How To Install bmc-snmp-proxy on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmc-snmp-proxy in Fedora 36. bmc-snmp-proxy is Reconfigure SNMP to include host SNMP agent within BMC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmc-snmp-proxy on Fedora 36.

What is `bmc-snmp-proxy`

Given a host with BMC, this package would extend system configuration of net-snmp to include redirections to BMC based SNMP.

We can use yum or dnf to install bmc-snmp-proxy on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bmc-snmp-proxy.

Install bmc-snmp-proxy on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install bmc-snmp-proxy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install bmc-snmp-proxy

Install bmc-snmp-proxy on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install bmc-snmp-proxy using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bmc-snmp-proxy

How To Uninstall bmc-snmp-proxy on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the bmc-snmp-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove bmc-snmp-proxy

bmc-snmp-proxy Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/sysconfig/bmc-snmp-proxy
/usr/lib/systemd/system/bmc-snmp-proxy.service
/usr/libexec/bmc-snmp-proxy

References

bmc-snmp-proxy website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmc-snmp-proxy on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).