User guide

DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808

2 NMS Submap Administration

View Types of Connections

Issue 1

November 1998

Page 49

Static

connections

static

connection maintains a

continuous

communication link between the

Proxy Agent and the managed node.

We recommend that you select the static connection to monitor

critical

managed

nodes for 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Dynamic

connections

dynamic

connection maintains a

temporary

communication link between the

Proxy Agent and the managed node.

We recommend that you select the dynamic connection to monitor

less critical

managed nodes on an as-needed basis.

Any Simple Network Management Network Protocol (SNMP) request or alarm on

a managed node will initiate a dynamic connection. The dynamic connection will

stay up as long as the Proxy Agent is actively processing SNMP requests and

then

time-out

after a specified period.

The NMS does

not

poll for health data if a dynamic connection is assigned to a

managed node.