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  • 1.  IBMi SNMP client to Windows SNMP manager.

    Posted Wed July 30, 2025 03:55 PM

    Hello, I'm configuring IBM i as a client using SNMP and I'm going to send information to another server that will collect it. I don't understand what and how to send the information, or the manager who collects it and how. How do I prepare the information for sending or collecting it?



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    Miguel Peralta
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  • 2.  RE: IBMi SNMP client to Windows SNMP manager.

    Posted Thu July 31, 2025 03:14 AM

    Basic information about SNMP can be found at IBM i SNMP Overview

    You'll see that IBM i only sends a few traps by itself but you could send traps yourself via the necessary API's (see https://www.ibm.com/docs/api/v1/content/ssw_ibm_i_74/apis/unix6.htm ).



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    Paul Nicolay
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  • 3.  RE: IBMi SNMP client to Windows SNMP manager.

    Posted Thu July 31, 2025 10:24 AM

    MMM, so there are two parts? The communication setup and the API development to send and control the data?



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    Miguel Peralta
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  • 4.  RE: IBMi SNMP client to Windows SNMP manager.

    Posted Mon August 04, 2025 05:52 AM

    It all depends what you want... basic setup allows your IBM i to be queried and sends some basic traps.

    In case you want more... you'll need to do some development.



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    Paul Nicolay
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