Grass Valley iControl V.4.43 - Manual (Page 465)

iControl
User Guide
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Miscellaneous User Configuration Tasks
To perform miscellaneous user configuration tasks
• In your PuTTY secure shell, type one of the following commands according to your needs:
iControl as an SNMP Manager
iControl has integrated SNMP management functionality that enables it to both monitor and
(where possible) control SNMP-enabled devices such as routers, encoders, multiplexers, etc.
(for a list, see the Third Party SNMP Device document available from the iControl Startup page).
Figure 8-26
iControl SNMP management functions are implemented by SNMP drivers. Once installed and
configured, they allow iControl to communicate with the corresponding SNMP agents
running on the devices being monitored. For example, if you install the driver for an
integrated receiver/decoder (IRD), and then enable the SNMP agent on the IRD itself, iControl
REQUIREMENTS
Make sure you meet the following conditions before beginning this procedure:
• The SNMPv3 commissioning procedure has already been performed once for this
Application Server (see page 444 ).
• You have logged into your Application Server with a PuTTY secure shell and have
changed directories to iControl’s snmpd directory (see page 442 ).
To do this... ...do this...
List all existing user profiles. Type the following in your PuTTY secure shell:
./usersnmpv3 list
Test a user profile. Type the following in your PuTTY secure shell:
./usersnmpv3 test