SNMP Configuration and Management Manual

Installing and Configuring the SNMP Agent

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The SNMPCTL File

When started, the SNMP agent creates an SNMP control file (SNMPCTL) in the

subvolume from which it is started. You control the SNMP agent by configuring the

SNMPCTL file. If started using the TRACE startup parameter, the SNMP agent also

creates two trace files (ZZSMPTRP and ZZSMPTRB) in the subvolume from which it is

started.

Initially, the values shown in Table 2-1 are assigned to several objects in the SNMP

agent's MIB. The SNMP agent’s MIB is described in detail in Section 3, MIBs

Supported by the SNMP Agent.

Configure the SNMCTL File to Control the

SNMP Agent

Configure the SNMPCTL file in one of four ways:

•

RUN command parameters (RUN Command on page 2-7)

•

PARAM statements (PARAM Statements’ Custom Configuration for the RUN

Command on page 2-16)

Table 2-1. Initial Values of Objects in the SNMP Agent's MIB

MIB Object Initial Value

System group objects:

sysDescr

Tandem NonStop Kernel System

Version: Dxx

Node: node-name

Agent: agent-process-name

where Dxx is the product version of the SNMP agent; for

example, D23.

sysObjectID 1.3.6.1.4.1.169.3.155.1

sysContact

"unknown"

sysName A name associated with the default TCP/IP process handling

communication between the SNMP agent and SNMP

managers. It is derived by a gethostname socket call against

the TCP/IP process specified in the

TCPIP^PROCESS^NAME startup parameter or, if none is

specified, against $ZTC0 on the local node.

sysLocation

"unknown"

sysServices 79

SNMP group object:

snmpEnableAuthenTraps

1 (yes)