Is SNMP still relevant?

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is Still Relevant.

Is SNMP needed?

Since a lot of hardware manufacturers support this protocol, you can collect data from network switches, routers, UPS and power supply devices, NAS appliances, printers, etc. and use them in your monitoring software.

Can NETCONF replace SNMP?

SNMP alternatives for Device configuration SNMP is rarely used for device configuration and it has been clear since mid 2000s that it will be replaced by NETCONF in that segment.

What is NETCONF Yang?

NETCONF/YANG provides a standardized way to programmatically update and modify the configuration of a network device. YANG is the modelling language that describes the configuration changes. Whereas NETCONF is the protocol that applies the changes to the relevant datastore (i.e running, saved etc) upon the device.

What is the point of SNMP?

Although the original purpose of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) was to let network administrators remotely manage an Internet system, the design of SNMP lets network administrators manage applications and systems. SNMP provides the following capabilities: Hides the underlying system network.

What is a SNMP MIB?

SNMP MIB. MIB stands for Management Information Base and is a collection of information organized hierarchically. These are accessed using a protocol such as SNMP. MIBs are collections of definitions which define the properties of the managed object within the device to be managed.

Should I enable SNMP?

SNMP is without a doubt a very useful protocol for the management and monitoring of network devices, servers and applications. However, if you do insist on using these protocols, it is recommended that you change the default community and you restrict SNMP to read-only.

Who uses NETCONF?

The NETCONF protocol has been implemented in network devices like routers and switches by some major equipment vendors. NNMi uses NETCONF to gather information about the device during discovery or rediscovery. NNMi doesn’t use NETCONF to modify device configurations or to watch status or performance metrics.

How is NETCONF better than SNMP?

One of the big advantages of NETCONF over SNMP is how the protocol works when manipulating a group of semantically related configuration data. Whereas SNMP modifies the value of a single parameter at a time, NETCONF modifies all or selected parameters on a single primitive operation.