Using NET-SNMP with the Domino SNMP Agent
On the Linux™ platform, the Domino® SNMP Agent uses the SMUX protocol, per RFC 1227, to communicate with the system's Master SNMP Agent. Some Linux distributions include a Master SNMP Agent that supports the SMUX protocol; others do not.
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On the Linux platform, Domino includes a suitable NET-SNMP Master Agent, called NET-SNMPD, already configured to support the SMUX protocol and the Domino SNMP Agent.
Installing NET-SNMPD on Linux
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Log on as the root user and then install NET-SNMPD on Linux as follows:
Procedure
What to do next
You have completed the installation of NET-SNMPD on Linux. Configure and start NET-SNMPD.
Configuring NET-SNMPD
Procedure
Manually Starting and Stopping NET-SNMPD
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To start NET-SNMPD, log on as the root user and enter this command:
/etc/net-snmpd.sh start
To stop NET-SNMPD, log on as the root user and enter this command:
/etc/net-snmpd.sh stop
How NET-SNMPD was Created
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The NET-SNMP package, which is distributed from the Net-SNMP Web site, contains a variety of tools for SNMP; however, Domino includes only the NET-SNMP Master Agent.
For Domino, the NET-SNMP 5.0.7 package was configured and built with the following options:
--enable-shared=no
--with-default-snmp-version=3
--with-logfile=/var/log/snmpd.log
--with-mib-modules=smux
--with-openssl=no
--with-persistent-directory=/var/net-snmp
--with-sys-contact=Unknown
--with-sys-location=Unknown
The resulting agent/snmpd was used as the NET-SNMPD for Domino.
Creating and Configuring your own NET-SNMP Master Agent
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Because the UCD-SNMP and NET-SNMP packages, which are distributed from the Net-SNMP Web site, contain many optional components, you may want to create and/or configure your own Master SNMP Agent for use with Domino. To do so, invoke the source configure script with the following option, to include SMUX support:
--with-mib-modules=smux
Add the following line to the snmpd.conf file:
smuxpeer 1.3.6.1.4.1.334.72 NotesPasswd