Intel® Management Module Installation and User’s Guide
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Embedded SNMP
You can connect to the managed server and use either an OS-resident SNMP agent or the
Embedded (BMC-resident) SNMP agent. Table 2 summarizes the features available in the two
SNMP access methods.
Table 2. Features Available with BMC and OS Agents
Feature
BMC SNMP Agent
OS SNMP Agent
Access Sensor Data
Yes
Yes
View threshold settings
Yes
Yes
Modify threshold settings
(Voltage, Temperature, System Fan)
No Yes
Read the SMBIOS tables
No
Yes
Provide overall system health status
No
Yes
SET
Yes (Limited)
Yes
SNMP access without OS running on
Managed Server
Yes No
Uses dedicated NIC
Yes
No
Configuring SNMP
For instructions on installing and using the OS-specific SNMP Subagents, refer to the
Installing
and Configuring the Intel® Server Manager 8 SNMP Subagents
document
(SNMP_Subagent_Install_and_Config_Guide.pdf) on the ISM 8 Installation CD.
To use the BMC-resident SNMP agent, install the BMC.MIB file using the ISM 8 SNMP
installation option.
Run the Server Configuration Wizard (SCW) on the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD to
configure the BMC SNMP Agent. The SCW will allow the user to configure the following:
•
Enable SNMP
•
Configure the SNMP port number for Get/Set commands
•
Configure LAN alerting for SNMP Traps
•
Set the SNMP Trap destination
Using the BMC-Resident SNMP Agent
To use the BMC-resident SNMP Agent, do the following:
1.
Connect the NIC on the Advanced Edition module to the network.
2.
Launch your SNMP-aware network management station (for example, Hewlett-Packard’s
OpenView) on a remote administrative system.
