What does the SNMP configuration utility configure?

Question

I've only been using OME for a little over a week now.  It seems to be discovering devices correctly.  Today I ran the SNMP config utility.  But after running that I went into OMSA and the iDRAC web page on several servers and the SNMP trap settings are still at the default settings.  It doesn't have the community string in there that we use.  Is that a problem?  What exactly does this utility configure? In the OME console, I get a lot of 'Authentication Failure' alerts.  Are they SNMP authentication failures?

DELL-Rob C · Answer

Check the OME FAQ on delltechcenter.com/ome. I think it talks about the authentication traps.

I'm not too familiar with the tool. You mean the one from delltechcenter.com/ome?

It should configure trap destination.

Thanks,

Rob

johnb352 · Answer

I checked the FAQ you mentioned. After reading that I believe the "authntication failure" alerts I'm getting are because of SNMP.

The SNMP Configuration Tool can be found here:
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20097170

DELL-Ashish S · Answer

Hi,

The SNMP configuration tool helps to configure the community string and trap destination for Windows and Linux operating system. It is currently not supported for iDRACs.

So, when you ran the SNMP configuration tool, was it executed against the operating system IP address ? And also were the operating system administrator credentials provided ?

Generally, after the tool runs, the SNMP service properties in Windows (snmpd.conf for Linux) are updated with the right community string and trap destination.

Thanks,

Ashish

Dell OpenManage Essentials

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