Novell GROUPWISE 7 - MESSAGE TRANSFERT AGENT, Manual

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come standard with SLES 9. If you are using SLES 9, you must update to NET-SNMP in order to
use SNMP to monitor the Linux MTA.
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Make sure you are logged in as root.
2 If NET-SNMP is not already set up on your Linux server, use the following command to
configure SNMP:
snmpconf -g basic_setup
The snmpconf command creates the snmpd.conf file in one of the following directories,
depending on your version of Linux:
/usr/share/snmp
/usr/local/share/snmp
~/.snmp
3 Locate the
snmpd.conf
file on your Linux server.
4 In a text editor, open the
snmpd.conf
file and add the following line:
dlmod Gwsnmp /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/lib/libgwsnmp.so
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Save the
snmpd.conf
file and exit the text editor.
6 Restart the SNMP daemon (snmpd) to put the changes into effect.
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Skip to Section 42.6.2, “Copying and Compiling the MTA MIB File,” on page 670 .
Setting Up SNMP Services for the Windows MTA
SNMP support is provided for up to eight Windows MTAs on the same Windows server. Upon
startup, each instance of the MTA is dynamically assigned a row in its SNMP table. View the
contents of the MTA MIB for a description of the SNMP variables in the table.
To set up SNMP services for the Windows MTA, complete the following tasks:
Š
“Installing Windows SNMP Support” on page 669
Š “Installing GroupWise Agent SNMP Support” on page 669
Installing Windows SNMP Support
For Windows 2000, the SNMP service is usually not included during the initial operating system
installation. The SNMP service can be easily added at any time. To add or configure the SNMP
service, you must be logged in as a member of the Administrator group.
For example, to add the SNMP service to a Windows 2000 server:
1 From the Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2 Click Add/Remove Windows Components .
3
Select Management and Monitoring Tools .
4 Click Details , then select Simple Network Management Protocol .
Continue with “Installing GroupWise Agent SNMP Support” on page 669 .
Installing GroupWise Agent SNMP Support
The GroupWise Agent Installation program includes an option for installing SNMP support.
However, if the server where you installed the agents did not yet have SNMP set up, that installation