how to monitor networked machine disk stats through snmp

[dsharma]

Hi, If i want to monitor my networked machine's disk stats from my host machine through snmp then do i need to install snmp on that machine also? Also what is community string

Thanks

[BSOD2600]

Hi, If i want to monitor my networked machine's disk stats from my host machine through snmp then do i need to install snmp on that machine also?

Yes.

Also what is community string

If you have no concept of a community string, then snmp and cacti are beyond your reaches.