Re: [OPS-AREA] [OPS-DIR] SNMP notification configuration

[Phil Shafer <phil at juniper.net>]

"David Harrington" writes:
>SNMP can send notifications when an event happens, without having to
>wait for a manager to initiate a connection first. This distinction
>can be important, especially during startup.

Sure, but in practice, startup is a painful time to send notifications,
since the delays of interface bringup and learning routes may mean
your manager is unreachable.  Waiting for a connection turns out
to be more useful than firing off packets into nowhere.

Thanks,
 Phil
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