How To Use the Snmputil.exe Tool to Verify the Microsoft SNMP Agent Configuration in Windows Server 2003 (323340)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q323340 For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article,
see
323342. IN THIS TASKSUMMARY This step-by-step article describes how to use the
Snmputil.exe tool to verify the Microsoft Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) Agent configuration. You can use the Snmputil.exe support tool
to verify that the SNMP service has been correctly configured to communicate
with SNMP management stations. Note that this tool is not
available on the Windows Server 2003 installation CD, but you can use the Microsoft
Windows 2000 version of this tool to query a computer running Windows Server
2003.
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Valid Commands The following are valid commands that you can use with the
Snmputil.exe tool:
- get: This command gets the value of the requested object
identifier.
- getnext: This command gets the value of the next object that follows the
specified object identifier.
- walk: You use this command is used to step through (walk) the
Management Information Base (MIB) branch that is specified by the object
identifier.
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Install the LAN Manager MIB-II Agent The LAN Manager MIB-II Agent for Windows NT is installed
automatically with the SNMP agent, so it is the most convenient MIB to test
against. The following sections illustrate a sample query and
response.
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Sample Query
snmputil getnext <machine name> public .1.3
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Sample Response Variable = String Hardware: x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4
AT/AT COMPATIBLE Value = Windows Version 5.2 (Build 3621 Uniprocessor
Free)
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REFERENCESFor additional information about SNMP and Traps,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base: 172879 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Traps
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/15/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbhowto kbHOWTOmaster kbSNMP kbNetwork KB323340 |
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