IBM Tivoli and Cisco Adding a managed switch, Select Switch Management → Devices → Switches → New

2.Complete as necessary, depending on the version of SNMP being used and the SNMP community strings in the environment (Figure 7-92).

Figure 7-92 SNMP configuration

3. Click Add.

Note: Be very wary of the version of SNMP used in the environment. Only SNMPv3 provides any real security, but not all devices may support SNMPv3. Do not use the default community strings, and use access lists on the switches to control which devices can communicate with them using SNMP.

Adding a managed switch

This allows the CAM to discover switches it will manage in the subnets specified. This can be done in two ways, either by entering the exact IP address of the switch if already known, or by searching a specific subnet. In our example, we are specifying the exact IP address of the switch.

1.Select Switch Management → Devices → Switches → New.

2.3750 should be selected from the Switch Profile drop-down list, Switch Group should be left as default, Default Port Profile should be left as uncontrolled,

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