Configure Menu Overview

Table 7-7 gives a brief description of all the SNMP configuration screens.

Table 7-7:SNMP Configuration Screens [OSD]

Screen

Description

 

 

SysContact

The email address for the KVM/net administrator, for example:

 

kvm_admin@cyclades.com.

SysLocation

The physical location of the KVM/net.

Access Control

Choices are SNMP v1/2 or SNMP v3.

SNMP

Appears when either SNMP v1/2 or SNMP v3 is selected.

Configuration

Choices are “Add,” “Edit/Delete,” or “Exit.”

SNMPv1/v2

The community name is sent in every SNMP communication

Community

between the client and the server, and the community name

 

must be correct before requests are allowed. Communities are

 

further defined by the type of access specified under

 

“Permission”: either read only or read write. The most common

 

community is “public” and it should not be used because it is so

 

commonly known. By default, the public community cannot

 

access SNMP information on the KVM/net.

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Cyclades User's Guide Email address for the KVM/net administrator, for example, Access Snmp information on the KVM/net