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Chapter 3: Server Utilities QSSC-S4R Server System Product Guide

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1. At the operating system command prompt, type

telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 623 <Enter>

The xxx represent the IP address of the system running the Network Proxy. This may be a central network

server with the Proxy installed. If you are connecting to the local system, use “localhost” instead of the

system’s IP Address. The 623 represents the default Port address required for Command Line Interface

connections. If this port address has been changed while executing the dpcproxy command, use that port

address. For example: telnet 10.7.162.58 623 or telnet localhost 623

2. At the “Server:” prompt, provide the IP Address or DNS Name of the server to which you want to connect.

3. Provide the BMC username and password for the target system.

After authentication is performed, you will see a login successful message and the dpccli> prompt (even over

telnet, Command Line Interface starts in Platform Control mode by default). You can now enter Command Line

Interface commands or switch to SOL Console Redirection mode.

Intel SNMP subagent

SNMP Subagents are SNMP extension agents that provide interfaces and databases for retrieving server

hardware information and for monitoring server health status on the network using the SNMP protocol.

The Management Information Base (MIB) file that accompanies each SNMP subagent contains the definitions of

the management information the SNMP subagent can access, with each definition distinguished by a unique

object identifier (OID). Each SNMP subagent has its own MIB file and OID. The SNMP subagents support

SNMP-based access (GETs, SETs and TRAPs) to the instrumented components on the managed server,

collecting and returning information as requested by a management system.

The subagents plug into the SNMP Master Agent infrastructure supported by the operating system and respond

to queries and sets filtered to the subagents by the master agent, based on the OID specifying the data defined

in the MIB to be retrieved or set.

SNMP Master Agent

You must install the SNMP Master Agent on the managed server.

 For supported Linux* operating systems, use the net-snmp package.

 For supported Microsoft Windows* operating systems, use the SNMP Service included in the Microsoft

Windows* operating system.

For systems running the Microsoft Windows* operating system, the SNMP subagent is implemented as a

dynamic link library (DLL) and is configured in the Registration Database.

For Linux* systems, the SNMP subagent is implemented as an rpm package. It is installed, configured and

started as a service. The SNMP master agent (net-snmp) communicates with the subagent through Agent

protocol.

Install the Intel SNMP Subagent

For Microsoft Windows* operating system-based systems, the SNMP service (available on the operating system

installation CD) must be installed first. To install the SNMP Subagents on a Linux* system, run the install script

installed with the SNMP Subagent:

./snmpsubagentinstall.sh

Features of the SNMP Subagent

Through basic SNMP GETs, SETs, and TRAPs, the SNMP Subagent provides the following functionality for

managing servers:

 Accessing sensor data

 Viewing and modifying threshold settings

 Reading the SMBIOS tables

 Providing overall system health status