Setting Up a Web Server
An introduction to not only Web servers, but the entire infrastructure needed to create and maintain a business presence on the Internet.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Setting Up a Web Server
Chapter 16: Managing Your Web Site
Introduction
A network management system consists of two parts. The node that provides statistical information about itself or the network is called a managed agent or server. The firmware that runs on a dedicated processor within a hub or router to collect the statistical information is also sometimes called an agent. The management terminal that allows a supervisor to view the results and monitor these agents is called the management system.
These elements are collected within an MIB (management information base) a database of all the nodes on a network that can be monitored or managed. These objects are monitored by a central suite of software that communicates with each object and collects the statistical information or controls the object. This software posses the greatest problem to anyone installing a network management system; which of the different protocols should be used?
Network management standards
Network management systems fall into two camps: those that use proprietary protocols and messaging systems, and those that comply with a standard. The ISO body defines its management system within the CMIP (common management information protocol) system.
CMIP might be the official standard, but the de facto standard, with the greatest installed base, is the SNMP (simple network management protocol) suite that was defined by the developers of TCP/IP. Alternative proprietary systems, such as IBM's NetView, have a hold on certain market sectors. The future is simple, CMIP provides the most powerful and flexible system that most supervisors and vendors will eventually move towards. Currently, it is...
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