Users Guide

48 Setup and Administration
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.
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 management station applications must match the SNMP community
name configured on the Dell OpenManage software system so that the
management applications can retrieve systems management information
from the Dell OpenManage software.
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 .