Configure Mac OS X for SNMP Monitoring with Orion

10/22/2018 8:25 PM

11/3/2020 9:53 PM

This article provides steps to configure a MAC OS X for SNMP-based monitoring with Orion. 

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1. Log on to your Mac OS X terminal using an account with sudo privileges.
2. Open /etc/hostconfig in a text editor.
3. Under the # Services header, add the following line:
   SNMPSERVER=-YES-
4. Save hostconfig.
5. Rename the original snmpd.conf file with the following command:
   sudo mv /etc/snmpd.conf /etc/snmpd.conf.old
6. Run the SNMP configuration utility to configure a basic snmpd.conf file, using the following command:
   sudo snmpconf -i
   Note: Use a basic read-only community string like public.
7. Confirm the service has restarted by executing the following command:
   sudo /sbin/service -list OR restart
8. Open System Preferences > Security and confirm that the firewall is configured to allow all connections on port 161.
9. Execute the following command to confirm SNMP communication locally:
   snmpwalk -v 1 -c ROCommString localhost

 

The following resource may provide additional information:

• http://www.macenterprise.org/articles/snmp-morethancheckingthebox

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