Configuring the Snmp modules in the UPS

Configuring the SNMP modules in the UPS

NOTE:

These instruction apply only if using a new, Avaya-supplied uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with a simple network management protocol (SNMP) module. Do not use these procedures to set traps on a non-Avaya-provided UPS.

NOTE:

Because the SNMP module is manufactured by a third party, we do not know which brand, model, or firmware load the factory is shipping. Therefore, we cannot provide specific instructions in this document on how to connect to and configure the SNMP module. Refer to the documentation that comes with the SNMP module.

Make sure the CAT5 straight-through cables are connected from the UPSs’ SNMP modules to the next available port on the customer’s network. For a connectivity guide, see Quick Start Hardware Installation: Avaya S8700 or S8710 Media Server (555-245-703). Make sure you are plugged into the correct port on the SNMP module.

The SNMP module in each UPS must be administered so it reports alarms to the appropriate media server when the hardware experiences problems. The module reports the loss of commercial power and the depletion of battery resources.

The SNMP module requires a unique IP address, which can be a customer-provided one or the Avaya- provided default one. At a minimum, the following items need to be configured:

•IP address (1 for each UPS)

•Default gateway IP address (1 only)

•Subnet mask

•Community name strings (get, set, trap)

NOTE:

For the SNMP module to properly report alarms, the IP address for the UPS must also be configured in the media server.

! WARNING:

It is critical that each UPS report SNMP traps to the media server it is powering. For example, media server 1 should be plugged into UPS 1, and UPS 1 must be configured to report SNMP traps to the media server 1 actual IP address (not the Active Server address). The same required relationship holds true for media server 2 and UPS 2. This is important because if the UPS detects loss of commercial power and/or depletion of battery resources, it will send a trap to allow the media server to lower the media server’s state of health to cause an interchange. If the UPS sends the trap to the wrong server trap receiver address, that media server will interchange to the media server that is plugged into the failing UPS.

See Setting selected traps (alarming) on page 30 for information on which traps to set.

See the local configuration section of the User’s Guide that comes with the SNMP module for the default password and the configuration commands.

28	Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8700 or S8710 Media Server
	June 2004

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