User Guide

You can further override the settings set in the default backup and recovery options, when creating a

backup plan or a recovery task. The settings you obtain in this case will be plan-specific or task-

specific.

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 provides the following Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

objects to SNMP management applications:

1.3.6.1.4.1.24769.100.200.1.0 - string identifying the type of event (Information, Warning, Error)

1.3.6.1.4.1.24769.100.200.2.0 - string containing the text description of the event (it looks identical to

messages published by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 in its log).

The preset is: Disabled.

To set up sending SNMP messages

1. Select the Send messages to SNMP server check box.

2. Specify the appropriate options as follows:

o Types of events to send – choose the types of events: All events, Errors and warnings, or

Errors only.

o Server name/IP – type the name or IP address of the host running the SNMP management

application, the messages will be sent to.

o Community – type the name of the SNMP community to which both the host running SNMP

management application and the sending machine belong. The typical community is "public".

To disable sending SNMP messages, clear the Send messages to SNMP server check box.

The messages are sent over UDP.

The next section contains additional information about Setting up SNMP services on the receiving

machine (p. 44).

3.2.1.2. Setting up SNMP services on the receiving machine

Windows

To install the SNMP service on a machine running Windows:

1. Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components.

2. Select Management and Monitoring Tools.

3. Click Details.

4. Select the Simple Network Management Protocol check box.

5. Click OK.

You might be asked for lmmib2.dll that can be found on the installation disc of your operating system.

Linux

To receive SNMP messages on a machine running Linux, the net-snmp (for RHEL and SUSE) or the

snmpd (for Debian) package has to be installed.