HP J3178A manual Snmp Configuration Process

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Using SNMP To Monitor and Manage the Switch

SNMP Configuration Process

SNMP Configuration Process

If you are using IP, you must either configure the switch with the appropriate IP address or, if you are using Bootp to configure the switch, ensure that the Bootp process provides the IP address. (The IPX address is automatically configured.)

The general steps to configuring for SNMP access to the preceding features are:

1.From the Main Menu, select Configuration.

2.Configure an network address for the switch, including any necessary gateways:

a.Use the IPX address. On IPX networks, the switch automatically acquires an IPX address based on the network number and the Switch Management Module MAC address. (Refer to page 4-6 for more information.)

b.Use Bootp, which is enabled by default, to acquire an IP address. Make sure the Bootp server is configured to support this switch. (Refer to “Using Bootp” on page 4-9 for more information.)

c.Manually configure an IP address. (Refer to page 4-8 for more infor- mation.)

3.Configure the appropriate SNMP communities. (The “public” community exists by default and is used by HP’s network management applications.) (For more on configuring SNMP communities, refer to page 4-12.)

4.Configure the appropriate trap receivers. (For more on configuring trap receivers, refer to page 4-14.)

SNMP community and trap receiver configurations are activated when saved. Rebooting the switch is not necessary unless you have also configured other parameters that require rebooting in order to be activated.

Any IP or IPX service configuration changes are not activated when saved. For these changes, the switch must be rebooted for the changes to take effect.

For more on when it is necessary to reboot, refer to “Rebooting the Switch” in chapter 3, “The Switch Console”.

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