XenServer: Enable SNMP
KB ID 0001629 Problem We had to enable SNMP on a XenServer today, I’d never even logged onto one, but it turns out, much like ESX, it’s just a Linux server, at least the good folk at Citrix included nano on there so I didn’t have to struggle with the vi editor! Solution First from the web console ensure that SSH access is enabled > Remote Services Configuration > Enable/Disable Remote Shell. SSH into the host...
Configure Your Firewall for SNMP
KB ID 0001034 Problem Had a requirement to let SNMP traffic though a firewall this week, I have a client that has both SolarWinds and SCOM, and they need to monitor the external Citrix ADC load balancers. For SNMP we simply need UDP ports 161 and 162 (See below) but SolarWinds maintains ‘ping’ connectivity to the monitored assets, so ICMP also needs to be open. Inbound Ports Outbound Ports Solution As my ‘weapon of...