Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP11 Administrator's Guide

Setting Up SNMP

In general, to use SNMP you must have a master agent and at least one subagent installed and running on a your system. You need to install the master agent before you can enable a subagent.

The procedures for setting up SNMP are different depending upon your system. Table 8.1 provides an overview of procedures you will follow for different situations. The actual procedures are described in detail later in the chapter.

Before you begin, you should verify two things:

See your system documentation for information on how to verify this information.


Note –

After changing SNMP settings in the Administration Server, installing a new server, or deleting an existing server, you must perform the following steps:


Table 11–2 Overview of procedures for enabling SNMP master agents and subagents

If your server meets these conditions....  

...follow these procedures. These are discussed in detail in the following sections.  

  • No native agent is currently running

  1. Start the master agent.

  2. Enable the subagent for each server installed on the system.

  • Native agent is currently running

  • No SMUX

  • No need to continue using native agent

  1. Stop the native agent when you install the master agent for your Administration Server.

  2. Start the master agent.

  3. Enable the subagent for each server installed on the system.

  • Native agent is currently running

  • No SMUX

  • Needs to continue using native agent

  1. Install a proxy SNMP agent.

  2. Start the master agent.

  3. Start the proxy SNMP agent.

  4. Restart the native agent using a port number other than the master agent port number.

  5. Enable the subagent for each server installed on the system.

  • Native agent is currently running

  • SMUX supported

  1. Reconfigure the SNMP native agent.

  2. Enable the subagent for each server installed on the system.