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Setting Up SNMP on UNIX
214 Managing Servers with Netscape Console • December 2001
Setting Up SNMP on UNIX
In general, to use SNMP on UNIX you must have a master agent and at least one
subagent installed and running on your system. You need to install a master agent
before you can enable a subagent. Some UNIX systems have their own SNMP
master agent. If your system has one of these
native agents , you can either disable it
or change the port number that it uses. If you disable the native agent, you will
only be able to use the master agent included with Administration Server. If you
change the port number that the native agent uses, you can use it alongside
Administration Server’s master agent.
The procedures for setting up SNMP are different depending upon your system.
Table 11-1 provides an overview of the procedures to follow in various situations.
The actual procedures are described in detail later in this chapter.
Before you begin, examine your system.
• Is your system already running an SNMP agent that’s native to your operating
system?
• If so, does your native SNMP agent support SMUX communication? If your
native agent supports SMUX, you don’t need to install a master agent.
However, you do need to change the native agent’s configuration.
If you are unsure of how to verify this information, see your system
documentation.
Table 11-1 Overview of Procedures for Enabling SNMP Master Agents and Subagents
If your server meets these conditions... ... follow these procedures
• The system does not have a native agent, or
the native agent is not currently running.
1. Start the master agent.
2. Enable the subagent for each server
installed on the system.
• The native agent is running, SMUX is not
supported, and the system does not need to
continue using the native agent.
1. Stop the native agent.
2. Start the master agent.
3. Enable the subagent for each server
installed on the system.