Running the probe

Before running the probe for the first time, you must specify a minimum set of properties.

Before you run the probe, you must specify the following properties:
  • Port - this property specifies the port on which the probe listens for SNMP traffic.
  • Protocol - this property specifies the network protocol that the probe uses.
Note: To run the probe on a machine where another trapd process is running (for example, HP NNM or SunNet Manager), you must specify an SNMP port that is not being used by the other trapd process.

To start the probe on UNIX and Linux® operating systems, run the following command:

$NCHOME/omnibus/probes/arch/nco_p_mttrapd

To start the probe from the Windows command prompt, use the following command:

%NCHOME%\omnibus\probes\win32\nco_p_mttrapd

To run the probe as a Windows service, use the following steps:
  1. To run the probe on the same host as the ObjectServer, use the following command to register it as a service:

    %NCHOME%\omnibus\probes\win32\nco_p_mttrapd -install -depend NCOObjectServer

  2. To run the probe on a different host to the ObjectServer, use the following command to register it as a service:

    %NCHOME%\omnibus\probes\win32\nco_p_mttrapd -install

  3. Start the probe service using the Microsoft Services Management Console.
Note: On the Windows operating system, always specify the -utf8enabled command line option when starting the probe if you have configured the probe to process UTF-8 (multibyte) characters.