The allowed options for a seed entry are specified by using the keywords that are described in Keywords for seed file.
Keyword |
Value |
Definition |
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Global SNMP options |
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ACCESSMODE= |
ICMPONLY, SNMPONLY, or ICMPSNMP Default: ICMPSNMP |
Protocols that are used to access the candidate system:
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ADDRESSFORMAT= |
AUTOADDRESS or LOOPBACKADDRESS Default: value in discovery.conf |
Address that is used to access the candidate system for discovery and polling. If the value is omitted, the value that is specified in the AccessAddressFormat parameter (AUTOADDRESS by default) in the discovery.conf file is used. |
SNMPPORT= |
0 to 65535 Default: port in discovery.conf |
SNMP port that is used to access the SNMP agent of the candidate system. If the value is omitted or 0, the port that is specified in the defaultSNMPPort parameter (161 by default) in the discovery.conf file is used. |
SNMPVERSION= |
V1, V2C, V3, or AUTODETECT Default: AUTODETECT |
SNMP protocol version that is supported by the SNMP agent of the candidate system:
The SNMP protocol version is also the expected version of any trap message that is received from the candidate system after the system is discovered. For SNMPVersion=AUTODETECT, the expected trap message version is v2c or v1, which depends on the version of the first SNMP poll to successfully communicate with the SNMP agent of the candidate system. |
NAMEFORMAT= |
TM_USEAUTONAME, TM_USELOOPBACK, TM_USESYSNAME, TM_USENONPRIVATEIP, TM_USEPRIVATEIP, TM_USEAGENTADDRESS, or TM_USESEEDNAME Default: null string (empty) |
Naming source that is used to resolve the name of the candidate system. “How discovery names a system” on page 61 provides information on the NAMEFORMAT and SEEDNAME keywords. |
SEEDNAME= |
String of unspecified length Default: null string (empty) |
User-specified name for the candidate system. |
SNMPv1 and v2c options |
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COMMUNITY= |
String of unspecified length Default: read string or strings in Read Community Strings window 1 |
Read community string that is included in a request that is sent to the SNMPv1/v2c agent of the candidate system. This keyword is required if the first character of the string is #. |
SNMPv3 options |
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USER= |
String that consists of 1 to 32 characters Default: null string (empty) |
Name of the user that is included in a request that is sent to the SNMPv3 agent of the candidate system or received in an SNMPv3 trap message. Username is required. |
ENGINEID= |
An even-length string between 10 and 64 hex characters; e.g., 800002b804616263 Default: null string (empty) |
Identifier, within an administrative domain, that uniquely identifies the SNMP engine of the SNMPv3 agent. Engine ID is required for communication to the SNMPv3 agent:
Engine ID is also required to authenticate and decrypt an SNMPv3 trap message. |
AUTHPROTOCOL= |
MD5, for Message Digest 5, SHA, for Secure Hash Algorithm, or NONE Default: NONE 2 |
For authentication:
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For authenticating:
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AUTHPASS= |
String that consists of 1 to 64 characters; using at least eight characters is recommended Default: null string (empty) |
Password that is used as the basis for the following: the creation of the localized authentication key that is used with the selected authentication protocol and the SNMPv3 agent. The password is required if the authentication protocol is MD5 or SHA. Otherwise, the password is ignored. The password may be encrypted (recommended) or appear as plain text in the seed file. 3 |
PRIVPROTOCOL= |
DES, for Data Encryption Standard, AES, for Advanced Encryption Standard, or NONE Default: NONE 4 |
For encryption:
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For decrypting:
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PRIVPASS= |
String that consists of 1 to 64 characters; using at least eight characters is recommended Default: null string (empty) |
Password that is used as the basis for the following: the creation of the localized encryption key that is used with the selected privacy protocol and the SNMPv3 agent. The password is required if the privacy protocol is DES or AES. Otherwise, the password is ignored. The password may be encrypted (recommended) or appear as plain text in the seed file. 3 |
CONTEXT= |
String of no specific length Default: null string (empty) |
Name that together with the username determines the access permissions of a request that is sent to the SNMPv3 agent. Context name is optional. The IP Manager must have permissions to access the standard and proprietary MIBs. that are identified in Appendix A of the VMware Smart Assurance IP Availability Manager User Guide. |
1 Specified in the Topology tab of the Domain Manager Administration Console. 2 MD5 and SHA authentication are defined in RFC 3414. 3 Explained in “How to encrypt passwords in the seed file” on page 103. 4 DES privacy is defined in RFC 3414, and AES (AES-128) privacy is defined in RFC 3826. |