Changing remote ping global values
Each newly invoked on-demand remote ping or newly deployed periodic
remote ping instance inherits the global values that are specified in the REMOTEPING.conf file. The global parameters and their values
are described in changing-remote-ping-global-values.html#GUID-621C5DA4-69D4-4CDD-B7B3-9838DF6DC3B1-en__MPLS_CONFIG_MPLS_97913.
The WriteCommunity value
that is defined in the REMOTEPING.conf file is included in a remote ping request only if cannot find a match for the target device in a System Write Community Strings group. “System Write Community Strings remote ping group” on page 150 provides information
about modifying or creating a System Write Community Strings group. “Configuring
a Community String for Juniper Ping MIB Access” on page 177 provides information about configuring a community string for Juniper Ping MIB access.
As explained in changing-remote-ping-global-values.html#GUID-621C5DA4-69D4-4CDD-B7B3-9838DF6DC3B1-en__MPLS_CONFIG_MPLS_71308, there are two REMOTEPING.conf files:
- One in the mpls-t directory—intended for theMPLS Topology Server
- One in the mpls-m directory—intended for theMPLS Monitoring ServerThe REMOTEPING.conf file in the mpls-t directory contains eight parameters, one of which is NumberOfThreads. The REMOTEPING.conf file in the mpls-m directory contains just the NumberOfThreads parameter. You can modify the parameters in both files.When running, the remote ping manager in theMPLS Monitoring Serverwill obtain all of its attribute values except NumberOfThreads from the remote ping manager in theMPLS Topology Server. It will obtain its NumberOfThreads value from the REMOTEPING.conf file in the mpls-m directory.To change the remote ping global values for theMPLS Topology Server:
- Go to the BASEDIR/smarts/bin directory in theMPLS Management Suiteinstallation area and type the following command to open the REMOTEPING.conf file:sm_edit conf/mpls-t/REMOTEPING.conf
- Consult changing-remote-ping-global-values.html#GUID-621C5DA4-69D4-4CDD-B7B3-9838DF6DC3B1-en__MPLS_CONFIG_MPLS_97913 and make your changes to the global parameters.
- Save and close the file.The modified version of the REMOTEPING.conf file is saved to the BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/mpls-t directory.
- If theMPLS Topology Serverwas running before you edited the mpls.conf file, restart theMPLS Topology Server.