To install the master SNMP agent

Steps

1. Log in as root.

2. Check whether an SNMP daemon (snmpd) is running on port 161.

   If no SNMP daemon is running, go to Installing the SNMP Master Agent.

   If an SNMP daemon is running, make sure you know how to restart it and which MIB trees it supports.

3. If an SNMP daemon is running, kill its process.

4. In the Administration Server, choose the Set SNMP Master Agent Trap page from the Global Settings tab.

5. Type the name of the system that is running your network management software.

6. Type the port number at which your network management system listens for traps. (The well-known port is 162.) For more information on traps, see .

7. Type the community string you want to use in the trap. For more information on community strings, see .

8. Click OK.

9. In the Administration Server, choose the Set SNMP Master Agent Community page from the Global Settings tab.

10. Type the community string for the master agent.

11. Choose an operation for the community.

12. Click New.