IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions, Version 7.4.0.0

Configuring the SNMP monitor service tests

Use the SNMP monitor configuration parameters to define service tests.

Table 1. SNMP monitor configuration
Field	Description
server	The server to send SNMP `GET` requests to.
objectgroupname	The text name for the group of OIDs to include in the `GET` request.
communitystring	The SNMP read/write community string for the SNMP server on the client. Note: Use a caret character (`^`) in community names advisedly, see Community names for further information.
description	A text field for providing descriptive information on the element.
Active	Selects whether or not the profile element should be activated once it is created.
port	The port on the server to use. Default: `161`
version	The SNMP version to use: `1` - SNMPv1 `2` - SNMPv2c `3` - SNMPv3 Default: `1`
securityname†	The username for the SNMP session.
authenticationphrase†	The authentication password for the user.
privacyphrase†	The privacy password for the user.
authenticationprotocol†	The protocol to use when authenticating the user: `MD5` `SHA1` Default: `MD5`
privacyprotocol†	The protocol to use for encrypting the session. Default: `DES`
timeout	The time, in seconds, to wait for the server to respond. Default: `20`
poll	The time, in seconds, between each poll. Default: `300`
retries	The number of times the monitor should retry to contact the server before quitting. Default: `0`
failureretests	The number of times to retest before indicating a failure. Default: `0`
retestinterval	The time, in seconds, to wait between each failure retest. Default: `10`
hostnamelookuppreference	Determines which IP version, IPv6 or IPv4, is applied to the supplied host name. Options are: `default` sets the monitor to use monitor-wide properties settings. This is the default. `4Then6` selects IPv4 and then IPv6. Uses IPv4 addresses if they are available. If no IPv4 addresses are found, IPv6 addresses are used. `6Then4` selects IPv6 and then IPv4. Uses IPv6 addresses if they are available. If no IPv6 addresses are found, IPv4 addresses are used. `4Only` selects IPv4 only. Uses IPv4 addresses only. If there are no IPv4 addresses, the poll returns an error. `6Only` selects IPv6 only. Uses IPv6 addresses only. If there are no IPv6 addresses, the poll returns an error. `6Or4` selects either IPv4 or IPv6. Uses the first address returned from the host name.
† Applicable only to SNMPv3.

Last updated: September 2014