Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

SNMP Notifications

The switches covered in this guide support:

■SNMP version 1 or SNMP version 2c traps

■SNMPv2c informs

■SNMPv3 notification process, including traps

This section describes how to configure a switch to send network security and link-change notifications to configured trap receivers.

Supported Notifications

By default, the following notifications are enabled on a switch:

■Manager password changes

■SNMP authentication failure

■Link-change traps: when the link on a port changes from up to down (linkDown) or down to up (linkUp)

■Port-security (web, MAC, or 802.1X) authentication failure

■Invalid password entered in a login attempt through a direct serial, Telnet, or SSH connection

■Inability to establish a connection with the RADIUS or TACACS+ authen­ tication server

■DHCP snooping events

■ARP protection events

In addition, you can enable the switch to send the following types of notifications to configured trap receivers. For information on how to configure each notification, refer to the ProCurve software guide under which the notification is listed.

■Management and Configuration Guide:

•Configuration changes

•Link-Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

•Ping tests

•Power over Ethernet (POE): port toggle, power limit

•RMON

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