The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) daemon is a background server process that can be run on any Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) workstation host. The daemon, acting as SNMP agent, receives, authenticates, and processes SNMP requests from manager applications. See Simple Network Management Protocol, How a Manager Functions, and How an Agent Functions in AIX 5L Version 5.2 Communications Programming Concepts for more detailed information on agent and manager functions.
The snmpd daemon requires the loopback TCP/IP interface to be active for minimal configuration. Enter the following command before starting TCP/IP:
ifconfig lo0 loopback up