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Variables for configuring the PATROL Agent

You configure the PATROL Agent to run with SNMP by changing the appropriate agent and configuration file variables. The following table shows each part of the process for configuring the PATROL Agent to run with SNMP and lists the variable or file that must be changed along with the section that contains information about it:

Warning

Note

The /snmp/agent_auto_start configuration variable does not work for UNIX.

 Configuring the PATROL Agent to run with SNMP

Task you want to perform

Agent configuration variable

Documentation

Set the port number and community name for the PATROL SNMP Master Agent.

Does not apply This information is set in the PATROL_HOME\lib\ snmpmagt.cfg file.

The file comments describe the syntax. snmpmagt.cfg is used to configure the PATROL "snmpmagt" (if used).

Turn on the SNMP support variable.

/snmp/agent_auto_start

Bypass the master agent and send traps directly to a list of interested SNMP managers from the SNMP subagent.

/snmp/trapMibTable

/snmp/PiV1m_list

Configure events to send SNMP traps.

standard or custom event catalog

Ignore IP Address of responses to SNMP "get" requests.

/snmp/ignoreIPAddress

SNMP community security

The SNMP "COMMUNITY" is used for security reasons to allow SNMP manager to identify itself to an SNMP Agent. The COMMUNITY clause is used within the PATROL SNMP Master Agent configuration file, PATROL_HOME/lib/snmpmagt.cfg, to define external access to PATROL Agent SNMP sub-agent(s).

 

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BMC PATROL Agent 9.5