How To Install bmc-snmp-proxy on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmc-snmp-proxy on CentOS 7. 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 CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. 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 CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install bmc-snmp-proxy

Install bmc-snmp-proxy on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install bmc-snmp-proxy

How To Uninstall bmc-snmp-proxy on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove bmc-snmp-proxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bmc-snmp-proxy on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.