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Writable SNMP
From: Keegan Holley <keegan.holley () sungard com>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:07:44 -0500
For a few years now I been wondering why more networks do not use writable SNMP. Most automation solutions actually script a login to the various equipment. This comes with extra code for different vendors, different prompts and any quirk that the developer is aware of and constant patches as new ones come up. Writable SNMP seems like an easier way to deal with scripted configuration changes as well as information gathering. Admittedly, you will have to deal with proprietary mibs and reformat the data once it's returned. Most people consider it insecure, but in reality it's no worse than any other management protocol. Yes I know netconf is better, but in most circles I'd have problems explaining what netconf is, why it's better and that I'm not making it up. So I'll take what I can get.
Current thread:
- Writable SNMP Keegan Holley (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Jared Mauch (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Christopher Morrow (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Keegan Holley (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Christopher Morrow (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Keegan Holley (Dec 07)
- Re: Writable SNMP Christopher Morrow (Dec 07)
- Re: Writable SNMP Keegan Holley (Dec 09)
- Re: Writable SNMP Christopher Morrow (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Jared Mauch (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Jared Mauch (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Dorian Kim (Dec 06)
- Re: Writable SNMP Christopher Morrow (Dec 06)