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Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

Overview

You can manage the switch via SNMP from a network management station running an application such as HP ProCurve Manager (PCM) or HP ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+). For more on PCM and PCM+, visit the HP ProCurve web site at:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve

Click on products index in the sidebar, then click on the appropriate link appearing under the Network Management heading.

This section includes:

■An overview of SNMP management for the switch

■Configuring the switches for:

•SNMP Communities (page 13-12)

•Trap Receivers and Authentication Traps (page 13-18)

■Information on advanced management through RMON Support (page 13-24)

To implement SNMP management, the switch must have an IP address, configured either manually or dynamically (using DHCP or Bootp). If multiple VLANs are configured, each VLAN interface should have its own IP address. For DHCP use with multiple VLANs, see the chapter on VLANs in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide.

If you use the switch’s Authorized IP Managers and Management VLAN features, ensure that the SNMP management station and/or the choice of switch port used for SNMP access to the switch are compatible with the access controls enforced by these features. Otherwise, SNMP access to the switch will be blocked. For more on Authorized IP Managers, refer to the Access Security Guide on the Documentation CD-ROM shipped with your switch. (For the latest version of this guide, visit the HP ProCurve web site.) For information on the Management VLAN feature, refer to See the chapter on VLANs in the Advanced Traffic Management Guide..

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