Quantum Scalar i2000, User Manual

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6 Description
SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) community strings are a part of the software agent’s
messaging functionality that serve to group network devices into logical collections for management
purposes. The community strings on the server must match those on the appliance(s) you wish to manage.
Three strings are defined:
• Read— for querying the appliance
• Write
—
for controlling the appliance
• Trap—for receiving event messages from the appliance
The appliance can maintain 32 read and 32 write community strings and one trap community string.
A set of commands is provided for manipulating the Read and Write SNMP community strings. These
strings logically group devices into management communities.
Library RMU Support
Data obtained from a Scalar library’s RMU (remote management unit) includes global status data, drive
data, and mover data. These data are displayed in the AMC data panel. RMU data can also be displayed
from a library’s right-click menu.
Security
Four levels of user privilege are defined, each with specific capabilities. For more information, see Table 1
on page 36.
Network Discovery
Network discovery allows you to locate any appliance based on network addresses and ranges. This allows
management of an appliance without knowing the specific Internet Protocol (IP) address beforehand.
Configuration Options
You can set up an appliance with a number of non-default parameters, channel settings, and event
management variables. For more information, refer to
Performing Administrative Tasks on page 53, and
Configuring SAN Access on page 71.
Updating Firmware
You can update appliance and device firmware from the client. For more information, refer to Updating
Firmware on page 60.
Obtaining Drive Dumps
You can download and save the drive's transaction and error logs. Sometimes this information is requested
by service personnel for analysis. For more information, refer to
Obtaining a Drive Dump on page 99.
Command Flow Logging
Logs of the SCSI commands processed by the SNC can be retrieved for analysis by service personnel. For
more information, refer to
Checking the Command Flow Log on page 100.