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

Configuring the SNMP ``system'' group

Configuring the SNMP ``system'' group

The system group contains the basic information that the SNMP agent needs. These are:

Generally, only the latter three items need to be updated.

Enter the appropriate information in each field, and click on OK when done.

The last item, SMUX reserved classes, allows you to specify those SMUX MIB classes that may only be managed by the local agent. Any classes not listed here may be, but will not necessarily be, managed by other SNMP agents.

When you make changes to the system group using the SNMP Agent Manager, the information is placed into the file /etc/snmpd.conf:

Example 8-1 Sample snmpd.conf file

   descr=SCO TCP/IP Runtime Release 2.0.0
   objid=SCO.1.2.0.0
   contact=Trevor Jones x 256
   location=First Floor Computer Room
   smux_reserved=sco