Users Guide

52 Setup and Administration
Configuring the SNMP Agent for Systems Running Supported Windows
Operating Systems
The Dell OpenManage software uses the SNMP services provided by the
Windows SNMP agent. SNMP is one of the two supported ways of
connecting to a System Administrator session; the other is CIM/WMI. You
can configure the SNMP agent to change the community name, enable Set
operations, and send traps to a management station. To configure your SNMP
agent for proper interaction with management applications such as IT
Assistant, perform the procedures described in the following sections.
NOTE: See your operating system documentation for additional details on SNMP
configuration.
Enabling SNMP Access By Remote Hosts on Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003, by default, does not accept SNMP packets from
remote hosts. For systems running Windows Server 2003, you must configure
the SNMP service to accept SNMP packets from remote hosts if you plan to
manage the system by using SNMP management applications from remote
hosts. To enable remote shutdown of a system from IT Assistant, SNMP Set
operations must be enabled.
NOTE: Rebooting your system for change management functionality does not
require SNMP Set operations.
To enable a system running the Windows Server 2003 operating system to
receive SNMP packets from a remote host, perform the following steps:
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 find SNMP Service , right-click
SNMP Service , and then click Properties .
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.