An administrator has purchased monitoring software that can be configured to send alerts when hardware and applications are having issues.
Which of the following must be installed on the monitoring server so that it can properly monitor details on vendor specific devices?
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The correct answer is A. MIBs.
MIB stands for Management Information Base, which is a database used for managing and monitoring network devices. It stores information about the parameters and functions of a device in a structured manner, allowing network administrators to retrieve data about the device and its performance.
In order for monitoring software to properly monitor vendor-specific devices, it needs access to the MIBs of those devices. MIBs are provided by device vendors and contain the necessary information for monitoring software to identify and monitor specific aspects of a device's performance.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used for email communication, WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is a Microsoft technology used for managing computers and applications, and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is used for assigning IP addresses to devices on a network. None of these protocols are directly related to monitoring vendor-specific devices.
In summary, MIBs are essential for monitoring software to monitor vendor-specific devices, and therefore must be installed on the monitoring server.