
SNMP MIBs support
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MIB overview | 48 |
SNMP Manager software | 48 |
Supported MIBs | 49 |
Supported traps | 49 |
MIB overview
Management and statistics information is stored in the switch in the MIB. The switch supports several standard MIBs. Values for MIB objects are retrieved with any
In addition to the standard MIBs, the switch also supports its own proprietary enterprise MIB as an extended MIB. The proprietary MIB is retrieved by specifying the MIB OID at the network manager station.
MIB values are either
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•Read/write MIB variables are usually related to
SNMP Manager software
Using
If the software provides functions to browse or modify MIBs, the MIB values (if the MIB attributes permit the write operation) are changeable. This process can be quite involved, because the MIB OIDs (available in the MIB files) must be used and retrieved one by one.
Use an SNMP manager, such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager or HP Systems Insight Manager, to access the
The switch SNMP agent supports SNMP Version 1. Security is provided through SNMP community strings. The default community strings are "public" for SNMP GET operation and "private" for SNMP SET operation.
Users can specify up to two trap hosts for receiving SNMP traps. The agent sends the SNMP trap to the specified hosts when appropriate. Traps are not sent if there is no host specified.
SNMP MIBs support 48