Starting OSNMPD from z/OS UNIX

To run the SNMP agent in background, you must add an ampersand (&) to the command and the issuer of the command must be in z/OS® UNIX superuser mode. For a detailed explanation of the parameters, see z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Reference.

Any agent parameters that you want to specify can be added as shown in the following example:

osnmpd -c abc -d 255 -p 761

In this example, the agent will use port 761 to accept requests, community name 'abc' will be added to the list of community names supported by the agent, and all agent traces will be activated. For more information on tracing, see z/OS Communications Server: IP Diagnosis Guide.