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SNMP Service Screen

The Service > SNMP screen settings configure SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) that monitors network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.

Click the to open the Services > SNMP configuration screen.

General Options

SCALESNMPOptions

SNMP v3 Options

SettingDescription
LocationEnter the location of the system.
ContactEnter the email address to receive SNMP service messages.
CommunityEnter a community other than the default public to increase system security. Value can only contain alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), dashes (-), periods (.), and spaces. Not required and can leave this empty for SNMPv3 networks.

SNMP v3 Support Options

SNMPServiceSettingsV3Options

SettingDescription
SNMP v3 SupportSelect to to enable support for SNMP version 3 and display the SNMP v3 setting fields. See snmpd.conf(5) for configuration details.
UsernameEnter a user name to register with this service.
Authentication TypeSelect an authentication method: for none, SHA, or MD5 from the dropdown list.
PasswordEnter a password of at least eight characters.
Privacy ProtocolSelect a privacy protocol: for none, AES, or DES from the dropdown list.
Privacy PassphraseEnter a separate privacy passphrase. Password is used when this is left empty.

Other Options

SettingDescription
Auxiliary ParametersEnter any additional snmpd.conf options. Add one option for each line.
Expose zilstat via SNMPSelect to enable. If enabled this option might have performance implications on your pools.
Log LevelSelect how many log entries to create. Dropdown list options are Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info and Debug.