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Three Configuration Files for SNMP

Implementing SNMP

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NLS uses three configuration files for SNMP. The configuration files allow
the various systems which provide SNMP information to tailor that
information to your needs as you manage the network. All three files are
installed into SYS:\ETC.
SNMP.CFG lets you add descriptive strings that might be included in SNMP
packets. These packets provide you with specific information, such as server
name, computer hardware description, location, and whom to contact in case
of an issue.
NLSTRAP.CFG lets you specify which NLS events and errors you want to
track. NLSTRAP.CFG has a list of all possible events that NLS could ever
send out. The file contains two lines for each event. The first line is a
description. The second line enables or disables notification for that event. If
the line begins with a pound sign (#), no message is sent.
By default, all lines (events) are commented out. To see an event, you edit
NLSTRAP.CFG. The file contains a description at the top about the format and
what to do with each value. You just turn on what you want to see.
If NLSTRAP.NLM detects an event that is enabled in the NLSTRAP.CFG file,
NLSTRAP.NLM calls routines provided by SNMP.NLM to place the SNMP
packet on the network.
TRAPTARG.CFG lets you specify all targets (or receivers) that are to receive
SNMP trap messages generated by the SNMP agent (SNMP.NLM). It pairs
targets with a protocol for SNMP packet addressing. For example, a server
named PUFFIN in the IPX section of TRAPTARG.CFG instructs NLS to send
SNMP messages to server PUFFIN using IPX.
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Edit NLSTRAP.CFG to set events that you want to monitor.
Specify parameters by using a parameter keyword followed by the
desired parameter value. Then unload and reload NLSTRAP.NLM. (The
changes won't take effect until you reload NLSTRAP.NLM.)
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Edit SNMP.CFG.
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Edit TRAPTARG.CFG to specify all targets that are to receive SNMP trap
messages.
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Run the management console.