How To Disable SNMP In QlikView Server And QlikView Distribution Service

Below are instructions on how to disable SNMP service or how to change the SNMP port for QlikView Server and QlikView Distribution Service.

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For detail on changing SNMP port please see How To Change SNMP Port For QlikView Server And QlikView Distribution Service 

 

Disable SNMP for QlikView Server Service

1. Edit QlikView settings.ini. Default location is C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\QlikViewServer
2. Add the following setting under the [Settings 7] part of the settings file 
   EnableSNMP=0 
3. Save the settings.ini file
4. Restart QlikView Server service to apply the new setting

Disable SNMP for QlikView Distribution Service

1. Edit QVDistributionService.exe.config. Default location C:\Program files\QlikView\Distribution Service\
2. Change the EnableSNMP value to false 
   <add key="EnableSNMP" value="false"/>
3. Save the QVDistributionService.exe.config file
4. Restart QlikView Distribution Service to apply the new setting

Disabling SNMP has no impact on the functioning of QlikView.

Please note that if you want to make the SNMP port completely undiscoverable, this cannot be accomplished from Qlikview; this needs to be accomplished by the system administrator at the OS / networking level (this is outside the scope of technical support).