Adding an SNMP Agent Component
To use SDX Admin to add a component:
ou=Components, ou=System Management, ou=Configuration, o=Management, o=umc
- Right-click ou=Components, and select New > Component.
- In the New Component dialog box, enter a name or select a name from the drop-down list. Names must be no more than 50 characters.
The Component pane appears. If you selected a name from the drop-down list, the software fills in default values.
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SNMP Component Fields
In SDX Admin, you can modify the following fields in the content pane for SNMP components.
Technical Name
- Technical name for the component.
- Value—You can enter a value or select a value from the drop-down list. The value depends on the application type:
- For a PYTHON application type, use the path to the file that contains the Python program that is executed by the Python process as it appears on the command line of the executed Python command. (Because all Python components run in a process in which the command name is python, you must provide the path to distinguish the Python program from other Python components running on the same host.)
- For a PROCESS application type, use the executed command.
- For a JAVA application type, use the full package/class name of the class with the "main" function that appears as an argument to the Java command that starts the component. (Because all Java components run in a process in which the command name is java, you must provide the name of the main class for a Java component to distinguish it from other Java components running on the same host.)
- For CONTAINER and MGMTIF application types, the technical name of the component is not necessary and is ignored.
- Default—If you selected a name in the New Component dialog box, the software enters a technical name for you. Otherwise, there is no default.
- Example—net.juniper.smgt.gateway.nic.host.NicHost
Application Type
- JAVA—Java process
- MGMTIF—Management interface used to monitor SRC-based components, such as subscriber portals or the Workflow application.
- PROCESS—UNIX process, such as Merit RADIUS
- PYTHON—Python process
- CONTAINER—Component that groups related components that need to be monitored as a group. In the MIB, a container component sends a trap if any of its contained components fails. See Components.
- Guidelines—A container component cannot contain another container. It can contain only Python, process, Java, or mgmtif components.
- Default—If you selected a name in the New Component dialog box, the software enters an application type for you. Otherwise, there is no default.
Polling Interval
- Length of the interval between checks by the SNMP agent that the component is running.
- Value—Number of seconds in the range 1-3600. You can enter a value or select a value from the drop-down list.
- Default—Depends on the type of component
Description
Start Command
- Software command that starts the component.
- Value—Path and command
- Guidelines—The software must be configured to start the component with SNMP. When SNMP is used to set the administrative state of a container component, it ignores the start and stop commands of the container component. The start and stop commands of the container component are used to start and stop the whole component and are assumed to manage the starting and stopping of the processes that correspond to the subcomponents.
- Default—For most SRC components, the software enters the correct start command as long as the component is installed in the default location.
- Example—/opt/UMC/sae/etc/sae start
Stop Command
- Software command that stops the component.
- Value—Path and command
- Guidelines—The software must be configured to stop the component with SNMP. When SNMP is used to set the administrative state of a container component, it ignores the start and stop commands of the container component. The start and stop commands of the container component are used to start and stop the whole component and are assumed to manage the starting and stopping of the processes that correspond to the subcomponents.
- Default—For most SRC components, the software enters the correct stop command as long as the component is installed in the default location.
- Example—/opt/UMC/sae/etc/sae stop
Install Date
- YYYYMMDD indicates the year, the month, and the day
- hhmmss indicates the hour, the minute, and the second
- Z = Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Manufacturer
- Component manufacturer.
- Value—Text name of a manufacturer
- Guidelines—Optional
- Default—If you selected a name in the New Component dialog box, the software enters a manufacturer for you. Otherwise, there is no default.
Version
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