# Installing Microsoft WMI and the WMI SNMP provider

This topic describes how to install and verify the Microsoft WMI and the WMI SNMP provider.

## Verifying the SNMP installation

The SMNP provider can interact with an SNMP agent only when the agent is working properly. To make sure the SNMP data is available through WBEM and WMI, check the NMS-related information using the SNMP demonstration programs. For more information, refer to Using SNMP demonstration programs.

## Installing WMI software

Complete the following steps to install the SNMP Provider:

Step | Action
1 | From the Control Panel, select Programs.
2 | Under Programs and Features, select Turn Windows features on or off.
3 | In the Windows features list, scroll down to SNMP feature and expand the list so that you can see WMI SNMP Provider.
4 | Select the check box for WMI SNMP Provider. The check box for SNMP feature is selected automatically because the provider requires SNMP.
5 | Click OK.
6 | From a command prompt or the Start menu, run Services.msc and ensure that the SNMP service is started.

## Verifying the SNMP provider installation

The SNMP provider installation automatically creates the following namespaces with WMI:

- \root\snmp\localhost

- \root\snmp\SMIR

To check that the namespaces are properly created, browse for the namespaces in the WMI Control dialog box:

Complete the following steps to access the WMI Control dialog box in Windows 2008 Server:

Step | Action
1 | Double-click on Administrative Tools. The Administrative Tools window displays.
2 | Double-click on Computer Management. The Computer Management window displays.
3 | Under Services and Applications, highlight WMI Control.
4 | In the Action menu, click Properties. The WMI Control Properties dialog box displays.
5 | Click on the Security tab in this dialog box.

You can also check namespaces using the CIM studio in the WBEM SDK (if installed).