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Install the SNMP Service with PowerShell

Software DeploymentAugust 17, 2026

Installs SNMP for monitoring integrations, again handling both the server feature and the client capability, and verifies the service exists afterwards. It ends with the reminder that installing SNMP is only half the work: community strings and permitted managers still have to be configured before it is safe.

powershell
# Install SNMP Service
# Single use case: install the SNMP service for monitoring integrations
#-----------------------------------------------------------------

function Write-Log {
    param($Message)
    Write-Host "<WRITE-LOG = `"*$Message*`">"
}

$svc = Get-Service -Name SNMP -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($svc) {
    Write-Log "SNMP service is already installed ($($svc.Status)) - nothing to do."
    return
}

if (Get-Command Install-WindowsFeature -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
    Write-Log "Installing SNMP-Service feature (Windows Server)..."
    $result = Install-WindowsFeature -Name SNMP-Service -IncludeManagementTools
    if (-not $result.Success) {
        Write-Log "WARNING: feature installation failed (exit: $($result.ExitCode))."
        return
    }
} else {
    Write-Log "Installing SNMP capability (Windows client)..."
    $cap = Get-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "SNMP.Client*" | Select-Object -First 1
    if ($null -eq $cap) { Write-Log "SNMP capability not found in this image."; return }
    Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name $cap.Name | Out-Null
}

Start-Sleep 2
$svc = Get-Service -Name SNMP -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($svc) {
    Write-Log "SNMP service installed ($($svc.Status))."
    Write-Log "NOTE: configure community strings/permitted managers before use."
} else {
    Write-Log "WARNING: SNMP service not found after installation!"
}

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