IBM 8275-416, User Manual

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Chapter 6. Using the SNMP Interface
The switch has an SNMP agent that supports SNMPv1. This allows it to be
managed by any SNMP-based application that supports the MIBs supported by the
switch. The switch SNMP agent communicates with:
v
Any standard MIB Browser (SNMPv1)
v
IBM Nways Manager for Windows NT
®
V2.0 or later
v
IBM Nways Manager for HP-UX V2.0 or later
v
IBM Nways Manager for AIX
®
V2.0 or later
The SNMP-based application must specify the appropriate community name that
the switch is configured to support. Real-time trap messages can be configured to
be sent to designated trap receivers. All configuration information on the switch has
read/write access via SNMP. All status information is also available via SNMP.
Refer to “Chapter 4. Using the Terminal Interface” on page 31 for details about
configuring SNMP and SNMP trap receiver.
MIBs supported
Refer to the various SNMP RFCs that are supported because the SNMP
specification is not described in this chapter. MIBs supported by the switch are
shown in Table 13.
Table 13. MIBs Supported by the Switch.
MIBs Supported
MIB-II (RFC 1213)
Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges (RFC 1493)
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)
RMON MIB (RFC 1757)
IBM 8275-416 MIB
The latest 8275-416 MIBs can be obtained from our Web site at:
http://www.ibm.com/networking/support
Note: Exceptions to the 8275-416 support for the MIBs listed in Table 13 are
described in the sections that follow in this chapter.
MIB II (RFC 1213)
The following are 8275-416 exceptions to the support of MIB II groups:
Address Translation (AT) Group
All the objects are read-only; none are read/write.
Interface Groups
For Ethernet ports, ifAdminStatus is a read-only object instead of read/write.
To modify the status of a port interface via SNMP, swPortCtrlAdminMode in
the 8275-416 private MIB must be used. There is no explicit ifAdminStatus
associated for the Management Interface via MIB-II or any other MIB or
access method.
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