HP ProCurve 6108, Management And Configuration Manual

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Configuring for Network Management Applications
Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch
■ Security via configuration of SNMP communities (page 11-3)
■
Security via authentication and privacy for SNMP Version 3 access
■ Event reporting via SNMP
• Version 1 traps
• RMON: groups 1, 2, 3, and 9
■ Managing the switch with an SNMP network management tool such as HP
OpenView
■ Standard MIBs, such as the Bridge MIB (RFC 1493), Ethernet MAU MIB
(RFC 1515), and others.
The switch SNMP agent also uses certain variables that are included in a
Hewlett-Packard proprietary MIB (Management Information Base) file. To
ensure that you have the latest version in the database of your SNMP network
management tool, you can copy the MIB file from the HP ProCurve World Wide
Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
Click on
software
, then
MIBs
.
Configuring for SNMP Access to the Switch
SNMP access requires an IP address and subnet mask configured on the
switch. (See “IP Configuration” on page 8-3.) If you are using DHCP/Bootp to
configure the switch, ensure that the DHCP/Bootp process provides the IP
address. (See “DHCP/Bootp Operation” on page 8-12.)
Once an IP address has been configured, the main steps for configuring SNMP
version 1 and version 2c access management features are:
1. Configure the appropriate SNMP communities. (Refer to “SNMP Commu­
nities” on page 11-11.)
2. Configure the appropriate trap receivers. (Refer to “SNMP Notification
and Traps” on page 11-17.)
In some networks, authorized IP manager addresses are not used. In this case,
all management stations using the correct community name may access the
switch with the View and Access levels that have been set for that community.
If you want to restrict access to one or more specific nodes, you can use the
switch’s IP Authorized Manager feature. (Refer to the
Access Security Guide
for your switch.)
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