On Windows 2003, Subagent does not respond to SNMP requests
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
By default, on Windows 2003 Server, SNMP does not respond to any community names presented. When this occurs, Load Balancer subagent cannot answer any SNMP requests.
 
Resolving the problem
If the Load Balancer SNMP subagent does not respond to any requests, make sure you have SNMP Service Properties set with the appropriate community name and destination hosts.
Configure SNMP security properties as follows.

1. Open Computer Management.

2. In the console tree, click Services.

3. In the details pane, click SNMP Service.

4. On the Action menu, click Properties.

5. On the Security tab, under "Accepted community names," click Add.

6. Under Community Rights, select a permission level for this host to process SNMP requests from the selected community (at least Read Only permission).

7. Under Community Name, type a case-sensitive community name that is the same as you provide to the Load Balancer Subagent (default community name: public), then click Add.

8. Specify whether to accept SNMP packets from a host:
  • To accept SNMP requests from any host on the network regardless of identity, click Accept SNMP packets from any host. With this option, a person or entity must be verified by means of authentication, based on criteria such as a password or a certificate.
  • To limit acceptance of SNMP packets, click Accept SNMP packets from these hosts, then click Add. Type the appropriate host name, IP or IPX address. Click Add after each entry.

9. Restart the SNMP Service for the change to take effect.
 
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers Runtimes for Java Technology Java SDK
 
Historical Number
84905f_1
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Edge Component
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1138775
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Sep 19, 2003