Configuring the SNMP monitor adapter


BMC recommends that you do not include unused elements in the adapter configuration because they might cause errors.

Adapter type: ro-adapter-snmp-monitor_vv.rr.nn

Warning

Note

Starting from the 20.12.02 release, the SNMP monitor adapter supports sending SNMP packets using Internet Protocol version IPv6.

To configure the SNMP monitor adapter, see Configuring base adapters.

The following table describes the adapter configuration elements for the SNMP monitor adapter that you can specify by using the form view, XML view, or both. You cannot use the form view to configure elements and attributes that do not have an entry in the "UI label" column.

 Configuration node elements for the SNMP monitor adapter

Warning

SNMPv3 uses User-based Security Model (USM) to authenticate and encrypt the SNMP packet.

The following figure shows the XML template for the SNMP monitor adapter configuration

XML template of the SNMP monitor adapter configuration

<config>
 <port></port>
 <version></version>
 <mibs-directory></mibs-directory>
 <character-set></character-set>
</config>

The following figure shows the XML sample for the SNMP monitor adapter configuration

XML sample of the SNMP monitor adapter configuration

<config>
  <target>localhost</target>
  <port>4000</port>
  <version>1</version>
  <character-set>shift_jis</character-set>
</config>

The following figure shows the XML sample for the SNMP monitor adapter configuration when the adapter supports SNMPv3

XML sample of the SNMP monitor adapter configuration when the adapter supports SNMPv3

<config>
   <port>162</port>
   <version>3</version>
   <engines>
       <engine>
           <user-name>traptest11</user-name>
           <authentication-password>mypassword</authentication-password>
           <engine-id>0x1234567890</engine-id>
           <privacy-password>mypassword</privacy-password>
       </engine>
       <engine>
           <user-name>traptest1</user-name>
           <authentication-password>mypassword</authentication-password>
           <authentication-protocol>sha</authentication-protocol>
           <engine-id>0x1234567892</engine-id>
           <privacy-password>mypassword</privacy-password>
       </engine>
       <engine>
           <user-name>traptest12</user-name>
           <authentication-password>mypassword</authentication-password>
           <privacy-password>mypassword</privacy-password>
       </engine>
   </engines>
</config>

 

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BMC Atrium Orchestrator Content 20.15.03