SNMP Agent Extension for NetWare*: Intel® Network Adapters User Guide

Overview
Prerequisites
Installation Instructions
Available Commands

Overview

The LANAgent module extends the SNMP agent for NetWare* to provide information on Intel PRO/100 and PRO/1000 adapters. Additional information regarding server features, such as teaming and VLANs, is provided through the Intel Advanced Network Services (iANS) module.

The following information describes how to enable the NetWare SNMP module to support the INTEL LAN ADAPTERS MIB.

Prerequisites

For optimal performance by the SNMP agent, install the Intel PRO/100 and PRO/1000 adapter drivers (ce100b, ce1000) and the Intel ANS module (iANS).

The SNMP agent package is compliant with the following driver versions:

CE100b.lan: ver 4.11 and above
CE1000.lan: ver 3.03 and above
iANS.lan : ver 4.14 and above

Installation Instructions

Type nwconfig, then press <Enter>.
Use nwconfig to copy LANAgent.lan to the sys file.
Add this line to autoexec.ncf:
Load <path\>LANAgent
Configure the SNMP community name according to Novell documentation. For example, to enable GET and SET for any community name enter:
Load SNMP ControlCommunity=
For more information, go to http://support.novell.com and search for "Providing SNMP and ConnectView Support."
Register to receive Traps by adding the IP address of the management station to the list in the SYS:\ETC\TRAPTARG.CFG file.

Available Commands

Command	Default	Description
`-h` `help`	n/a	View the help description.
`cache_time=<nn>`	50 (5 seconds)	Define a time period in which the data structure is considered valid. Two consecutive queries within that time will not cause update of the data. <nn> is an integer value set to 1/10 second.
`trap_time=<nn>`	10 (1 second)	Define the time period between two consecutive trap checks. The units are the same as for cache_time.
`status`	n/a	View the current values for cache_time and trap_time.

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