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Grass Valley iControl V.4.43 User Manual

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iControl and SNMP

Configuring an SNMP Driver’s Settings

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To configure an SNMP driver’s settings

1. In the SNMP Driver Creator window, click on the SNMP driver configuration tab.

Figure 8-47

2. Input the required parameter information in the Device and SNMP areas.

3. [OPTIONAL] Perform the following sub-steps if you would like to backup your script:

a) Click Save driver.

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)