Owner's Manual

Enable SNMP Set operations on the system running Server Administrator in order to change Server Administrator attributes using IT Assistant. To enable
remoteshutdownofasystemfromITAssistant,enableSNMPSetoperations.
To enable SNMP Set operations on the system running Server Administrator, edit the SNMP agent configuration file, /etc/snmpd.conf
or /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf, and perform the following steps:
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1. Find the line that reads:
rocommunity public 127.0.0.1
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2. Edit this line by replacing rocommunity with rwcommunity.Whenedited,thenewlineshouldread:
rwcommunity public 127.0.0.1
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3. To enable SNMP configuration changes, restart the SNMP agent by typing:
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
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Configuring Your System to Send Traps to a Management Station
Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters. One or more trap destinations
must be configured on the system running Server Administrator for SNMP traps to be sent to a management station.
ToconfigureyoursystemrunningServerAdministratortosendtrapstoamanagementstation,edittheSNMPagentconfigurationfile,/etc/snmpd.conf
or /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf, and perform the following steps:
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1. Add the following line to the file:
trapsink IP_address community_name
where IP_address is the IP address of the management station and community_name is the SNMP community name.
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2. To enable SNMP configuration changes, restart the SNMP agent by typing:
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
Secure Port Server and Security Setup
This section contains the following topics:
l Setting User and Server Preferences
l X.509 Certificate Management
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Setting User and Server Preferences
You can set user and secure port server preferences for Server Administrator and IT Assistant from the respective Preferences Web page. Click General
Settings and click either the User tab or Web Server tab.
Perform the following steps to set up your user preferences:
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1. Click Preferences on the global navigation bar.
The Preferences home page appears.
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2. Click General Settings.
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3. To add a preselected e-mail recipient, type the e-mail address of your designated service contact in the Mail To: field, and click Apply Changes.
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4. To change the home page appearance, select an alternative value in the skin or scheme fields and click Apply Changes.
NOTE: Rebooting your system for change management functionality does not require SNMP Set operations.
NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to set or reset user or server preferences.
NOTE: Clicking Email in any window sends an e-mail message with an attached HTML file of the window to the designated e-mail address.