AdventNet SNMP API - Free Edition

AdventNet SNMP API offers a comprehensive development toolkit for SNMP-based network management applications. AdventNet's SNMP stack comprises a set of powerful Java SNMP library to build real-time applications for monitoring and tracking network elements that are reliable, scalable, and OS independent.

The Java SNMP library provides off-the-shelf components for trap and table handling along with basic SNMP operations, such as SNMP GET, SNMP GETNEXT, SNMP GETBULK, and SNMP SET.

These components enable simple and rapid development and deployment of SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3 management applications.The SNMP management application (manager) built using the Java-based SNMP API can receive SNMP traps, which can be processed based on predefined criteria for effective SNMP management.

AdventNet SNMP API completely supports SNMPv3, as it is compliant with RFC 3411, 3412, 3413, 3414, and 3415. AdventNet SNMP API provides an elegant way of implementing the security and access controls. Users can also define and implement their own security and access control model.

Default implementation of USM and VACM based security models are offered using these frameworks. Also, SNMP API has the provision to store the v3 configuration data in a database.

This is particularly useful when managing large number of SNMPv3 devices via AdventNet SNMP API. It also supports co-existence, notification filtering, and proxy forwarding; thus confirming to the RFC 2573 and 2576.

SNMP API can be used with two-tier as well as three-tier management applications. In the two-tier architecture, the management applications directly communicate with the agents.

In the three-tier architecture, the management applications communicate with the agents through a manager-server. For building highly scalable management applications, three-tier architecture is the best option.

Features:

￭ Multi-lingual support: Complete support for SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3. ￭ SNMPv3 security: Support for HMAC-SHA-96, HMAC-MD5-96, CBC-DES and 128 bit AES encryption. ￭ Robust SMIv1 and SMIv2 MIB Parser: Seamlessly parses the MIB definitions from any OEM vendor. Offers various flavors of parsing based on the MIB definitions. ￭ MIB Loading: Option to load MIB definitions from a pre-compiled file, a Serialized file, or a Database to boost the performance. ￭ IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) support: Provides connectivity with IPv6 and IPv4 based devices. ￭ SNMP Broadcasting: Broadcasts snmp packets across the network to auto-discover snmp devices in the network. ￭ SNMP Beans: Provides high-level bean components such as, SnmpTarget, SnmpTable, SnmpPoller, TrapReceiver for easy application development. ￭ Database support: Provides scalability by storing MIB definitions and SNMPv3 configuration data in any relational database such as, MySQL and Oracle. ￭ MIB Browser: Tool for administering network and system components. Can be run as a stand-alone application or invoked from a web browser. ￭ Command line utilities: Perform SNMP operations such as, SNMP GET, SNMP GETNEXT, SNMP SET, SNMP BULK, SNMP WALK, etc. on remote agents.

Requirements:

￭ Pentium 500 MHz,128 MB RAM and above