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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
shell
A command interpreter on UNIX-based operating systems (like the Linux
operating system that controls most Cyclades products). A shell typically is
accessed in a terminal window where the shell presents a prompt. For
example: [admin@OnSite admin]# is the prompt that appears when a
user logs into an OnSite as admin and is in the /home/admin directory.
Users tell the operating system to perform actions by typing commands in the
shell, which interprets the commands and performs the specified actions. See
also command line interface. The AlterPath OnSite has two user shells:
onbdshell and rmenush.
simple mail transfer protocol (See SMTP)
SMB (server message block)
A protocol used for file sharing and other communications between Windows
computers. Microsoft uses this protocol along with NTML authentication
protocol used to authenticate a client on a server.
SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol)
The most-commonly-used protocol used to send email.
SNMP (simple network management protocol)
A set of network management protocols for TCP/IP and IPX (Internet Packet
Exchange) networks, which are part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Supports
management of devices running SNMP agent software by remote
administrators using SNMP manager software, such as HP OpenView, Novell
NMS, IBM NetView, or Sun Net Manager, on remote computers. Devices
running SNMP agent software send data from management information bases
(MIBs) to the SNMP manager software.
On certain Cyclades devices, administrators can enable SNMP to allow a
remote administrator to manage the device and can configure the device to
send alerts about events of interest. Before enabling SNMP, the administrator
needs the following information: The contact person (administrator) of the
AlterPath device; the physical location, the community name (for SNMP v1,
v2c only), IP address or DNS hostname of the SNMP manager. The OnBoard
supports SNMP v1, v2c, and v3. The SNMP configuration file is located at
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf. See also OID and traps.