The following table describes the fields within the SNMP Configuration screen.
Field name

Description

 

 

Enable V1, V2

Select to enable V1, V2 SNMP.

 

 

Enable V3

Select to enable V3 SNMP.

Enable SMI-S (FC only)

Select to enable SMI-S.

System Contact

Specify a contact name for this system when SNMP is enabled. The maximum

 

length is 20 characters.

Read Community

Controls SNMP read access when SNMP is enabled. The default value is "public".

 

The read community string must always be set when SNMP is enabled. The

 

maximum length is 24 characters.

 

 

SNMP Access

 

IP Address

IP address for the allowed network

Network Mask Bits

Network mask bits for the allowed network

Type

Type of network

Action

Perform delete actions

SNMP Trap Destinations

 

Destination

User-designated name for the trap destination. The Destination name must be

 

unique.

IP Address/DNS

IP address or DNS name for the trap destination.

Port

Port where traps are sent

Community

The Community String acts like a password for a given trap destination. The

 

trap-receiving application can use the community string to filter the incoming traps.

 

Default: public

 

 

Format

Format of the new trap (For example, SNMPv1)

User Name

SNMP user name

Engine ID

Engine ID for remote users. Must begin with 0x followed by up to 64 hexadecimal

 

characters

Security Level

The security level at which the trap or inform is sent to the configured destination.*

Inform

False—A trap is sent to the configured destination.

 

True—An inform is sent to the configured destination.

 

 

*SNMPv3 defines three levels of security:Lowest—Without authentication and without privacy (noAuthNoPriv)Middle—With authentication but without privacy (authNoPriv)Highest—With authentication and with privacy (authPriv)

Each SNMPv3 message must be associated with one of these security levels. MD5 and SHA are the supported protocols for authentication, and privacy is supported by means of DES and AES.

The following table describes the available actions in the SNMP Configuration screen. Clicking another link in the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

Task

Action

 

 

Add SNMP access ("Adding

Click Add below the SNMP Access table, or right-click on the header row

SNMP access" on page 38)

of the SNMP Access table, and then select Add.

Delete SNMP access

Click Delete in the Action column, or right-click on the SNMP Access row,

 

and then select Delete.

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