Dear Team,
I am trying to configure the SNMP for an AIX Server inn one of my Client for adding the same to SolarWinds. In between, I cam across an instruction as under:
- Pick one of your servers /etc/snmpd.boots files and make that file uniform across all your servers. Here's an example of its contents:
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00000002000000000A454172 0000000082
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The first value is your EngineID, which can be something you made up, or one provided by the vendor. The second is the number of times snmp has been restarted. If you ensure this file is consistent across your AIX servers you can reuse your /etc/snmpdv3.conf file across them all. In turn, you can reuse the credentials when adding the nodes to Solarwinds. The auth/priv keys are married to the EngineID and won't work on another server if the EngineID is different there.
Kindly let me know whether the Engine ID mentioned here is of the AIX Server or the SolarWinds Server and also how to get the Engine ID.
Kind Regards,
Geo John