Owner's Manual

Configuring Protocols to Send Information to IT Assistant 259
SNMP Community Names in IT Assistant and Server Administrator
For IT Assistant to successfully read information, modify information, and
perform actions on a system running Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
(the Dell recommended server agent) and/or other supported agents, the
community names used by IT Assistant must match the corresponding
community read-only (Get) and read/write (Set) community names on the
managed system. Also, for IT Assistant to receive traps (asynchronous event
notifications) from a system running Server Administrator, the system must
be configured to send traps to the system running IT Assistant. For more
information, see "Configuring SNMP for System Manageability" on page 92.
Community Names Must Be Secure
There are operating system default names for both Get and Set community
names. For security reasons, these names should be changed. When selecting
community names for your network, use the following guidelines:
• Change both the Get and Set names to passwords that are hard to guess.
• Avoid using strings such as your company's name or phone number or any
well known personal information about yourself.
• Use an alphanumeric string that includes both letters and numbers,
mixing uppercase and lowercase letters; community names are
case-sensitive.
• Use strings that are at least six characters long.
Configuring SNMP Service on a System Running
Supported Windows Operating System
For information on installing SNMP, see "Installing SNMP on the IT Assistant
System" on page 70.
Configuring the SNMP Service on an IT Assistant Management Station
To configure the Windows SNMP Service on the management station,
perform the following steps:
1
Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Manage .
The
Computer Management window appears.
2 Expand the Services and Applications tree.