Managing ProLiant servers with Linux HOWTO

Issue

number

Details

Workaround

Check the Threshold Agent status with the Linux command: ps -ef | grep

cmathreshd. If the agent is not running, start the Threshold Agent using following

command:

#/opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/server/etc/cmathreshd

start

If the agent is running but not reporting data, or if it was correctly started but is no

longer running, check the file /var/spool/compaq/cma.log for error messages.

You must be logged in as “root” to access this file. Verify that the server SNMP

community string defined in your snmpd.conf (using rwcommunity keyword) matches

the community string defined at the management console. If you are using Systems

Insight Manager, the community string can be set in the Device Setup window. For

more information, see the section on community strings in the Systems Insight Manager

User Guide Help file.

If sets still do not work, perform the following procedure:

1. Stop the Threshold Agent and delete previous alarm threshold files using the

following command

# /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/server/etc/cmathreshd stop

Start the Threshold Agent using the following command:

# /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/server/etc/cmathreshd start

Issue 12 Disabling SNMP sets for a specific agent

Workaround Stop the agent associated with the desired MIB. Change the agent command line

argument set switch to -s NOT_OK in the corresponding /opt/hp/hp-snmp-

agents/<agent>/etc/<subagent> file. This disables SNMP sets for this agent only.

Restart the agent.

Issue 13 Disabling SNMP traps for a specific agent

Workaround Stop the agent. Change the agent command line argument trap switch to -t NOT_OK in

the /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/<agent>/etc/<subagent> file. This disables SNMP traps

for this agent only. Restart the stopped agent.

Issue 14 Disabling remote reboot

Workaround Stop the Server Standard Equipment Agent using following command:

#/opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/server/etc/cmastdeqd stop

Edit /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/server/etc/cmastdeqd and change the cmastdeqd agent

command line reboot switch to -r NOT_OK. This disables SNMP reboots for this device

only. Restart the Standard Equipment Agent.

Issue 15 Peer Agents will not run

Workaround Check the /var/spool/compaq/cma.log file for messages. If it is caused by not running

snmpd, then configure snmpd to start automatically during boot. If you changed the

snmpd.conf files, you must refresh snmpd and agents with the following commands:

#/etc/init.d/snmpd restart

#/etc/init.d/hp-snmp-agents restart