Running multiple SNMP daemons

e-Biz Impact allows you to run multiple SNMP daemons on one system. To run multiple SNMP daemons, modify the Global Console agent configuration interface and its runtime.

Before you start the SNMP EMANATE Master Agent, set the environment variables SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT and SR_TRAP_TEST_PORT to match your cluster configuration. If the e-Biz Impact client is installed on Windows, the Global Console must use the same port that is used by the e-Biz Impact server.

Due to the limitations of the Microsoft API used for SNMP when using a nonstandard SNMP port, you can monitor the system using Global Console only from Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

If the service or daemon does not start automatically, start the service manually using the ims.sr wrapper script, or create a script to start the service or daemon at system startup.

Windows

To install the SNMP EMANATE Master Agent as a Windows service:

Open a command prompt window.
Go to the root drive; for example, C:\ or D:\.
At the command prompt, enter:
```
x:\Sybase\ImpactServer-5_4\bin\ims.sr snmpdm -install -tcpany
```
where “x” is the drive where e-Biz Impact server is installed.

The -tcpany flag allows a connection from any host and overwrites the default configuration, which allows TCP/IP connections only from the local host.

To start the Windows service, enter this command in a command line window:

ims.sr snmpdm -start

Select Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services. Right-click the SNMP EMANATE Master Agent service in the right pane and select Start.

To start the daemon in debug mode, use the -d option:

ims.sr snmpdm -d -tcpany

WARNING! Do not run the service in debug mode from a batch (.bat) or command (.cmd) file. The window may not display correctly after the process exits, making it difficult to troubleshoot errors.

To uninstall the service, enter:

ims.sr snmpdm -remove

UNIX

On UNIX, you must run snmpdm as root to bind to the default SNMP port.

To start the daemon, enter the following command from the root directory in a terminal window:

.../Sybase/ImpactServer-5_4/bin/ims.sr snmpdm -install -tcpany

where “...” is the directory where e-Biz Impact server is installed.

The -tcpany flag allows a connection from any host and overwrites the default configuration, which allows TCP/IP connections only from the local host.

To start the daemon in debug mode, use the -d option:

ims.sr snmpdm -d -tcpany