Users Guide

Setup and Administration 23
Configuring the SNMP Agent
Server Administrator supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) systems management
standard on all supported operating systems. In most cases, SNMP is installed as part of your operating
system installation. An installed supported systems management protocol standard, such as SNMP, is
required before installing Server Administrator. See "Installation Requirements" for more information.
You can configure the SNMP agent to change the community name, enable Set operations, and send
traps to a management station. To configure your SNMP agent for proper interaction with management
applications such as the Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant and Array Manager, perform the procedures
described in the following sections.
NOTE: For IT Assistant to retrieve management information from a system running Server Administrator, the
community name used by IT Assistant must match a community name on the system running Server Administrator.
For IT Assistant to modify information or perform actions on a system running Server Administrator, the community
name used by IT Assistant must match a community name that allows Set operations on the system running
Server Administrator. For IT Assistant to receive traps (asynchronous event notifications) from a system running
Server Administrator, the system running Server Administrator must be configured to send traps to the system
running IT Assistant.
The following procedures provide step-by-step instructions for configuring the SNMP agent for each
supported operating system:
• Configuring the SNMP Agent for Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems
• Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
Configuring the SNMP Agent for Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems
Server Administrator uses the SNMP services provided by the Windows SNMP agent. You can configure
the SNMP agent to change the community name, enable Set operations, and send traps to a management
station. To configure your SNMP agent for proper interaction with management applications such as
IT Assistant and Array Manager, perform the procedures described in the following sections.
NOTE: See your operating system documentation for additional details on SNMP configuration.
Enabling SNMP Access By Remote Hosts
Windows Server 2003, by default, does not accept SNMP packets from remote hosts. For systems running
Windows Server 2003, you must configure the SNMP service to accept SNMP packets from remote hosts
if you plan to manage the system by using SNMP management applications from remote hosts.
To enable a system running the Windows Server 2003 operating system to receive SNMP packets from a
remote host, perform the following steps:
1
Click the Start button, right-click My Computer , and point to Manage .
The
Computer Management window appears.
2 Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
3 Expand the Services and Applications icon and click Services .