ISPPlanet Cache Review Series - Compaq TaskSmart

Integrated Management
These NICS Monitoring tools offer strong insight into cache operation, but that's not all the TaskSmart has to offer. The TaskSmart also supports integrated network management through built-in SNMP and WBEM agents.

Like other NICS products, the TaskSmart's System page can be used to set time, NTP server, and password, ping other hosts, initiate a purge, shutdown, or restart, restore factory settings, import or export configuration files, and download or install upgrades. But unlike earlier NICS products, the TaskSmart's System page also includes an SNMP panel (right). This panel configures the SNMP agent's read, write, and trap community strings, name, MIB-II system objects, and a single trap destination.

The TaskSmart's SNMP agent can be monitored by any third-party SNMP NMS; for example, we monitored TaskSmart traps with CastleRock's SNMPc. For those who don't already have an NMS, Compaq Networking Management v2.2.2 (right)is included with the TaskSmart, at no additional charge. This Compaq NMS runs on Windows 95 or NT and includes network discovery, topology map, SNMP query, event log, and MIB browser. An extensive collection of device MIBs and agents for Compaq desktops and Digital servers are also included.

 

Introduction/Under the Hood	Tuning Cache Behavior
Getting Started	NICS Monitoring <
Where to Use the TaskSmart	Integrated Management
Configuring the TaskSmart	> Compaq Insight Manager
Defining Cache Services	Product Support/Final Thoughts