Re: Microsoft SMS SNMP functionality

[Peter Howard <pchoward () yahoo com>]

SMS Network discovery allows you to specify snmp community names and snmp devices.
Both names and devices are optional and can be added or removed in the snmp tabs
under network discovery properties. From the SMS admin snapin go to: site
database>site hierarchy>sitecode>site settings>discovery methods>network discovery>


--- "Vachon, Scott" <Scott.Vachon () Paymentech com> wrote:
> Our Network Operations group recently noted an increased failure on snmp
> queries against our internal routers and switches. After tracking down the
> offending IP address, we discovered that our Desktop group had deployed
> Microsoft SMS company- wide and it was attempting network discovery by
> sending snmp requests to the network equipment. Understanding that there are
> some benefits to SMS, we requested they either exclude certain IP ranges
> used for network equipment and/or turn off the SNMP functionality of SMS.
> They don't want to exclude IP ranges . They also claimed they can not turn
> off the SNMP functionality of Microsoft SMS. I "Googled" the hell out of SMS
> and also dug through MS Technet, etc..I can not find a definitive answer or
> set of steps regarding disabling the snmp component of Microsoft SMS. Can
> anyone on the list direct me to a detailed resource or post the steps for
> disabling the snmp ? TIA.
>
> Scott Vachon 
> Paymentech, LP. 
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