Sun Microsystems Netscape Enterprise Server, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 9, Using SNMP to Monitor Servers 215
Configuring the SNMP Master Agent
Method two: Edit the
/etc/services
file to allow the master agent to
accept connections at the standard port as well as a nonstandard port.
Starting the SNMP Master Agent Using Enterprise
Administration Server
To start the SNMP master agent using the Enterprise Administration Server,
perform the following steps:
1.
Log in to Enterprise Administration Server.
2.
In the Server Manager, choose the SNMP Master Agent Control page from
the Global Settings tab. The SNMP Master Agent Control page appears.
3.
Click Start.
You can also stop and restart the SNMP master agent from the SNMP Master
Agent Control page.
Configuring the SNMP Master Agent
Once you’ve enabled the master agent and enabled a subagent on a host
computer, you need to configure the host’s Administration Server. This entails
specifying community strings and trap destinations.
Configuring the Community String
A community string is a text string that an SNMP agent uses for authorization.
This means that a network management station would send a community string
with each message it sends to the agent. The agent can then verify whether the
network management station is authorized to get information. Community
strings are not concealed when sent in SNMP packets; strings are sent in ASCII
text.