5.
Do one of the following:
•
Select
By Address
and enter the IP address, then select an IP Netmask from the list. Select
Single Host
if adding only one SNMP client. After entering the information, the dialog
box displays acceptable and unacceptable combinations of IP addresses and IP netmasks
so you can correct issues immediately.
•
Select
By Name
and enter a host name.
That host name must exist in DNS and the management group must be configured with
DNS for the client to be recognized by the host name.
6.
Click
OK
to close the Add SNMP Client window.
7.
Click
OK
to finish.
Editing access control entries
After installing version 8.5 or later, by default, access control is open from any system using the
“public” community string. This access control entry is listed as “default.” If you delete this entry
and want to add it back in, use the By Name option and enter “default” as the name.
1.
In the navigation window, log in to the management group.
2.
In the tree, select
Events
→
SNMP
.
3.
Click
SNMP Tasks
, and select
Edit SNMP General Settings
.
4.
Select the Access Control entry from the list.
5.
Click
Edit
.
6.
Change the appropriate information.
7.
Click
OK
to close the Edit SNMP Client window.
8.
Click
OK
to finish.
Deleting access control entries
1.
In the navigation window, log in to the management group.
2.
In the tree, select
Events
→
SNMP
.
3.
Click
SNMP Tasks
and select
Edit SNMP General Settings
.
4.
Select a client listed in the Access Control list and click
Delete
.
5.
Click
OK
to confirm.
6.
Click
OK
to finish.
Disabling the SNMP agent
Disable the SNMP Agent if no longer using SNMP applications to monitor the network of storage
systems.
Disabling SNMP
1.
In the navigation window, log in to the management group.
2.
In the tree, select
Events
→
SNMP
.
3.
Click
SNMP Tasks
, and select
Edit SNMP General Settings
.
4.
Select
Disable SNMP Agent
.
Note that the Agent Status field now shows disabled. The SNMP client information remains
listed, but cannot be used.
Adding SNMP traps
Verify that SNMP is enabled, which it is by default.
Add a Trap Community String, which is used for client-side authentication, and trap recipients.
Configuring SNMP
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