Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

Страница: 69 / 204

Chapter 3: Operations
55
authentication and encryption lacking in those protocol versions. The SNMP management
application can then be used to for SNMP management of the target device.
NOTE: Running the SNMP daemon (snmpd) on the MergePoint SP manager allows you to access the proxy
data using the v1 and 2c protocols without going through a VPN tunnel. However, this method is inherently
unsecure.
• The access method agent which supports version 3 is via a local Net-SNMP daemon. The
proxying of traps is not supported by Net-SNMP. Forwarding of traps is supported, with
filtering by source address.
If SNMP is used as recommended, no public client is allowed unauthenticated access to either
managed clients or to the MergePoint SP manager. For compatibility with other clients,
unencrypted transfer of data is possible with SNMP v3 connections, but strongly discouraged.
• User and group information for v3 connections must be different from the user and group
names used for accessing the MergePoint SP manager.
The administrator can configure the following:
• General information provided by the MergePoint SP manager, including location and contact
fields
• Who has access to SNMP information
• Trap forwarding
Configuring SNMP
The Admin user can configure SNMP access for the MergePoint SP manager and for target
devices. Admin users can enable alerts about significant events occurring on target devices to be
sent from the MergePoint SP manager to an SNMP management application, such as HP
Openview, Novell NMS, IBM NetView or Sun Net Manager.
To configure appliance SNMP information:
1. Click Network - SNMP.
2. In the SysContact field, type the contact information of the MergePoint SP manager
administrator.
3. In the SysLocation field, type the location of the MergePoint SP manager.
4. Click Apply.
To configure service processor SNMP settings:
1. In the side navigation bar, click a target device name.
2. Click the Configuration tab.
3. In the top navigation bar, click SNMP. The SNMP window appears.
4. In the OID field, type the identifier for the object to be managed.
5. From the SNMP version drop-down menu, select v1, v2c or v3.