Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is an infrastructure through which you can monitor and control system resources. Backup Exec includes performance counter and SNMP providers that can be manually installed and used with WMI.

To use the WMI SNMP provider you must set up SNMP notification.

To install the WMI SNMP provider

  1. Before you install the SNMP provider included with Backup Exec, you must have the Microsoft SNMP provider installed on your system.

    For more information, refer to your Microsoft documentation.

  2. Insert the Backup Exec Installation media.

  3. At the command prompt, type the following: 

      mofcomp <CD Drive Letter>:\winnt\wmi\snmp\eng\bkupexecmib.mof

Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP