Release Note

Glossary
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Cisco Unified CCX Historical Reports User Guide, Release 7.0(1)
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. The standard protocol for network management software. Using
SNMP, programs called SNMP agents monitor devices on the network. Another program collects the
data from the agents. The database created by the monitoring operations is called a management
information base (MIB).
SNMP agent
Simple Network Management Protocol agent. Hardware or software that monitors devices on a network.
Data from an SNMP agent, which is contained in a MIB, helps in network management and
troubleshooting.
SNMP service
A Windows service that provides a framework for SNMP and provides the SNMP agent that interfaces
with SNMP subagents.
SNMP subagent
Cisco provides SNMP subagents to support each Cisco MIB. The SNMP service loads the Cisco SNMP
subagents and it exchanges SNMP messages with the SNMP subagents. The SNMP service formats
information as MIBs and sends this information to a Network Management System (NMS). It also sends
traps from the SNMP subagents to the appropriate SNMP trap receivers.
Step
A single element in the Cisco Unified CCX Editor that accomplishes a specific function
Subfacility
A traceable software component.
Subsystem
Extensible modular development environment that performs a particular function.
Syslog
A Cisco standard that allows for logging of errors across an enterprise. Provides local logging of network
events to files. Also provides remote logging to various systems via standard protocols.