Managing Configuration With the Main Configuration File

The main configuration file that is shipped with the System Management Agent is the snmpd.conf file. This file is located in the /etc/sma/snmp directory. A minimal version is provided as a standard template to help you get started.

Various tokens are available as with standard Net-SNMP for managing configuration. These tokens are managed through the snmpd.conf file. Each of these tokens has an init module that runs when the System Management Agent starts.

In addition to the standard Net-SNMP implementation, some extra modules are provided with the System Management Agent. These extra modules include the seaProxy module and the seaExtensions module, described in Migration From Solstice Enterprise Agents Software.

For more information about the snmpd.conf file, see the snmpd.conf(4) man page.

As an SNMP agent, the System Management Agent must run on port 161. If another process is running on port 161, the System Management Agent does not start. To see if the System Management Agent is not starting because another agent is running at port 161, check the contents of the /var/log/snmpd.log log file. This log file also details any other errors that might occur at startup.