Specifications

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 AgentX
†
protocol.
General Architecture
The baseboard SNMP subagent makes sensor, memory, and processor information on a managed
server available to SNMP-based management applications. When SNMP is selected during the
Intel® Server Manager 8 installation, the baseboard SNMP subagent, the PMAL and SMBIOS
Access Layer libraries, and the IPMI driver are installed on the managed server. The SNMP master
agent, distributed with the operating system, must be installed and configured before installing the
baseboard SNMP subagent. Figure 1 describes how the SNMP subagents interface with the SNMP
master agent and the various components on the platform.
IPMI Driver
IPMI Driver
SNMP Based Management Application
SNMP Based Management Application
MIB
Management Server
(Console)
SNMP Master Agent
Managed Server
Network
Components Installed
by ISM 8.0
Baseboard
SNMP
Subagent
Network
Adapter
SNMP
Subagent
SCSI-RAID
SNMP
Subagent
S-ATA RAID
SNMP
Subagent
NIC Driver
NIC Driver
SCSI RAID Driver
SCSI RAID Driver
S-ATA RAID Driver
S-ATA RAID Driver
BMC to access
Sensor, Processor
and Memory info
Network Controller
to access NIC info
SCSI RAID Controller
to access SCSI info
S-ATA RAID Controller
to access S-ATA info
Figure 1. SNMP Agent Architecture
Installing and Configuring the Intel
®
Server Manager 8 SNMP Subagents 7