Users Guide

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
the first call times out. The discovery engine
reissues the call until it is successful, or all retry
attempts have timed out. A valid range is from 1 to
10 retries. The default is 2.
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