Server Management Guide

Server Management Software and Utilities
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Microsoft Windows* operating system.
For systems running the Microsoft Windows* operating system, the SNMP subagent is implemented as
a dynamic link library (DLL) and is configured in the Registration Database.
For Linux* systems, the SNMP subagent is implemented as an rpm package. It is installed, configured
and started as a service. The SNMP master agent (net-snmp) communicates with the subagent through
Agent protocol.
4.5.5.2 Install the Intel
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SNMP Subagent
For Microsoft Windows* operating system-based systems, the SNMP service (available on the
operating system installation CD) must be installed first. The autorun software on the Intel
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System
Management Software CD provides links for the installation of tools and utilities. These links lead you
to SNMP subagent installation.
To install the Intel
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SNMP Subagents on a Linux* system, run the install script installed with the Intel
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SNMP Subagent:
./snmpsubagentinstall.sh
NOTE
The Installation Instructions on the Intel
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System Management Software CD contains installation
instructions for all the Intel
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utilities.
4.5.5.3 Features of the Intel
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SNMP Subagent
Through basic SNMP GETs, SETs, and TRAPs, the Intel
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SNMP Subagent provides the following
functionality for managing servers:
 Accessing sensor data
 Viewing and modifying threshold settings
 Reading the SMBIOS tables
 Providing overall system health status
For detailed information on how to configure SNMP subagent and use SNMP subagent for server
health monitoring, refer to the Intel
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SNMP Subagent User Guide that is provided with Intel
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System
Management Software CD or DVD.
4.6 Other Tools
In addition, the BMC can be accessed by standard, off-the-shelf terminal or terminal emulator utilities
such as open source IPMITOOL, IPMIUtility, and FreeIPMI that allow access to sensor status
information, and power control.
The end user owns the risk of using un-validated open source utilities.