(Unattended Installation)
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
The [SNMP] section contains entries for specifying the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) service.
Answer File Entries for the [SNMP] Section
Entry | Description |
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Accept_CommunityName |
Defines the community names from which the computer running the SNMP service can accept traps. |
Any_Host |
Specifies whether the computer accepts SNMP packets from any host. |
Community_Name |
Indicates the community name for the computer. |
Contact_Name |
Specifies the contact name for a managed node, as well as information about how to contact this person. |
Limit_Host |
Specifies a maximum of three host names separated by commas. |
Location |
Specifies the physical location of the computer. |
Send_Authentication |
Specifies whether to send an authentication trap when an unauthorized community or host requests information. |
Service |
Specifies any combination of up to five SNMP services. |
Traps |
Specifies a maximum of three IP or IPX addresses to which SNMP sends traps. |
Defines the community names from which the computer running the SNMP service can accept traps.
Accept_CommunityName = community_name:right, ...
Value | Description |
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community_name : right, ... |
Community name and community rights. |
[SNMP]
Accept_CommunityName = MyCommunity:Read_Only
The default value is public:Read_Only.
Each community name must have a community right associated with it. Valid community rights are None, Notify, Read_Only, Read_Write, and Read_Create.
If you do not assign a community right to a community name, the default value of Read_Only applies. Commas separate community names.
Specifies whether the computer accepts SNMP packets from any host.
Any_Host = Yes | No
Value | Description |
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Yes |
Accepts SNMP packets from any host. |
No |
Does not accept SNMP packets from any host. |
[SNMP]
Any_Host = Yes
None.
Indicates the community name for the computer.
Community_Name = community_name
Value | Description |
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community_name |
Community name. |
[SNMP]
Community_Name = "MyCommunity"
Enclose community_name in quotation marks.
Specifies the contact name for a managed node, as well as information about how to contact this person.
Contact_Name = name
Value | Description |
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name |
Contact name. |
[SNMP]
Contact_Name = "John Arthur"
Enclose name in quotation marks.
Specifies a maximum of three host names separated by commas.
Limit_Host = host_name[, host_name][, host_name]
Value | Description |
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host_name[, host_name][, host_name] |
Host name. |
[SNMP]
Limit_Host = Host1, Host2, Host3
This entry requires Any_Host = No
in the [SNMP] section.
Specifies the physical location of the computer.
Location = location
Value | Description |
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Location |
Physical location of the computer. |
[SNMP]
Location = "San Francisco"
Enclose location in quotation marks.
Specifies whether to send an authentication trap when an unauthorized community or host requests information.
Send_Authentication = Yes | No
Value | Description |
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Yes |
Sends an authentication trap when an unauthorized community or host requests information. |
No |
Does not send an authentication trap when an unauthorized community or host requests information. |
[SNMP]
Send_Authentication = Yes
None.
Specifies any combination of up to five SNMP services.
Service = [Physical], [Applications], [Datalink], [Internet], [End-to-End]
Value | Description |
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Physical |
Sevice name. |
Applications |
Service name. |
Datalink |
Service name. |
Internet |
Service name. |
End-to-End |
Service name. |
[SNMP]
Service = Applications, Internet, End-to-End
You must separate these values with commas.
Specifies a maximum of three IP or IPX addresses to which SNMP sends traps.
Traps = IP_or_IPX_address[, IP_or_IPX_address]
Value | Description |
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IP_or_IPX_address[, IP_or_IPX_address] |
IP or IPX address. |
[SNMP]
Traps = 192.168.1.1
For the values specified in the Traps entry to take effect, you must specify a valid value in the Community_Name entry.
The IPX protocol is available on 32-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 but not on 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.