The Web client allows you to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) versions, authentication traps, and the community string. This topic provides an overview of SNMP settings. For step-by-step instructions on configuring SNMP settings, see Configuring SNMP Settings.
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NOTE: The library's SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) is available from the Web client and and can be installed on your management application. For more information about the library's SNMP MIB, see About the SNMP MIB. For more detailed information about the library's SNMP support, see the Dell PowerVault ML6000 Basic SNMP Reference Guide. |
SNMP is an event-based trap protocol, designed for remote managing and monitoring of your library’s status. The Web client allows you to enable or disable support for different versions of SNMP management applications. SNMP v1 and v2c is enabled by default. SNMP v3 is always enabled.
The recommended practice is to disable SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c in highly secure environments. SNMP v3 is always enabled and cannot be disabled. The authentication algorithm is set to MD5, and the encryption is disabled system-wide.
The library reports traps using either SNMP version 1 (default) or version 2. You can choose which one you want the library to use.
The library allows you to enable or disable SNMP authentication traps. When the library receives an SNMP message that does not contain the correct community string or other authentication information, the library sends an SNMP authentication trap message to the external management application, indicating the authentication failure. SNMP authentication traps are disabled by default.
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NOTE: For information about registering external management applications to receive SNMP traps, see About SNMP Trap Registration. |
The SNMP community string is a text string that acts as a password to authenticate GET and GET-NEXT SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c messages exchanged between the library and the remote management application. The SNMP community string used by the library must match the string used by the remote management application.
The default SNMP community string on the library is "publicCmtyStr". For security purposes, this string should be modified. When modifying the community string, adhere to the following guidelines: the community string is case sensitive, cannot be empty, and cannot exceed 32 characters.
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