The stations that monitor network elements run network management applications. In z/OS® Communications Server, the z/OS UNIX snmp (or osnmp) command provides SNMP network management from the z/OS UNIX shell. The NetView® SNMP command provides network management from the NetView command line. The z/OS UNIX snmp and osnmp commands perform exactly the same function. Both commands can be used to retrieve or change data from SNMP and monitor for asynchronous events known as notifications. An unconfirmed notification is called a trap. A confirmed notification is called an inform.
For information about the syntax and use of the snmp and NetView SNMP commands, see z/OS Communications Server: IP System Administrator's Commands.