SNMP Management From The Mainframe

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0874_04F9_c1 © 1999, Cisco Systems, Inc. 1
SNMP Management From

the Mainframe
Session 702
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Copyright © 1998, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.
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Session Overview
Introduction
Installation
Operation
Miscellaneous
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Tutorial: Experiences with the

NetView/SNMP Interface
• The samples described in this

session are provided by IBM
TCP/IP for MVS version 3,
release 2, level 0
• Tivoli’s TME 10 NetView for OS/390
was used for the testing
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Documentation Resources
• IBM TCP/IP V3R2 for MVS: customization

and admin.
• IBM TCP/IP V3R2 for MVS: users guide
• Managing TCP/IP Networks using NetView

and the SNMP interface (GG24-3690)
• SNMPREXX in TCPIP.SEZAINST
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Terminology Used in
this Presentation
• SNMP—Simple Network
Management Protocol
• TCP/IP—Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol
• MIB—Management Information Base
• ASN.1—Abstract Syntax Notation
One(1.3.6.1.2.1.1…)
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Terminology Used in this
Presentation (Cont.)
• PING—ICMP Echo Application

• hlq.—high level qualifier
• CLIST—REXX or NetView CLIST
• ISM—Internetwork Status Monitor
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TCP/IP, SNMP and

NetView Interface
Address Address Address

Space=NetView Space=SNMPQE Space=TCPIP
1 7
SNMP CMD 2 SQESERV
8 3
Socket
SNMPIUCV Task Interface 6
Platform
MVS
4 5
Internet to
SNMP Agents
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SNMP Installation
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Samples Provided by IBM
hlq.SEZAINST Procedures
Instructions
MIB Table
hlq.SEZADSIM SNMP Messages
hlq.SEZADSIP SNMPARMS
hlq.SEZANPNL Panels(122)
hlq.SEZADSIL Load Modules
hlq.SEZANCLS CLISTS (66)
Code Point Tables(4)
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Steps to Configure SNMP
• Specify SNMP configuration

statements in PROFILE.TCPIP
• Specify SNMP port numbers in
ETC.SERVICES data set
• Configure the SNMP query engine
• Configure the NetView interface as an
SNMP monitor
• Configure the SNMP agent (SNMPD)
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PROFILE.TCPIP
AUTOLOG
SNMPQE ; SNMP Query Engine
SNMPD ; SNMP Agent
ENDAUTOLOG
OBEY
IBMUSER SNMPD SNMPQE
ENDOBEY
PORT
161 UDP SNMPD ; SNMP Agent
162 UDP SNMPQE ; SNMPQE Agent
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PROFILE.TCPIP (Cont.)
SYSCONTACT
Hal Liberty, extension 1234
ENDSYSCONTACT
SYSLOCATION
7025 Kit Creek Road, Edgewater
2nd floor, room 298
ENDSYSLOCATION
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Update ETC.SERVICES
snmp 161/udp # snmp request port

snmp-trap 162/udp # snmp monitor trap port
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Configure the SNMP
Query Engine
Update SNMP Query Engine:

Use procedure hlq.SEZAINST(SNMPPROC)
Create MIB Data set:

Copy hlq.SEZAINST(MIBDESC) into
hlq.MIBDESC.DATA
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SNMP Query Engine Parameters
• MSSNMPMS—Optional data set for

NLS support; it specifies the SNMP
message repository
Sample: hcl.SEZAINT(MSSNMP)
• SYSTCPD—Explicitly identifies which
data set is to be used to obtain the
TCPIP.DATA parameters
Sample: hcl.SEZAINST(TCPDATA)
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Configure NetView as an
SNMP Monitor
• Add:
SNMP Task
SNMP Command
SNMPARMS
SNMP Messages
SNMP CLISTs
SNMP PANELS
SNMP Load Modules
SNMP Automation Table
SNMP Autotasks
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NetView Updates
• Add SNMP Task:

SNMP TASK MOD=SNMPIUCV,TSKID=SNMPIUCV,
PRI=5,INIT=Y
• Add SNMP Command:
SNMP CMDMDL MOD=SNMP,ECHO=Y,TYPE=R,RES=Y
• Add SNMP Messages
DSIMSG hlq.SDSIMSG1
hlq.SEZADSIM
• Add SNMP CLISTs
DSICLD hlq.USER.SEZANCLS
hlq.DSICLD
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NetView Updates (Cont.)
• Add SNMP PANELS

CNMPNL1 hlq.USER.SEZANPNL
hlq.CNMPNL1
• Add SNMP load modules
Steplib or add to linklist
• Add SNMP Automation Table
Use hcl.SEZANCLS(SNMPAUTO)
• Add SNMP Autotasks
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Sample SNMP Parameter Data Set

(SNMPARMS)
Member name: SNMPARMS

*
* SNMPQE SNMPQE * Userid of SNMP Query Engine
SNMPQE OESNMQD1 * Userid of SNMP Query Engine
SNMPQERT 60 * Retry timer (seconds) for IUCV CONNECT
SNMPRCNT 2 * Retry count for sending SNMP requests
SNMPRITO 10 * Retry initial timeout (10ths of a second)
SNMPRETO 2 * Retry backoff exponent
(1=linear,2=exponential)
SNMPMMLL 80 * Line length for Multiline Messages 38/44
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Configure the SNMP
Agent (SNMPD)
• To configure the SNMP agent,

perform the following tasks:
Create a trap destination data set
Create a community name data set
Update the SNMPD cataloged procedure
Use Procedure
hlq.SEZAINST(SNMPPROC)
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SNMP Command
Operation
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SNMP Command
SNMP GET host_name comm_name var_name1…

SNMP GETNext host_name comm_name
var_name1…
SNMP SET host_name comm_name var_name1
var_value1
SNMP TRAPson net_mask desired _net
SNMP TRAPSOFf filter_id
SNMP MIBvname asn.1_name
SNMP PING host_name
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Sample: SNMP GET
Command:
netvasis SNMP GET 172.18.55.14 public 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
Response:
SNM040I SNMP Request 9405 from HAL2 Returned the
following response:
SNM042I Variable name: 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
SNM043I Variable value type: 9
SNM044I Variable value: Sysname: OS/390 Nodename:
MVSD Release: 05.00 Version:
SNM044I Variable value: 2 Machine: 9672
SNM049I SNMP Request 9405 End of response
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SNMP Command Notes
• GET, GETNext and SET can have

up to ten variables
• Total command restricted to 256
characters
• Command is case sensitive
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REXX Coding
Considerations
• NetView CGLOBAL names will be uppercase

Sample:
tmiba.sysDescr becomes TMIBA.SYSDESCR
• Use “address netvasis” to execute SNMP

Sample:
address netvasis,
“SNMP cmd” HOST COMM vvar1
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Sample: SNMP PING
Command:
SNMP PING 172.18.55.14
Response:
SNM040I SNMP Request 9407 from HAL2 Returned the
following response:
SNM042I Variable name: 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.2.1.3.2.172.18.55.14
SNM043I Variable value type: 1
SNM044I Variable value: 2
SNM049I SNMP Request 9407 End of response
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Comments on Samples
• Written in 1990 and unchanged

• Simple usability changes suggested
• May be dropped from TCP/IP
• Samples: not supported
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SNMPMGMT
Samples
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SNMPMGMT Provides:
• PING function
• Group function
• Traps filters query/on/off
• Poll hosts
• Poll variables
• GET/GETN function
• SET function
• Trap to NPDA alert function
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Output from TCP/IP
Samples (SNMPMGMT)
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PF4—Groups
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PF4 Groups—#1 Output
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PF5—Trap Support
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PF-7 Poll Hosts
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Selected Host 3
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Index 3—Interface Details
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PF8—Poll Variables
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PF9 Get/Getnext
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PF9 Get/Getnext output
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Usability Changes (Suggestions)
• Change PF12 to PF3

• Change color from blue
to turquoise
• Change SNMP calls
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PFK Usage
Change:
keys.panel01="PF1 PF12 ENTER"
rout.panel01="HLP RETURN GETINTF”
To:
keys.panel01="PF1 PF3 PF12 ENTER"
rout.panel01="HLP RETURN RETURN GETINTF"
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Screen Color
Change:
interpret "$IX"||i '="FA IN CB HD UN"' /*
set disp attributes*/
To:
interpret "$IX"||i '="FA IN CT HD UN"' /*
set disp attributes*/
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Message Processing
Change:
jan="SNMP GET" HOST COMMUN mibsys1 mibsys2 mibsys3
'GLOBALV PUTT JAN' /* put cmd in common global */
'TRAP AND SUPPRESS MESSAGES SNM040I' /* trap MLWTO
message */
'ISSCMD' /* preserve upper or lower case*/
To:
'TRAP AND SUPPRESS MESSAGES SNM040I' /* trap MLWTO
message
address netvasis 'SNMP GET' HOST COMMUN mibsys1 mibsys2
mibsys3
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SNMP Monitoring
• One can to the following:

Periodically poll hosts
Collect MIB variables
Set trap filters
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Performance Hints
• Use IP address to query hosts

• Put copy of MIB in NetView
• Build MIB table in NetView storage
• Use ASN.1 notation in commands
• Use NetView to find MIBvname,
not TCP/IP
Example:
snmp get 172.18.55.14 public
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1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
Performance Experiences
RUNCMD vs. SNMP

Function: Collect Router CPU and MEM details and archive
Router RUNCMD SNMP
A .760 seconds .08 seconds
B .810 seconds .08 seconds
C .580 seconds .08 seconds
Show Version/sysDesc
Router RUNCMD SNMP
B .17 seconds .09 seconds
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Security Considerations
• NetView provides first level of security

• Security is based on SNMP rules
Target host must support SNMP
Community names are used to control
GET and SET
• Suggestions:
Do not allow “SET” option
Always suppress community name
Always control security from the target host
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Conclusions
• SNMP management from main

frame is viable
• Performance can be excellent
• TCP/IP samples are a good starter kit
• Save TCP/IP samples before they
are lost
• Watch for future solutions
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Why Is Cisco Looking

at this Function?
• Provide the ability to mange Cisco

products from the main frame
• Provide alternate to the service
point interface
• Provide the ability to manage
more than routers
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0874_04F9_c1 © 1999, Cisco Systems, Inc. 1

SNMP Management From

Tutorial: Experiences with the

• The samples described in this

• IBM TCP/IP V3R2 for MVS: customization

• IBM TCP/IP V3R2 for MVS: users guide

• Managing TCP/IP Networks using NetView

• PING—ICMP Echo Application

TCP/IP, SNMP and

Address Address Address

Samples Provided by IBM

• Specify SNMP configuration

snmp 161/udp # snmp request port

Update SNMP Query Engine:

Create MIB Data set:

SNMP Query Engine Parameters

• MSSNMPMS—Optional data set for

• Add SNMP Task:

• Add SNMP PANELS

Sample SNMP Parameter Data Set

Member name: SNMPARMS

• To configure the SNMP agent,

SNMP GET host_name comm_name var_name1…

Sample: SNMP GET

• GET, GETNext and SET can have

• NetView CGLOBAL names will be uppercase

• Use “address netvasis” to execute SNMP

• Written in 1990 and unchanged

PF9 Get/Getnext output

• Change PF12 to PF3

• One can to the following:

• Use IP address to query hosts

RUNCMD vs. SNMP

• NetView provides first level of security

• SNMP management from main

Why Is Cisco Looking

• Provide the ability to mange Cisco

Please Complete Your

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