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How to install snmp in Redhat 7/CentOS 7

Introduction

SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol. It is a protocol used to monitor servers. It is used for collecting information from, and configuring, network devices, such as servers, printers, hubs, switches, and routers on an Internet Protocol (IP) network.\

Step 1: Install SNMP

# yum install -y net-snmp net-snmp-utils
# cd /etc/snmp
# cp -p snmpd.conf snmpd.conf.dist
# echo "rocommunity public">snmpd.conf
# echo "syslocation here" >>snmpd.conf
# echo "syscontact root@localhost" >>snmpd.conf
# systemctl enable snmpd && systemctl start snmpd
# snmpwalk -v 1 -c public -O e 127.0.0.1
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Linux rhel7.example.com 3.10.0-54.0.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 26 16:51:22 EST 2013 x86_64
SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: NET-SNMP-MIB::netSnmpAgentOIDs.10
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