Installing MIBs on Linux, and getting traps.

[sanvicente]

I have a clean Redhat AS4 installation on an HP DL385, and need to get it sending the traps described in the mib: CPQHOST-MIB. This mib file did not come installed, I had to get it from the internet.

Ok, so I've got the file, but now what? I imagine that I need to copy the mib file to a certain directory, and then start some process that will cause the compaq traps in this file to get sent. This is where I'm lost.

Sorry if this is a very basic question, I would rtfm if I had one.

Many thanks

 

[nbowden]

Hi,

No, generally what you need to do is to configure the SNMP agent on the server to send traps.

I'm not too sure what agent it will be on a Redhat server, but generally on *nix servers if you do a :

ps -ef | grep -i snmp

you should be able to see if you have an agent running. Usually, you have to configure the agent to send traps to a destination IP address (the IP address of your management station).

HTH


Nigel Bowden

http://www.bowden-software.com