Configuring GetBulk support for SNMP v2 and v3
You can configure the SNMP Helper to use the GetBulk operation
when SNMP v2 or v3 is used. Use of the GetBulk operation improves
discovery speed and polling efficiency. By default, the SNMP helper
does not use GetBulk.
About GetBulk
The SNMP v2 and SNMP v3 GetBulk command enables more efficient data transfer. When the SNMP Helper is enabled to use GetBulk, this decreases the time taken for the discovery data collection phases. Use of GetBulk also increases polling efficiency.
Configuring Network Manager to use GetBulk
You can configure the SNMP Helper to use GetBulk. You can also exclude specific devices from GetBulk support.
Configuring maximum number of repetitions for GetBulk requests
The GetBulk command is used to retrieve all the rows of a table from a network resource, for example, to retrieve all the rows in a routing table from a router. The max-repetitions parameter indicates how many rows of the table are to be retrieved in a single GetBulk operation. You can adjust the GetBulk configuration settings to minimize the number of packets exchanged as part of the GetBulk operation.