HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP is one of the management protocols supported by HP SIM. Traditional management protocol used
extensively by networking systems and most servers. MIB-II is the standard information available consistently
across all vendors.
Installing the SNMP agent
For Windows systems, if SNMP is not installed during the operating system installation, you can install it
from the Windows CD using Add or Remove Windows Component feature.
For Linux systems, SNMP itself is part of the initial installation of the Linux operating system. If it was not
installed during the initial operating system installation, you must install the SNMP .rpm file manually from
the operating system CD.
For HP-UX systems, SNMP is part of the operating system installation.
HP Insight SMMP agents are HP specific SNMP agents used to better manage ProLiant systemts. To install
HP Insight SNMP agents for Windows systems, select Configure→Configure or Repair Agents, Install
Provider s and Agents→Install SNMP agents (HP ProLiant Insight Management Agents) for Windows.
To install the SNMP provider from the Manage Communications page, select Quick Repair→Install
Provider s and Agents→Install SNMP Agents (HP ProLiant Insight Management Agents) for Windows.
To install the HP Insight SNMP agents for ProLiant systems running on Linux x86 operating system, go to
http://www.software.hp.com/ and select the ProLiant Support Pack 7.90.
NOTE:
The HP Insight SNMP agents cannot be installed on HP-UX systems.
For HP SIM to manage target systems using SNMP protocol, verify on the target system that the SNMP service
allows a remote connection from the CMS. If there are different read community 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 Replicate Agent Settings, by selecting Configure→Configure or Repair Agents,
in step 4. For additional information, see “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 HP SIM menu. Or select Options→Protocol
Settings→Global Protocol Settings, and set the read community string for multiple systems.
Configuring SNMP to send test traps
1. Select Configure→Configure or Repair Agents. The Step 1: Select Target Systems page appears.
NOTE: The Step 1: Verify Target Systems page appears if you select the targets before selecting
a tool.
2. Select target systems. For more information, see “Creating a task”.
3. Click Next. The Step 2: Install Providers and Agents (Optional) page appears.
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