You are the administrator for the Certkiller servers and your newly appointed trainee wants to know from you what the purpose and function of the managed devices in the server network SNMP model is?
A.
These are software modules that interpret information required by the NMS, translating this into an SNMP-compatible format for transferring it
B.
This is the software program running the applications that monitor and control managed server network devices through their SNMP agents
C.
These are not devices that contain an SNMP agent, collect and store information, and make it available to the NMS
D.
These are devices that contain an SNMP agent, collect and store information, and make it available to the NMS
Explanation:
The purpose and function of the managed devices component is these are devices that contain an SNMP agent, collect and store information, and make it available to the NMS.
Incorrect Answers:
A: This is the purpose and function of the Network Management System (NMS).
B: This is the purpose and function of the Agents.
C: This statement here is actually false as these are devices that contain an SNMP agent, collect and store information, and make it available to the NMS Reference: Server+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam SK0-002), Charles J. Brooks, Que, November 2005, pg