Steps:

  • Install Windows Features.
  • Configure SNMP Services.
  • Configure SCOM.

Install Windows Features

Open up server manager.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Once the Server Manager has initialized click on “Add roles and features”

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Leave Role-based or feature-based installation as default and click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Leave the default and then click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Click Next on the roles section.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Scroll down on the features section until you find SNMP. Press the arrow on the left to expand it. Click both checkboxes.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Once you have clicked the checkboxes in the previous screen then this window will come up. Click the “Add Features” button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Now that both are selected the Next button enables, click Next to continue.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Click the Install button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Installation starting.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Feature installation busy. You can click the Close button and monitor the install from Server Manager.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Once the installation has completed click the close button.

Configure SNMP Services

Open up Services (you can click start -> Run -> Services.msc)

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Disable the SNMP Trap Service.
  • Make sure the SNMP Service is started and set to Automatic.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Right Click on SNMP Service and select properties.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Click on the Security Tab.
  • Click on the “Add” button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Select the Community Rights.
  • Type in the Community Name.
  • Click the Add button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • The details will now show under the “Accepted Community Names” Section.
  • Click OK.

Configure SCOM.

Open up the SCOM console.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Click on the Authoring Tab.
  • Step 2 -> once the menus have refreshed click on the Rules line.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Right Click Rules.
  • Step 2 -> Click on “Create a new rule”

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • The “Create Rule Wizard” screen will come up as shown above.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Expand Collection Rules -> Event Based.
  • Click on SNMP Trap (Event).
  • We are going to create a new management pack for rules. Click the New button as shown above.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Enter in the Name.
  • Step 2 -> Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • If you want to add in a knowledge Article click the “Edit” button.
  • Click on Create.
  • Click Next on the following screen.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Now we are going to create a new Rule. Step 1 -> Give the rule a name.
  • Step 2 -> Click on the Select button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> In the box type in “Node” and then click on “View all Targets”. Press Enter.
  • Click on “Node and then Step 2 -> Click the OK button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Once you have selected Node in the previous screen it will now show under the “Rule Target”
  • Click the Next button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • We cannot leave this screen blank so enter in 1.2.3.4.0.
  • Click on the create button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Make sure you are on the Authoring Tab, have selected Rules.
  • In the Look For: button type in Node.
  • Scroll down till you find the type: Node and the name of the rule we just created.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Right click on the name (Step 1)
  • Click on Properties. (Step 2)

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Click the Configuration Tab.
  • Step 2 -> Click on the Edit button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Double click the object identifier we created earlier and delete the information.
  • Click OK.

Discover SNMP Devices

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Click the Administration tab.
  • Step 2 -> Click on Discovery Rules.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Right click Discovery Rules.
  • Step 2 -> Click on the Discovery Wizard option.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Click on Network Devices.
  • Step 2 -> Click the Next button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Enter in a name.
  • Step 2 -> Select your management server.
  • Step 3 -> Click on the “Create Resource Pool” button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1a -> Enter in the Name for the New Resource Pool.
  • Optional – > give a description.
  • Step 2b -> Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Click the “Add” Button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Click the Search button.
  • Step 2 -> Click the name of your management server.
  • Step 3 -> Click the “Add” button.
  • After you have completed step 3 your management server will show under the “Selected Items” section.
  • Click OK.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • After adding in the info it will show in the box (as shown above). Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Confirm the settings. Click the Create Button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Once it’s complete click the “Close” button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Now that we have created a new resource pool it will list under the “Available Pools” section.
  • Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • We going to use “Recursive Directory” click the radio button.
  • Click the next button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • On Default Accounts page we need to create an account. Step 1 -> Click on the “Create Account” button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Type in a display name.
  • Step 2 -> Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Step 1 -> Enter in the community string.
  • Step 2 -> Click the “Create” button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • The account we just created will be selected.
  • Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • On this screen click the “Add” button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Enter in the name or IP address. Make your other selections.
  • Click OK.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • The information created in the previous screen will now show under “Devices”.
  • Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Leave the default selected.
  • Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • If you want to exclude any IP’s then click the “Add” button, else Click Next.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Make your selection.
  • Click the Next button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • On the summary screen confirm your settings.
  • Click the Create button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • When the following Warning comes up, make your selection. I click Yes.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Progress screen.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Once it finishes we can run the discovery wizard. Leave the checkbox selected and then click the close button.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • Once you have clicked close the page above shows the progress circle.

Install snmp windows feature and configure snmp in system center operations manager 2012 (scom)

  • As seen above we now see a status of Pending.
  • If you click on Network Devices Pending Management you will see any errors.

Hope it helps.

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