Users Guide
To enable a system running the Windows Server 2003 operating system to receive SNMP packets from a remote host, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and point to Manage.
The Computer Management window appears.
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 find SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service,andthenclickProperties.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
5. Click the Security tab.
6. Select Accept SNMP packets from any host, or add the IT Assistant host to the Accept SNMP packets from these hosts list.
Changing the SNMP Community Name
Configuring the SNMP community names determines which systems are able to manage your system through SNMP. The SNMP community name used by
managementapplicationsmustmatchanSNMPcommunitynameconfiguredontheDellOpenManagesoftwaresystemsothatthemanagementapplications
canretrievemanagementinformationfromDellOpenManagesoftware.
1. If your system is running Windows Server 2003, click the Start button, right-click MyComputer, and point to Manage. If your system is running Windows
2000, right-click MyComputer and point to Manage.
The Computer Management window appears.
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 find SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service,andthenclickProperties.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
5. Click the Security tab to add or edit a community name.
a. To add a community name, click Add under the Accepted Community Names list.
The SNMP Service Configuration window appears.
b. Type the community name of a system that is able to manage your system (the default is public) in the Community Name text box and click Add.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
c. To change a community name, select a community name in the Accepted Community Names list and click Edit.
The SNMP Service Configuration window appears.
d. Make all necessary edits to the community name of the system that is able to manage your system in the Community Name text box, and then
click OK.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
6. Click OK to save the changes.
Enabling SNMP Set Operations
SNMPSetoperationsmustbeenabledontheDellOpenManagesoftwaresystemtochangeDellOpenManagesoftwareattributesusingITAssistant.To
enable remote shutdown of a system from IT Assistant, SNMP Set operations must be enabled.
1. If your system is running Windows Server 2003, click the Start button, right-click MyComputer, and point to Manage. If your system is running Windows
2000, right-click MyComputer and point to Manage.
The Computer Management window opens.
NOTE: Rebooting your system for change management functionality does not require SNMP Set operations.
NOTE: Rebooting your system for change management functionality does not require SNMP Set operations.