1. Can I provide SNMP support for the MBeans that I have already written?
2. Can I model my MBeans into an SNMP Table?
3. Do I need to define a MIB for my MBeans?
4. What are the types of MBeans supported?
5. What are the JMX implementations supported?
6. Can I manage my MBeans through HP OpenView?

1. Can I provide SNMP support for the MBeans that I have already written?

Yes, you can quickly configure the SNMP adaptor for your existing MBeans using the configuration wizard provided.

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2. Can I model my MBeans into an SNMP Table?

Yes, you can. If you have multiple instances of a class registered as MBeans and you want to expose the data contained in these MBeans as rows of a table, then you can configure them as a table.

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3. Do I need to define a MIB for my MBeans?

No, the MIB depicting your MBeans would be automatically generated with the OIDs of your choice.

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4. What are the types of MBeans supported?

Standard MBeans, Dynamic MBeans and Model MBeans can be exposed through SNMP. 

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5. What are the JMX implementations supported?

The SNMP adaptor is compatible with various JMX 1.0 implementations such as JMX RI, MX4J, JBoss MX, TMX4J and application servers such as WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss and Tomcat.

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6. Can I manage my MBeans through HP OpenView?

Yes, after deploying the SNMP adaptor, your MBeans would be mangeable through enterprise consoles such as HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, CA Unicenter, etc. The communication between the manager and the agent is through SNMP.

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