1–General Description
Switch Management
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Simple Network Management ProtocolSNMP provides monitoring and trap functions for the fabric. QLogic firmware
supports SNMP versions 1, 2, and 3, the Fibre Alliance Management Information
Base (FA-MIB) version 4.0, and the Fabric Element Management Information
Base (FE-MIB) RFC 2837. You can format traps using SNMP version 1 or 2. For
more information about SNMP, refer to the Simple Network Management Protocol
Reference Guide.
You must use the CLI to configure SNMP version 3. For more information about
SNMP version 3 and the related commands, refer to the Snmpv3user command in
the QLogic 5800V Series Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide.
Storage Management Initiative–SpecificationSMI-S provides for the management of the switch through third-party applications
that use the SMI-S. Refer to the CIM Agent Reference Guide for more information.
File Transfer ProtocolsFTP and TFTP provide the command line interface for exchanging files between
the switch and the management workstation. These files include firmware image
files, configuration files, and log files.