Does Windows Support SNMP v3?
Moving towards SNMP v3 needs some thinking before the final decision to make sure all parties included in the migration are capable of that! This includes the Managers and Agents.
Managers can be a major concern since many of them do not support SNMP v3 nodes which can cause the whole move to collapse in the planning phase!!!
Agents includes all Devices like Switches, Routers, Firewalls or operating systems (Windows and unix/linux family). Many devices come with SNMP v3.
For Unix and Linux servers the Net-SNMP provides a complete solution for the move but for Microsoft Windows servers it should be mentioned that the SNMP service which is built into the operating system does not support SNMP v3 but luckily there is an alternative which is installing the Windows version of Net-SNMP:
Installing Net-SNMP on Windows
posted by Saeed Pazoki @ 6:02 PM
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I don't know why Microsoft tends to implement WMI as an SNMP-like method of managing Windows-only machines. This is awkward, since SNMP in concept (as an application layer protocol) must hide all platform dependent information. I think it is logical for Microsoft to implement and support the standard SNMPv3 approved by IETF on its platforms.
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