I have developed a special application for a company under .net in C# and it is used for years. Now it is developed on, one of the main new features I have to implement is to integrate it with another software by sending SNMP traps to it in some alert situations.
I am an experienced developer but I have never used SNMP. I googled the whole day but getting more and more confused about this topic. I don't have a clear 'starting point'. I understand the basics of SNMP but I don't know where and how to begin implementation.
I have the data I should send via SNMP trap, it has some 10 properties, some dates, numbers and strings. I should create MIB definition(s) on this properties. Later I should implement a feature in my application that sends SNMP traps based on this MIBs.
The project is developed under .net 4 in c#. I found this library that seems promising: http://sharpsnmplib.codeplex.com/ It has some sample about sending SNMP traps.
My problem is: where to begin? How can I define MIB files? I know they're some text files that must be compiled, but have not find any MIB editors and help on this topic.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
I am not an expert, but have experience of being in the same spot as you were and finally found something enough for my project.
I used this codeplex library you referred before and found to be quite good. Here are some pointers for you to go through the http://sharpsnmplib.codeplex.com/.
The link http://www.net-snmp.org/wiki/index.php/TUT:snmptrap is a good one for getting a basic understanding and get more library info.
Edit: Just missed one point. You'll need MIB file if you use get and set for snmp. If all you have is traps, you may not need it.