Configuring an SNMP Driver’s Settings


REQUIREMENTS:
Make sure you meet the following conditions before beginning this procedure:
• You have opened the SNMP Driver Creator window (click HERE).
• [RECOMMENDED]: You are performing this procedure as a task within the context of an approved workflow (click HERE).

NOTE: The Read community field is optional. The remaining five fields are mandatory.


Parameter	Default value	Description
Name		Name of the driver
Driver path	SNMP/[driver name]	Location of the driver file
Read community [OPTIONAL]	public	SNMP password allowing retrieval of information from the SNMP agent.
SNMP refresh	300 seconds	Amount of time allowed to elapse between refreshes of the driver information (seconds); This parameter can be useful in the following situations: • If you have lost a trap that you are not also polling, but can and do poll on start-up. • If you are polling a table whose size may change over time • If you are generating virtual alarms and they might change over time
SNMP port	161	Port on the agent (target host) where GET and PUT requests are sent
SNMP trap port	162	Port on the Application Server where traps are received; typically corresponds to a configuration element on the agent (target host)