HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

sets on the target system, ensure that the read community string is configured in CMS SNMP
protocol. The read community string can be set on the target through Configure or Repair Agents,
by selecting Configure→Configure or Repair Agents, in step 4. For additional information, see
Configuring managed systems from a Windows CMS.
To configure the read community string on the CMS for one or more systems, select
Options→Protocol Settings→System Protocol Settings from the Systems Insight Manager menu. Or
select Options→Protocol Settings→Global Protocol Settings, and set the read community string for
multiple systems.
Configuring SNMP to send test traps
Procedure 306 Configuring SNMP to send test traps
1. Click Next. The Step 2: Install Providers and Agents (Optional) page appears.
2. Select Install SNMP Agent (HP Insight Management Agents) for Windows to install the SNMP
agent on Windows managed systems. This Insight Management Agents allows network
monitoring and control.
3. Click Next. The Step 3: Configure or Repair Agents Settings page appears.
NOTE: The Step 3: Configure or Repair Settings page changes to show the configuration
options available with the installed plug-ins.
4. This section enables you to configure SNMP settings.
5. Select Set traps to refer to this instance of HP Systems Insight Manager in the target systems
SNMP Trap Destination List. This setting enables the target systems to send SNMP traps to this
instance of Systems Insight Manager.
6. Click Next. The Step 4: Enter credentials page appears.
7. Enter the following credentials.
The credentials used in this step must work for all selected target systems. HP recommends
using domain administrator credentials. Credentials entered here are not saved by HP SIM
except to run a scheduled task later.
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