Network Protocol Manager for BGP monitors BGP-enabled Cisco and Juniper devices by periodically accessing the devices by executing command line interface (CLI) commands to collect the status information needed to determine the availability of the BGP objects. CLI polling is controlled through a Polling and Thresholds Console attached to Network Protocol Manager for BGP.

The VMware Smart Assurance Network Protocol Manager Configuration Guide provides information about CLI commands for BGP IPv6 discovery and monitoring of Cisco and Juniper devices.

Discovery and monitoring mechanism for BGP-enabled devices in IPv4 and IPv6 network lists the discovery and monitoring mechanism of BGP-enabled devices in IPv4 and IPv6 network.

Table 1. Discovery and monitoring mechanism for BGP-enabled devices in IPv4 and IPv6 network

Platform

IPv4 BGP discovery and monitoring mechanism

IPv6 BGP discovery and monitoring mechanism

Linux

SNMP V2C, V3

CLI (Telnet or SSH) - Perl

Note:

Access over IPv4 and IPv6.