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SNMP Configuration Options
Table 24. 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.
WMI Configuration
Use the WMI protocol for gathering discovery, inventory, and health information about servers running Windows. This protocol
provides less information about devices than SNMP but is useful if SNMP is disabled on the network. See WMI Configuration
Options to configure WMI parameters for Windows servers only.
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