Enable and start SNMP via script.

[Andreas Åhman]

Hi,

I'm wonder if there's a way to enable and start the snmp service without running tcpip$config.

I've tried adding and configuring the service through the tcpip but I just cannot get the service enabled.

[Volker Halle]

Andreas,

if TCPIP$CONFIG can't get SNMP enabled, then who else could be expected to do that ?

You might want to check OPERATOR.LOG and/or the SNMP service logfile SYS$SYSDEVICE:[TCPIP$SNMP]TCPIP$SNMP_RUN.LOG for errors when trying to enable the SNMP service.

Volker.

[Andreas Åhman]

I might have expressed myself a bit unclear.

Everything works fine while using tcpip$config.

It's when Im using tcpip> set, enable etc. that can't enable it.

[Volker Halle]

Andreas,

you would have to read TCPIP$CONFIG.COM to find the commands issued during SNMP configuration.

Volker.

[Andreas Åhman]

Ok..

I was kinda worried that I'd have to do that. :)

Got a bit reading to do then.

[EdgarZamora_1]

If you've configured SNMP previously, you should be able to enable/disable it using command line TCPIP.

$ tcpip disable service snmp
%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 30-OCT-2006 10:52:35.30 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user INTERnet on DRCLC1
INTERnet ACP Deactivate SNMP Server

$
$ tcpip enable service snmp
%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 30-OCT-2006 10:52:43.28 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user INTERnet on DRCLC1
INTERnet ACP Activate SNMP Server

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 30-OCT-2006 10:52:43.29 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user INTERnet on DRCLC1
INTERnet ACP NOLISTEN Process creation success: Service - SNMP

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 30-OCT-2006 10:52:43.29 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user AUDIT$SERVER on DRCLC1
Security alarm (SECURITY) on DRCLC1, system id: 2118
Auditable event: Process created ($CREPRC)
Event time: 30-OCT-2006 10:52:43.28
PID: 00000217
Process name: TCPIP$INETACP
Username: INTERnet
Process owner: [SYSTEM]
Image name: DRCLC1$DKB0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]TCPIP$INETACP.EXE
;1
New PID: 00000223
New process name: TCPIP$SNMP_2
New process owner: [TCPIP$AUX,TCPIP$SNMP]
New image name: SYS$SYSTEM:LOGINOUT.EXE

$

[Andreas Åhman]

I managed enabling snmp via a script yesterday.

It involved copying quite a few rows from tcpip$config. Not as straightforward as one might think.

[Joseph Huber_1]

I'm wondering why You have to take out parts of tcpip$config, isn't there
TCPIP$SNMP_SHUTDOWN.COM, and TCPIP$SNMP_STARTUP.COM in sys$startup: ?

[Andreas Åhman]

That's true.

But in order to enable and start snmp there are a few steps that has to be taken.

A user needs to be created, a number of files needs to be extracted. then you need to create the service and enable it.

[Joseph Huber_1]

>> But in order to enable and start snmp there are a few steps that has to be taken.

This is usually called configuration.
You asked for "enable and start".

[EdgarZamora_1]

That's why I said in my original response "if you've configured SNMP previously"...

You really only need to configure once. After that, you can enable and disable at will with the TCPIP ENABLE/DISABLE SNMP command. And if you need to reconfigure, you can still use one line to do it. Check out the help on TCPIP SET CONFIG SNMP command. All the switches you need to reconfigure are there.

[Andreas Åhman]

That's true. i guess I just didn't read your post thorough enough.

Well as I said I've now got it working. I'm now able to install/configure/enable and start snmp.

Although a few parameters are still static but that's another issue. :)