Switch Manager

Table 15: IP configuration parameters

Parameter

Description

Network

Use one of the following methods to assign the IP address:

Discovery

■ Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Switch

 

 

Properties dialog box.

 

■ BootP—Acquires the IP configuration from a BootP server.

 

■ RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)—Acquires the IP address from

 

an RARP server. An RARP request is broadcast with up to three retries,

 

each at 5 second intervals. If no IP address is obtained, the switch reverts to

 

the previously configured IP address.

 

■ DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP

 

configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the

 

DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the previous

 

lease cannot be used, no IP address is assigned to this switch in order to

 

avoid an IP address conflict. The DHCP server must then be made

 

available.

 

If a BootP, RARP, or DHCP server is not available, the switch attempts to use a

 

previously assigned valid lease. If no lease was ever assigned, the switch

 

attempts to use the previously assigned static IP address.

 

 

IP Address

Internet Protocol (IP) address for the Ethernet port. Default: 10.0.0.1.

 

 

Subnet mask

Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port. Default value: 255.0.0.0.

 

 

Gateway

IP gateway address. Default: 10.0.0.254.

 

 

SNMP Configuration parameters

The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Table 16 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. Illegal characters for the user-defined boxes are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

Table 16: SNMP Configuration parameter

Parameter

Description

SNMP Enabled

Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches

 

in the fabric.

 

 

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 box. The value on the switch and

 

the SNMP management server must be the same.

 

The default is “public”.

 

 

Trap Community

Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that

 

authorizes an SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a

 

write-only box. The value on the switch and the SNMP

 

management server must be the same.

 

The default is “public”.

 

 

SNMP Proxy

If enabled, you can use SNMP to monitor and configure any

 

switch in the fabric.