systems and workstations can act both as an agent and as a management station.

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