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4.

Edit the snmpd.conf file.

For Red Hat Linux, open the following file in the vi editor:

vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

For SuSE SLES 8, open the following file in the vi editor:

vi /usr/share/snmp/snmpd.conf

a.

Remove the comment symbol (#) from the trapsink line, and add the IP address of the
CMS:

trapsink IPaddress

where IPaddress is the IP address of the CMS.

b.

Add the CMS to the read only community by adding the line:

rocommunity CommunityName IPaddress

where CommunityName is the SNMP community string used by the CMS and IPaddress
is the IP address of the CMS.

c.

Save the changes to the file. To save and close this file using the vi editor, press the Esc
key, enter :wq!, and then press the Enter key.

5.

Start the SNMP daemon:

/etc/init.d/snmpd start

6.

If the HP Server Management Drivers and Agents daemons are installed on your system, start
them:

/etc/init.d/hpasm start

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