User's Manual

SNMP Configuration

SNMP provides an interface to manage devices on the network such as servers, storage, switches, and so

on. The SNMP agent on the device allows OpenManage Essentials to query the health and inventory data

of the device. See SNMP Configuration Options to discover and inventory servers, storage devices, and

other network devices.

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SNMP Configuration Options

Field Description

Enable SNMP discovery Enables or disables the SNMP protocol for

discovery range (subnet).

Get community Specifies the community name for SNMP get calls

from the OpenManage Essentials user interface.

The Get Community is a read-only password that

SNMP agents installed on managed devices use for

authentication. The Get Community allows

OpenManage Essentials to browse and retrieve

SNMP data. This field is case-sensitive.

OpenManage Essentials uses the first successful

community name to communicate with the

device. You can enter multiple SNMP community

strings separated with commas.

Set community Specifies the community name for SNMP set calls

from the OpenManage Essentials UI. The Set

community is a read-write password that SNMP

agents installed on managed devices use for

authentication. The Set community allows

OpenManage Essentials to perform tasks that

require the SNMP protocol, such as shutting down

a system.

This field is case-sensitive. You can enter multiple

SNMP community strings separated with commas.

OpenManage Essentials uses the first successful

community name to communicate with the

device.

NOTE: In addition to the Set community

name, an instrumentation password is

required to perform an SNMP task on a

device.

Timeout (seconds) Specifies the maximum number of seconds the

discovery engine waits after issuing a get or set

call before it considers the call failed. A valid range

is from 1 to 15 seconds. The default is 4 seconds.

Retries (attempts) Specifies the maximum number of additional times

the discovery engine reissues a get or set call after