Start the SNMP agent

The SNMP agent (OSNMPD) runs in a separate address space that executes load module EZASNMPD. OSNMPD can be started with or without parameters. When starting OSNMPD from MVS™, add the parameters to the PARMS= keyword on the EXEC statement of the OSNMPD cataloged procedure. When starting OSNMPD from z/OS® UNIX, specify the parameters on the osnmpd command. See OSNMPD parameters in z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Reference for the command syntax.

For information about starting the SNMP agent in a common INET (CINET) environment, see Common INET considerations.

If the SNMP agent encounters any errors processing its configuration files, error messages are written to the syslog daemon, not to the console.