Launching SNMP in Linux system

How to run SNMP in Linux system (on the example of openSUSE distribution):

1.Install net-snmp packages (with dependencies)

2.Open ports 161 TCP and 161 UDP in the firewall

3.Open command line, enter:

followed by the root user password

4.Run gedit from the command line and edit the /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file

5.To have access to the entire SNMP tree for reading, enter:

and save such modified file

6.If you want SNMP service to start during each system boot, enter in the command line:

7.Now run SNMP service by entering in the command line:

When the above procedure has been performed, open Credentials tab in the properties window of selected host in nVision, select SNMP manageable host option and click OK. Then, when a device information window is opened, it is possible to view SNMP counters tree in the SNMP tab.

Especially interesting system information can be found in branch: