Installing SNMP through the Command Line

I needed a way to mass install SNMP to the servers in my environment.  The problem I was having was Microsoft Windows Server 2003 needing files from the CD.  We don’t copy the i386 directory from the CD for two reasons.  We store the files on the network and drive space is limit on a lot of servers.  The batch script will check if the server is 2003.  If it is 2003, it will point the install cd to a network path or a local path.  Next it builds the  unattended install file.  Once the file is written, the system will add the SNMP feature per the unattended file.  After SNMP is installed, the registry keys are set for the SNMP community strings.  Lastly the script removes the temporary files it created.

Use this script in combination to PSTools’ PSExec and you can mass install.  Create a list of systems you want to install this on and call it hosts.txt.  Each server needs to be on it’s own line and it is best to use the fully qualified name or IP Address.  Copy the hosts.txt and installsnmp.bat file in to your PSTools directory and run the following command:

PsExec.exe @hosts.txt -s -c installsnmp.bat

Download the Install SNMP Batch File, just rename to a .bat file.

 


@echo off
 
echo %COMPUTERNAME% Started >> \\server\share\SNMP\SNMPInstall.txt
 
REM Detect if the system is Windows Server 2003
systeminfo | find "2003" > nul
if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 goto 2003
 
REM Detect if the system is Windows XP
systeminfo | find "XP Pro" > nul
if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 goto XPPro
 
REM If the system is Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or higher, 
REM they have the required files built in.
goto SNMP
 
:2003
REM If Windows 2003, set the path to the i386 directory
REM Note: The path needs to be one level above the i386 directory
REM Example: if the path is \\server\share\windows2003\i386\ then
REM the path would be \\server\share\windows2003\
REM Note that the you need both a 32bit and 64bit versions
 
if (%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%) == (AMD64) (
(
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
echo.
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
echo "SourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\Win2003x64\\"
echo "ServicePackSourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\Win2003x64\\"
) > %temp%\setW2003Path.reg
) ELSE IF (%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%) == (x86)
(
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
echo.
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
echo "SourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\Win2003\\"
echo "ServicePackSourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\Win2003\\"
) > %temp%\setW2003Path.reg
)
 
REM Installing the created Registry File
regedit /s /q %temp%\setW2003Path.reg
 
goto SNMP
 
:XPPro
REM If Windows XP Professional, set the path to the i386 directory
REM Note: The path needs to be one level above the i386 directory
REM Example: if the path is \\server\share\windowsXP\i386\ then
REM the path would be \\server\share\windowsXP\
if (%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%) == (AMD64) (
(
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
echo.
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
echo "SourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\XPProx64\\"
echo "ServicePackSourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\XPProx64\\"
) > %temp%\setXPProPath.reg
) ELSE IF (%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%) == (x86)
(
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
echo.
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
echo "SourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\XPPro\\"
echo "ServicePackSourcePath"="\\\\server\\share\\Extracted\\XPPro\\"
) > %temp%\setXPProPath.reg
)
 
REM Installing the created Registry File
regedit /s /q %temp%\setXPProPath.reg.reg
 
goto SNMP
 
:SNMP
REM Building the Unattended Install
 
(
echo ;SetupMgrTag
echo [NetOptionalComponents]
echo SNMP=1
echo [SNMP]
echo Any_Host=YES
) > %temp%\snmp.txt
 
REM Installing the SNMP application with the Unattended Install
 
sysocmgr /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:%temp%\snmp.txt
 
goto Strings
 
:2008
REM Since 2008 stopped using the sysocmgr.exe to install features, in Vista and higher
REM you need to use the servermanagercmd.exe to add features. A great list of the 
REM features and their command line install string is at:
REM http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/install-windows-server-2008-features-with-servermanagercmd/294
 
servermanagercmd.exe -install SNMP-Services
 
goto Strings
 
:Strings
 
REM Removing the public string
(
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
echo.
echo [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SNMP\Parameters\ValidCommunities]
 
REM Setting the SNMP strings
echo.
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SNMP\Parameters\RFC1156Agent]
echo "sysContact"="Server Administrators"
echo "sysLocation"="Server Room"
echo "sysServices"=dword:0000004f
echo.
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SNMP\Parameters\ValidCommunities]
echo "readonly"=dword:00000004
echo "readwrite"=dword:00000008
) > %temp%\setupsnmp.reg
 
REM Installing the created Registry File
 
regedit /s /q %temp%\setupsnmp.reg
 
REM Cleaning Up
 

IF EXIST %temp%\setupsnmp.reg del %temp%\setupsnmp.reg
IF EXIST %temp%\setW2003Path.reg del %temp%\setW2003Path.reg
IF EXIST %temp%\setXPProPath.reg.reg del %temp%\setXPProPath.reg.reg
IF EXIST %temp%\snmp.txt del %temp%\snmp.txt

 

echo %COMPUTERNAME% Complete >> \\server\share\SNMP\SNMPInstall.txt


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