HP StorageWorks 2.32 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 103)

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 103
To configure SNMP traps and assign community names, use the following steps:
1. Select Configure > SNMP. The Configure SNMP dialog box appears, as shown in
Figure 38 .
Figure 38 Configure SNMP dialog box
2. Click Enable Snmp Agent to enable or disable an SNMP agent. SNMP agents allow
administrators on SNMP management workstations to access product management information
using any standard network management tool.
3. Click Enable Authorization Traps to enable or disable authorization trap messages to be
sent to SNMP management stations when unauthorized stations try to access SNMP information
from the switch.
4. Select the Fibre Alliance MIB version supported on the Switch by clicking on the drop-down list
in the top right corner of the dialog box. Selections are 3.0 and 3.1.
5. Click a box in the Community Name column to select the row. Enter the SNMP community
name for the trap recipient. Enter up to 32 characters. This also defines community names from
which SNMP managers can read MIB variables from, or write MIB variables to, the switch. See
the first note under ” Configuring an SNMP agent ” on page 102 for more information about
MIB variables.
6. Choose the Fibre Alliance MIB version supported on the switch by clicking on the drop-down list
in the top right corner of the dialog box. Choices are 3.0 and 3.1.
7. Click the Write Authorization check box to enable write authorization for the community
name. A check mark displays in the box to indicate that write authorization is enabled.
8. Enter the IP address for a trap recipient (SNMP management station) by clicking in the Trap
Recipient column and entering an IP address.
NOTE: In most cases, step 9 is not necessary. If you do not wish to override the default UDP
number, skip to step 10 .
9. Enter user datagram protocol (UDP) port numbers in the UDP Port Number column. You can
override the default UDP port number of 162 with any legal UDP port number (1 to 65535).
10. Click Activate to activate the data and close the dialog box.
The SNMP configuration is stored in NV-RAM on the switch.