What is the alert message generated by SNMP agents called ?

The correct answer is A. TRAP B. INFORM. SNMP agents generate two types of unsolicited alert messages to notify the manager of events: TRAPs and INFORMs. A TRAP (introduced in SNMPv1) is a one-way, fire-and-forget notification - the agent sends it to the manager with no acknowledgment required, so delivery is not…

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What is the alert message generated by SNMP agents called ?

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ATRAP
BINFORM
CGET
DSET

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A
89% (42)
C
4% (2)
D
6% (3)

Explanation

SNMP agents generate two types of unsolicited alert messages to notify the manager of events: TRAPs and INFORMs. A TRAP (introduced in SNMPv1) is a one-way, fire-and-forget notification - the agent sends it to the manager with no acknowledgment required, so delivery is not guaranteed. An INFORM (introduced in SNMPv2) is similar to a trap but adds a reliability mechanism: the manager must send an acknowledgment, and if none is received, the agent retransmits. GET (C) and SET (D) are manager-initiated operations used to read and write MIB variables, not agent-generated alerts.

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