Information About Installing IP Filter, Python Libraries, and the SNMP Agent
Before you install the SRC software, make sure that you are familiar with the information in this section about installing IP Filter, Python libraries, and the SNMP agent.
IP Filter
You must install ipfx (the 64-bit IP Filter package) before you install ipf (the 32-bit IP Filter package). Both packages must be installed for a 64-bit Solaris system.
Python Libraries
You must install the Python runtime environment (SMCpython) before you install the Python additional libraries (UMCpyadd).
SNMP Agent
Consider the following factors when installing the SNMP agent:
- If you install the SNMP agent on a host running other SRC components, you must restart the other SRC components after the installation to enable the SNMP agent to manage them.
- If you install the SNMP agent to run under a nonroot user:
- In the GUI installation program, you can specify authorized nonroot users in the Get User Input window.
- In a package installation, select the "under a user identification" option when asked where to install UMCagent during the package installation. Provide the login name for the nonroot user when prompted. The SNMP agent is then installed in the home directory of the named user.
If you install the SNMP agent to run under a nonroot user and later want to start, stop, or monitor the SNMP agent while logged in as the root user, you must use the smagentroot command instead of the smagent command. Failure to do so may cause the agent to create files, such as log files, that are owned by
root
. If a nonroot user later runs the SNMP agent, the agent will not be able to update these files.
- The SDX SNMP agent cannot act as a master agent, and it can communicate with master agents only by using the Agent Extensibility (AgentX) protocol. The SDX SNMP agent runs as a subagent to an installed AgentX master agent, such as the Net-SNMP agent. The SRC software distribution includes a prepackaged integration for the Net-SNMP agent.