In This Chapter

This chapter describes how SNMP manages Informix database servers. The IBM Informix implementation consists of the following components:

• Master agent
  • On UNIX, a master agent is provided through licensing agreements with vendors. See UNIX Master Agents.
  • On Windows, install the Microsoft SNMP Extendible master agent.
• Subagent

  The subagent for Informix database servers and coservers is OnSNMP.

• Managed components

  In the IBM Informix implementation of SNMP, each database server and each coserver is a managed component.

• MIBs

  OnSNMP uses several MIBs.