SNMP Remote Operations

A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) remote operation is any process on the router that can be controlled remotely using SNMP. The JUNOS software currently provides support for two SNMP remote operations: the ping Management Information Base (MIB) and traceroute MIB, defined in RFC 2925. Using these MIBs, an SNMP client in the network management system (NMS) can:

• Start a series of operations on a router
• Receive notification when the operations are complete
• Gather the results of each operation

The JUNOS software also provides extended functionality to these MIBs in the Juniper Networks enterprise-specific extensions jnxPingMIB and jnxTraceRouteMIB. For more information about jnxPingMIB and jnxTraceRouteMIB, see Juniper Networks Enterprise-Specific MIBs.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• SNMP Remote Operation Requirements
• Use the Ping MIB
• Use the Traceroute MIB