SNMP Agent Extension for NetWare*

Overview

Prerequisites

Installation Instructions

Available Commands



Overview

The LANAgent module extends the SNMP agent for NetWare* to provide information on Intel adapters.

The following information describes how to enable the NetWare SNMP module to support the INTEL® LAN ADAPTERS MIB.


Prerequisites

For optimal performance by the SNMP agent, install the appropriate NetWare drivers:

The SNMP agent package is compliant with the following driver versions:


Installation Instructions

  1. At the server prompt enter:

    Load <path\>LANAgent
  2. Configure the SNMP community name according to the Novell* documentation. For example, to enable GET and SET for any community name enter:

    Load SNMP ControlCommunity=

    For more information, go to http://support.novell.com.

  3. Register to receive Traps by adding the IP address of the management station to the list in the SYS:\ETC\TRAPTARG.CFG file.


Available Commands

Command Default Description

-h

help

n/a View the help description.
cache_time=<nn> 50 (5 seconds) Define a time period in which the data structure is considered valid. Two consecutive queries within that time will not cause update of the data. <nn> is an integer value set to 1/10 second.
trap_time=<nn> 10 (1 second) Define the time period between two consecutive trap checks. The units are the same as for cache_time.
status n/a View the current values for cache_time and trap_time.


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