Configuring The Community String; Configuring Trap Destinations; Enabling The Subagent - Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.1 - 08-2002 ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Enabling the Subagent

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.
You can configure the community string for the SNMP master agent from the
Community Strings page in the Server Manager. You also define which
SNMP-related operations a particular community can perform. From the Server
Manager, you can also view, edit, and remove the communities you have already
configured.

Configuring Trap Destinations

An SNMP trap is a message the SNMP agent sends to a network management
station. For example, an SNMP agent sends a trap when an interface's status has
changed from up to down. The SNMP agent must know the address of the network
management station so it knows where to send traps. You can configure this trap
destination for the SNMP master agent from Enterprise Server. You can also view,
edit, and remove the trap destinations you have already configured. When you
configure trap destinations using Enterprise Server, you are actually editing the
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Enabling the Subagent
After you have installed the master agent that comes with the Administration
Server, you must enable the subagent for your server instance before you attempt
to start it. For more information on installing the master agent, see "Installing the
SNMP Master Agent" on page 234. You can use the Server Manager to enable the
subagent.
To stop the SNMP function on UNIX/Linux platforms, you must stop the subagent
first, then the master agent. If you stop the master agent first, you may not be able
to stop the subagent. If that happens, restart the master agent, stop the subagent,
then stop the master agent.
To enable the SNMP subagent, use the SNMP Configuration page in the Server
Manager, and start the subagent from the SNMP Subagent Control page. For more
information, see the corresponding sections in the online help.
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