Configuring snmpd.conf

By default, you can run SNMP queries (walk, get) from any remote machine without changes to the snmpd.conf file. To quickly add a new community and client access, perform the following steps:

1.	Stop the SMA service by executing the following command:

# svcadm disable svc:/application/management/sma:default

2.	Add the read-only and the read-write community names.

a.	Add a read-only community name and the client/hostname/IP address under the Access Control Setup setup section in the /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf file, as the following excerpt shows:

#################################################

# SECTION: Access Control Setup

# This section defines who is allowed to talk to your

# running SNMP Agent.

# rocommunity: a SNMPv1/SNMPv2c read-only access community name

# arguments: community

# [default|hostname|network/bits] [oid]

# rocommunity snmpclient 172.28.157.149

#################################################

b.	Add a read-write community name and client/hostname/IP address under SECTION: Access Control Setup in the /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf file, as the following excerpt shows:

#################################################

# SECTION: Access Control Setup

# This section defines who is allowed to talk to your

# running snmp agent.

# rocommunity: a SNMPv1/SNMPv2c read-only access community name

# arguments: community

# [default|hostname|network/bits] [oid]

# rwcommunity snmpclient 172.28.157.149

#################################################

3.	Start the SMA service by using the following command:

# svcadm enable svc:/application/management/sma:default

NOTE  Refer to the man snmpd.conf command for more information about configuring the snmpd.conf file.