Snmp Policy - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - POLICY MANAGEMENT REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Management Manual

2.7 SNMP Policy

The SNMP policy allows you to configure SNMP parameters on the managed devices.
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Policies tab.
2 In the Policies list, click New, then click Policy to display the Select Policy Type page.
3 Select SNMP Policy, click Next to display the Define Details page, then fill in the fields:
Policy Name: Provide a name for the policy. The policy name must be different than the name
of any other item (group, folder, and so forth) that resides in the same folder. The name you
provide displays in ZENworks Control Center.
Folder: Type the name or browse to the ZENworks Control Center folder where you want the
policy to reside. The default is
your policies.
Description: Provide a short description of the policy's content. This description displays in
ZENworks Control Center.
4 Click Next to display the SNMP Community Strings page. Refer to the following table for more
information:
Field
Add a Community String
Community String
Community Rights
Remove All SNMP
Community Strings not
specified by ZENworks
SNMP Policies
Send SNMP Authentication
Trap
This page allows you to add only one community string to the policy. If you want to add
multiple community strings, then configure them in the Details page after creating the policy.
5 Click Next to display the SNMP Default Access Control List page, then use the options to
specify the settings. Refer to the following table for more information:
Field
Allow SNMP Communication
Remove All SNMP Allowed
Hosts not Specified by
ZENworks SNMP Policies
6 Click Next to display the SNMP Trap Targets page, then use the options to specify the settings.
Refer to the following table for more information:
, but you can create additional folders to organize
/policies
Details
Allows you to add a community string.
Specify the name of the SNMP community string to be added.
Allows you to administer rights for a selected community, such as
Read Only, Read & Write, Read & Create, and Notify.
Select this option to remove all the community strings that are not
specified through ZENworks SNMP policy.
Select this option if you want to send authentication trap information.
Details
Select this option to specify whether SNMP communication is
allowed from any host or a list of predefined hosts.
Select this option to remove all the SNMP allowed hosts that are not
specified through the ZENworks SNMP policy.
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