About definition files

Definition files define SNMP Agent information. The following types of definition files are used:

Type of definition files

Configuration file
Environment variable definition file
Operating locale definition file
File system definition file
Disk definition file

When a definition takes effect

Stop SNMP Agent before you edit a definition file. After the definition file has been edited, the new setting takes effect when SNMP Agent starts.

The following table lists the definition files.

Table 6‒1: Definition files
Type	Settings file	Description	Applicable OS
Configuration file	`snmpd.conf`	This file defines the following settings: System contact and system location Community name IPv4 trap destination	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`snmpd.cnf`	This file defines the following settings: IPv6 trap destination Settings for the sending of authentication failure traps Maximum number of connected subagents Maximum number of threads concurrently generated by the master agent `sysName` value	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`naa.cnf`	This file defines the following settings: MIB objects to be acquired from or set to the native agent Community name of the SNMP request to be sent by the native agent adapter to the native agent	Solaris, AIX, and Linux
Environment variable definition file	`SnmpMaster`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_MASTER_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT` `SR_TRAP_TEST_PORT` `SNMP_HTC_AUTH_LOG` `SNMP_HTC_INIT_WAIT_TIME` `SR_LOG_DIR` `SNMP_HTC_SNMPD_LOG_SIZE` `SNMP_HTC_SNMPD_LOG_CNT` `PSALLOC` `NODISCLAIM`	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpNaa`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_NAA_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT`	Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpNative`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_NATIVE_OPTIONS` `SNMP_SNMPMIBD_OPTIONS` `SNMP_HOSTMIBD_OPTIONS` `SNMP_AIXMIBD_OPTIONS`	AIX
	`SnmpHpunix`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_HPUNIX_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT` `SNMP_HTC_SOLARIS_SWAP_RESERVED` `SNMP_HTC_AIX_EXCEPT_FILECACHE` `SNMP_HTC_LINUX_INACTIVE_MEM`	Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpTrpDst`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_TRAPDEST_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT`	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpHtcunix1`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_HTCUNIX1_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT` `SNMP_HTC_FILE_EXTEND`	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpHtcunix2`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_HTCUNIX2_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT` `SNMP_HTC_HPUX_ENABLE_PROCESSOR`	HP-UX (IPF)
	`SnmpHtcunix3`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_HTCUNIX3_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT`	Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpHtcunix4`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_HTCUNIX4_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT`	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpHtcmonagt1`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_HTCMONAGT1_OPTIONS` `SNMP_HTCMONAGT1_START` `SNMP_HTC_AIX_CPU_SMT`	Solaris, AIX, and Linux
	`SnmpExtAgt`	This file defines the following environment variables: `SNMP_EXTAGT_OPTIONS` `SR_SNMP_TEST_PORT`	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
Operating locale definition file	`esalocale.conf`	This file defines the following setting: Operating locale of this product	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
File system definition file	`esafilesys.conf`	This file defines the following settings: Setting for checking whether the monitoring-target file system is mounted Setting for the file systems to be excluded from monitoring	HP-UX (IPF), Solaris, AIX, and Linux
Adding file system target definition file	`esafstab.conf`	This file defines the following setting: Setting for the file systems to be collected as `fileSystem64` group	Linux
Disk definition file	`esadisk.conf`	This file defines the following setting: Setting for the disk devices to be excluded from monitoring	Linux

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