snmpwindows
I've installed SNMP on my environment of Windows Server 2003/2008 and configured with group policy to allow our monitoring system to SNMP READ and TRAP with our custom community string. I have a handful of servers that are failing in the monitoring system with no response eventhough they appear to be configured and running.
What Windows-based tools can I use to troubleshoot connectivity and configuration? I would like to do things like SNMP ping, get data (snmpwalk?), or force a trap.
For Windows Server 2008, you can use OCSETUP.EXE. See more at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936209
For Windows Server 2003, you can use SYSOCMGR. Put the following lines into a file (I'm calling mine "snmp.txt"):
[Components]
netoc = on
[NetOptionalComponents]
SNMP = 1
Then, call SYSOCMGR as an Administrator (or as SYSTEM-- this absolutely does work from an AD startup script):
SYSOCMGR /i:%SystemRoot%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:snmp.txt
(This assumes you're calling SYSOCMGR from the same directory as snmp.txt.)
I've done this all the time w/ Windows XP, and it worked fine in a VM that I just tested w/ W2K3. Be sure the Windows source files are accessible in the location SYSOCMGR looks by default or the install will hang asking for them.
Edit: Reversed /u and /i in command line example. I am an idiot!
Best Answer
Verify that the server is listening on the SNMP port (161):
netstat -an |find /i "listening"Unofficial Windows net-snmp binaries: http://www.elifulkerson.com/articles/net-snmp-windows-binary-unofficial.php
Provides standard tools like snmpget and snmpwalk.
snmpwalk -v 1 -c community-here 127.0.0.1I'd recommend first verifying locally on the server that SNMP is working before continuing to troubleshoot on your monitoring clients. ...