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Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Network management applications can monitor the library using the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP).
The library's SNMP agent can automatically send traps to alert network management
stations of faults and configuration changes. You can configure the library's SNMP
agent to automatically send traps that alert up to six network management stations
about faults and configuration changes. The library supports both SNMP version 2c
and version 3.
• SNMP Versions
• SNMP Traps
• Enable or Disable SNMP
• Configure an SNMP User
• Configure an SNMP Trap Recipient
• Send a Test Trap
• Download the Management Information Base (MIB)
SNMP Versions
The version of SNMP determines credential requirements.
There are two SNMP versions supported by the library: v3 and v2c.
• v3 — Version 3 is not backward compatible, but it supports a more secure
authentication method and can encrypt management data. Always choose v3
unless you need compatibility with older SNMP versions and have no security
concerns. v3 requires the following information:
– User Name
– Authentication Protocol — Select SHA for best security or MD5 for
compatibility with systems that use MD5.
– Authentication Passphrase — Enter a strong user-authentication password.
– Privacy Protocol — Select AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) for best
security or DES (Data Encryption Standard) for compatibility with systems that
use DES.
– Privacy Passphrase — Enter a strong data-protection password.
– Engine ID — Only required when adding a trap recipient. In most cases
accept the default value. If you must override this value, enter a hexadecimal
value that starts with
0x
and does not contain either all zeroes (
0
) or all
sixteens (
F
).
• v2c — Backward compatible with earlier versions of the standard, but it is not
secure because authentication credentials (community strings) and management
data are exchanged in clear text.
This is the less secure option. Only select this option if you need compatibility with
older SNMP versions. v2c requires the following information:
Chapter 8
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