Add Server-level SNMP Settings

CA Server Automation collects performance metrics from CA SystemEDGE through SNMP requests. You can configure SNMP settings for individual servers.
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CA Server Automation collects performance metrics from CA SystemEDGE through SNMP requests. You can configure SNMP settings for individual servers.
Follow these steps:
  1. Open the
    Explore
    pane.
  2. Expand the
    Data Center
    folder and a subfolder (if necessary).
  3. Right-click a server to configure and select
    Policy
    .
  4. On the
    Policy
    submenu, click
    Configure SNMP Settings
    .
  5. On the
    Configure SNMP Setting
    s dialog, complete one of the following actions:
    • From the list, select the check box for a metric, then click the tool icon (
      Edit
      ) to modify an entry.
    • To create an SNMP entry at the server level, click
      Add
      .
  6. On the
    New SNMP Settings
    dialog, complete the following fields, then click
    OK
    :
    • Name
      Describes the SNMP credentials that you are defining.
    • Port
      Defines the port that is configured for CA SystemEDGE on the system to manage with these credentials.
    • SNMP version
      Specifies the SNMP version used. If you select
      SNMP v3 Trap
      , the panel for more configuration parameters opens.
    • Community String (for SNMP v1/v2)
      Specifies the SNMP community string.
    • Security User (for SNMP v3)
      Specifies the SNMP security user for the SNMP credentials that you are defining.
    • Access Type
      Specifies the access type
      Values:
      Read-Only
      or
      Read-Write
    • Timeout
      Defines how long (in seconds) to wait for a confirmation of notification delivery before timing out.
      Default:
      10
    • Retry limit
      Defines the number of times to retry sending a notification after a timeout.
    • Authentication (for SNMP v3)
      Specifies the authentication protocol to use. Select a value from the
      Type
      drop-down list and specify a password.
      Values:
      MD5
      or
      SHA
    • Privacy (for SNMP v3)
      Specifies the privacy protocol to use. Select a value from the
      Type
      drop-down list and specify a password.
      Values:
      DES
      ,
      AES
      , or
      3DES
    The application saves the settings and displays them in the Server Settings table.