Configuring the Monitor Agent
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Poll Cycle:
Specify the number of seconds after which the Monitor Agent polls all monitored
GroupWise agents for updated information.
By default, the Monitor Agent starts 20 threads to poll monitored agents. You can use the
/
pollthreads
startup switch to adjust the number of threads. For more information, see
Chapter 63, “Using Monitor Agent Switches,” on page 1023
.
By default, the Monitor Agent communicates with other GroupWise agents by way of XML.
However, if XML is unavailable, the Monitor Agent automatically uses SNMP instead. Prior to
the GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack, GroupWise agents did not support XML, so the
Monitor Agent must use SNMP to monitor these older agents. If you need to monitor older
agents, see
Section 59.3.2, “Configuring the Monitor Agent for SNMP,” on page 977
.
If all monitored agents in the group require the same username and password in order to
communicate with the Monitor Agent, you can provide that information as part of the Monitor
Agent’s configuration.
HTTP User Name:
Provide the username for the Monitor Agent to use when contacting
monitored agents in the group for status information.
HTTP Password:
Provide the password, if any, associated with the username specified in the
field above.
NOTE:
On Linux, at the
Monitor Agent Web console
, the
HTTP User Name
and
HTTP
Password
fields are not available. However, you can use the
--httpagentuser
and
--
httpagentpassword
startup switches when you start the Monitor Agent to achieve the same
functionality. For more information, see
Chapter 63, “Using Monitor Agent Switches,” on
page 1023
.
If the monitored agents use different usernames and passwords, you are prompted to supply
them when the Monitor Agent needs to communicate with the monitored agents.
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Click
Apply Options to Subgroups
if you want subgroups to inherit these settings.
7
Click
OK
to put the specified poll cycle into effect.
59.3.2 Configuring the Monitor Agent for SNMP
The Monitor Agent must use SNMP to communicate with GroupWise agents that date from earlier
than the GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack. You can customize how the Monitor Agent
communicates with such older agents and how it communicates with SNMP monitoring and
management programs.
At the Windows
Monitor Agent server console
:
1
Click
Configuration > Polling.
or
On Linux, at the
Monitor Agent Web console
, click
Preferences > Setup
, then scroll down to
the
SNMP Settings
section.
