Sending commands using nco_probeeventfactory

Commands are sent to the probe using the nco_probeeventfactory utility. In turn, this uses the nco_http utility to despatch the data to the probe.

There are two groups of command:

Get commands that retrieve data from the agent
Set commands that set data in the agent

The following sections show the format of each command in nco_probeeventfactory and include an example of each. The examples operate on the System group of objects in the standard SNMP MIB. This MIB resides in the internet management subtree of the SNMP object tree.

The sections use the following conventions for the parameter values:

Table 1. Syntax conventions for `nco_probeeventfactory` parameters
Parameter	Meaning
`probehost`	The host name or IP address of the system that runs the probe.
`probeport`	The port that the probe listens on for HTTP connections.
`destinationhost`	The host name or IP address of the destination address for the command. That is, the address of the SNMP agent.
`userid`	The user account required to log in to the probe when using SNMP V3.
`oid`	The identifier of the object.
`type`	The type of the object. See Object types for a list of values that this parameter can take.
`value`	The value to associate with the object. Enclose the value in quotes when it includes spaces.
`community`	The SNMP community string.
`port`	The target port on the SNMP agent that the probe uses for the command.