Configure SNMP Agents

SNMP agents, which run on your managed appliances, send notifications to the SNMP manager. When you enable an SNMP agent, you are starting all of its services and configuring the system to start those same services with every subsequent reboot. To turn off the SNMP agent, use the disable command.

Note: For a list of all the Appliance Controller commands, see the Command Index.

You can enable or disable the following SNMP agents:

You can enable each agent separately as they are independent of the other. Keep in mind, though, you must enable the Main SNMP service before either of the agents will run.

  1. Log in to the Appliance Controller CLI.
  2. Enter:

    3. snmp agent enable (default | stornext | open-manage)

    The parameter is:

    (default | stornext | open-manage)

    Select the SNMP agent to enable:

    • default – This option, which represents the snmp daemon, is enabled by default. You only need to enable this option if you previously disabled it.
    • stornext – StorNext agent.
    • open-manage – Dell OpenManage agent.

    Example: Enable the StorNext agent:

    > snmp agent enable stornext

    Example: Enable the open-manage agent:

    > snmp agent enable open-manage

  1. Log in to the Appliance Controller CLI.
  2. Enter:

    3. snmp agent disable (default | stornext | open-manage)

    The parameter is:

    (default | stornext | open-manage)

    Select the SNMP agent to disable:

    • default –This option, which represents the snmp daemon, is enabled by default. If you only want to use SNMP queries from the StorNext or OpenManage agent, you can disable this default.
    • stornext – StorNext agent.
    • open-manage – Dell OpenManage agent.