Chapter 1: Overview of SNMP and GroupWise Monitor
This section explains the basics of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), GroupWise* applications that are SNMP-enabled, and the function of GroupWise Monitor.
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a computer network monitoring and control protocol. Information is exchanged between SNMP agents and an SNMP management console. The SNMP management console, like Novell's* ManageWise*, is software that supports communication with SNMP agents. The management console may be a workstation on the network or other device running the software. The agents are hardware and software processes that report information about each network device such as hubs, routers, and servers.
The agents return information defined in a Management Information Base (MIB). The MIB is an ASCII data structure that defines the information gathered and properties that can be controlled on the SNMP agent. Some management consoles, like ManageWise, require the MIB information to be compiled before an SNMP agent can be managed.
GroupWise Applications that Support SNMP
The following table lists SNMP-enabled GroupWise components and their corresponding MIB file. Only the NLM* and Windows NT* versions of these programs are SNMP-compliant. GroupWise Monitor will work with any GroupWise components that are SNMP-compliant as well as third-party SNMP-enabled devices. The MIB files can be found under the directory where the program was installed.
| GroupWise Program | MIB name |
| Message Transfer Agent (MTA) | GWMTA.MIB |
| Post Office Agent (POA) | GWPOA.MIB |
| Administration Agent (ADA) | GWADA.MIB |
| GroupWise 4.1 Message Server (MS) | WP.MIB |
| GroupWise 4.1 Post Office Server (OFS) | WP.MIB |
| GroupWise 4.1 Administration Server(ADS) | WP.MIB |
| API Gateway | GWAPI.MIB |
| Async Gateway | NGWASYNC.MIB |
| Fax/Print Gateway | GWFAX.MIB |
| GroupWise Internet Agent | GWIA.MIB |
| MHS Gateway | WP.MIB |
| OV/VM Gateway | GWOVVM.MIB |
| Pager Gateway | GWPAGER.MIB |
| SMTP/MIME Gateway | GWSMTP.MIB |
| SNADS Gateway | GWSNADS.MIB |
| X.400 Gateway | NGWX400.MIB |
GroupWise Monitor is designed to allow administrators to see the health of their GroupWise system at a glance. The program is designed to run continuously and provide basic statistical information. Using SNMP, GroupWise Monitor gathers information about GroupWise agents such as an agent's uptime, number of errors and number of messages processed. These statistics are displayed within GroupWise Monitor as well as any changes to an agents status. For example, when a agent goes down, GroupWise Monitor will display this status change and notify the administrator through a variety of Agent Alerts.
GroupWise Monitor integrates with ManageWise. GroupWise Monitor appears as a menu item under the Tools menu in ManageWise, and some ManageWise features can be executed from GroupWise Monitor's Tool menu.
Hardware/Software Requirements
The following table lists the hardware and software required to run GroupWise Monitor.
| Hardware/Software | Recommended |
| Hard disk space | 10 megabytes |
| ManageWise | 2.1 or higher |
| Windows | 3.1 or 95 |
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