Managing NerveCenter
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Managing SNMP Settings - Configuring an SNMP v3 Agent for NerveCenter -
Before NerveCenter can discover or poll an SNMP v3 agent on a node, the following information must be configured on the SNMP v3 agent:
NerveCenter then polls the SNMP v3 agent on behalf of the poll user in this poll context.
In addition to the poll user and context, the following parameters must be configured on the SNMP v3 agent.
When determining the context permissions for the NerveCenter user, make sure the user can access all the MIBs that you want NerveCenter to manage. That means the NerveCenter user/context should have access to all the MIB objects that you want NerveCenter to manage, given the security level you choose for the agent.
Make sure to specify the appropriate level of security for the information NerveCenter manages. If you specify noAuthNoPriv, you will not have authentication or encryption for your SNMP v3 messages.
NerveCenter uses the following as default passwords for the NerveCenter user:
If you choose security a level of authPriv for a node, both passwords are used. For a security level of authNoPriv, only the authentication password is used. For a security level of noAuthNoPriv, no passwords are used. Depending on the security level you set up for the agent, you must configure the NerveCenter user with these same passwords:
These passwords, along with snmpEngineID and the authentication protocol (MD5 or SHA) are used to generate keys (AuthKey and PrivKey respectively). Refer to the SNMP v3 specifications for more information. If you choose different authentication and privacy passwords in NerveCenter, then configure all SNMP v3 agents managed by NerveCenter to use the authentication and privacy passwords designated for the NerveCenter user. If you change the passwords on one agent, you must make the change on all SNMP v3 agents managed by NerveCenter.
Initially you need to configure these passwords directly on all SNMP v3 agents that you want NerveCenter to manage. If you later change the passwords, you can do so from the NerveCenter Administrator.
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