Networking Guide
Chapter 8, Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Configuring the SNMP ``peers'' group

Configuring the SNMP ``peers'' group

The peers group contains a list of SMUX peers known to the local SNMP agent. This information is needed only to enable the agent to communicate with a SMUX peer that exports a specific MIB module. Fields include:

Peer Name
The name of the remote system running the SMUX peer.

Object ID
The object ID associated with the particular peer.

Password
A password that the peer must pass to the agent when the peer initiates a relationship with the agent.

Priority
An optional field containing a priority level. The agent uses the priority value to determine which SMUX peer to consult when more than one peer registers the same subtree. Legal values are 0 to (2^31)-1, with a lower number having a higher priority. A ``-1'' can also be used to represent the highest available priority.


NOTE: Because this file contains passwords in standard ASCII text, take care to restrict access to this file.

With the Peers Configuration Editor of the SNMP Agent Manager, you can:

The changes you make are saved to the file /etc/snmpd.peers when you click on OK in the information screen:

Example 8-4 Sample snmpd.peers file

   #
   # <name>         <object-id>              <password>    [<priority>]
   #
   "gated"     1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.2     "gated_password"
   "foo"       1.3.6.1.4.1.4.3.99          "aintNoThing"       -1

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