Users Guide

NOTE: For additional details on SNMP conguration, see the operating system documentation.
Changing the SNMP community name
NOTE: You cannot set the SNMP community name from Server Administrator. Set the community name using operating
system SNMP tools.
Conguring the SNMP community names determines which systems are able to manage your system through SNMP. The SNMP
community name used by management applications must match an SNMP community name congured on the system running
Server Administrator so that the management applications can retrieve management information from Server Administrator.
1. Open the Computer Management window.
2. Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
3. Expand the Services and Applications icon and click Services.
4. Scroll down the list of services until you nd SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service, and then click Properties.
The SNMP Service Properties window is disabled.
5. Click the Security tab to add or edit a community name.
To add a community name:
a. Click Add under the Accepted Community Names list.
The SNMP Service Conguration window is displayed.
b. Type the community name of a system that is able to manage your system (the default is public) in the Community Name
box and click Add.
The SNMP Service Properties window is displayed.
To edit a community name:
a. Select a community name in the Accepted Community Names list and click Edit.
The SNMP Service Conguration window is displayed.
b. Edit the community name in the Community Name box, and then click OK.
The SNMP Service Properties window is displayed.
6. Click OK to save the changes.
Conguring Your System To Send SNMP Traps To A Management Station
Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters. You
must congure one or more trap destinations on the system running Server Administrator for SNMP traps to be sent to a
management station.
1. Open the Computer Management window.
2. Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
3. Expand the Services and Applications icon and click Services.
4. Scroll down the list of services until you nd SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service , and then click Properties.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
5. Click the Traps tab to add a community for traps or to add a trap destination for a trap community.
a. To add a community for traps, type the community name in the Community Name box and click Add to list, which is
located next to the Community Name box.
b. To add a trap destination for a trap community, select the community name from the Community Name drop-down box and
click Add under the Trap Destinations box.
The SNMP Service Conguration window appears.
c. In the Host name, IP or IPX address box, type the trap destination, Add.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
6. Click OK to save the changes.
Conguring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Server Administrator uses the SNMP services provided by the net-snmp SNMP agent. You can congure the SNMP agent to
change the community name, enable Set operations, and send traps to a management station. To congure your SNMP agent for
proper interaction with management applications such as IT Assistant, perform the procedures described in the following sections.
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