HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 69)

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Table 13 describes the SNMP Properties dialog box fields.
Table 13 SNMP Properties dialog box fields
Field Description
SNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the
fabric. The user cannot use an SNMP application at a workstation to talk
to a switch that has this setting disabled.
Contact Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to be
contacted to respond to trap events. The default is undefined>
.
Read Community Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only field.
The Read Community value on the switch and the SNMP management
server must be the same. The default is public.
SNMP Proxy Enables or disables the use of SNMP to monitor and configure switches in
the fabric.
Location Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. The
default is .
Authentication Trap Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If
enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string
values are used. The default value is False.
Write Community Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
SNMP client to write information to the switch. This is a write-only field.
The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the
same. The default value is private.
Trap Version Specifies the SNMP version (1 or 2) with which to format traps.
Trap 1 Enabled Enables or disables the trap. If disabled, traps are not sent to trap
monitoring stations and the trap settings are not configurable.
Trap Address Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent. A maximum of 5
trap addresses are supported. The default address for trap 1 is
10.0.0.254. The default address for traps 2–5 is 0.0.0.0.
Trap Community Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP
agent to receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on the switch
and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default is
public
.
Trap Severity Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap. Open the drop-down list
and choose a level. The Trap 1 Enabled option on the SNMP Properties
dialog box must be enabled to access this drop-down list. Trap severity
levels include Unknown, Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning,
Notify, Info, Debug, and Mark
Trap Port Specifies the port number (between 1—65535) on which a trap is set.
The default is 162.