IBM Z SNMP Application Programming Interface

The API covers all network-specific programming services (Bind, Connect, and so on) and allows applications to concentrate on hardware function and event control. The API uses the SNMP MIB data format. Applications using the API can dynamically register for events, such as operating system messages, from the CI of a particular LPAR.

For detailed information, refer to IBM Z SNMP Application Programming Interfaces, which is available under your HMC’s Books View or on IBM® Resource Link® for download. The document also contains information about how to download the API itself for various OS platforms and Java™. This generally available API version supports the TCP/IP SNMP protocol.

A special version of the API is distributed with the SA z/OS that supports the BCPii and the TCP/IP protocol. This version can only be used together with SA z/OS.