7.1.4 Changing SNMP Communities

This section explains how to change SNMP community settings.

For blade servers, PRIMEQUEST servers, or SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers
Use the following procedure to change SNMP community used by chassis and managed servers.
1. Change the SNMP community set on the management blade, management board, or XSCF.
  The new SNMP community should have Read-Write permission.
  For details on changing SNMP communities, refer to the manual of the management blade, management board, or XSCF.
2. Change the SNMP community set on the managed server.
  Use the same name for the SNMP community of the managed server on the management blade, the management board, and the XSCF.
  Follow the instructions in the ServerView Agents manual to change the SNMP community used by a managed server.
  The new SNMP community should have Read-Write permission.
3. In the ROR console server resource tree, right-click the target chassis and select [Modify]-[Registration Settings] from the popup menu.
  The [Modify Chassis Settings] dialog is displayed.
4. Change [SNMP Community].
5. Click <OK>.
  The SNMP community is changed.
For Rack Mount and Tower Servers
Use the following procedure to change the SNMP community used by PRIMERGY servers.
For servers other than PRIMERGY servers, changing SNMP communities does not require any configuration change in Resource Orchestrator.
1. Change the SNMP community set on the managed server.
  Follow the instructions in the ServerView Agents manual to change the SNMP community used by a managed server.
2. In the ROR console server resource tree, right-click the target server, and select [Modify]-[Registration Settings] from the popup menu.
  The [Modify Server Settings] dialog is displayed.
3. Change [SNMP Community].
4. Click <OK>.
  The SNMP community is changed.
For SPARC Enterprise Servers
Use the following procedure to change SNMP community used by the Remote Management Controller.
1. Change the SNMP community set on the remote management controller (XSCF).
  For details on changing SNMP communities, refer to the XSCF manuals.
2. In the ROR console server resource tree, right-click the target chassis and select [Modify]-[Registration Settings] from the popup menu.
  The [Modify Chassis Settings] dialog is displayed.
3. Change [SNMP Community].
4. Click <OK>.
  The SNMP community is changed.