Lenovo RD220 User Guide - Page 38
Configuring DNS, Host Name or IP Address
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v A system contact must be specified on the System Settings page. For information about the System Settings page settings, see "Setting system information" on page 15. v System location must be specified on the System Settings page. v At least one community name must be specified. v At least one valid IP address or host name (if DNS is enabled) must be specified for that community. Note: Alert recipients whose notification method is SNMP cannot receive alerts unless the SNMPv1 agent or SNMPv3 agent and the SNMP traps fields are set to Enabled. 5. Set up a community to define the administrative relationship between SNMP agents and SNMP managers. You must define at least one community. Each community definition consists of the following parameters: v Community Name v Access Type v IP address If any of these parameters is not correct, SNMP management access is not granted. Note: If an error message window opens, make the necessary adjustments to the fields that are listed in the error window. Then, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save to save your corrected information. You must configure at least one community to enable this SNMP agent. 6. In the Community Name field, enter a name or authentication string to specify the community. 7. In the Access Type field, select an access type. Select Trap to allow all hosts in the community to receive traps; select Get to allow all hosts in the community to receive traps and query MIB objects; select Set to allow all hosts in the community to receive traps, query, and set MIB objects. 8. In the corresponding Host Name or IP Address field, enter the host name or IP address of each community manager. 9. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save. 10. In the navigation pane, click Restart IMM to activate the changes. Configuring DNS To configure the Domain Name System (DNS), complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the IMM where you want to configure DNS. For more information, see Chapter 2, "Opening and using the IMM Web interface," on page 9. 2. In the navigation pane, click Network Protocols and scroll down to the Domain Name System (DNS) area of the page. 3. If a DNS server (or servers) is available on your network, select Enabled in the DNS field. The DNS field specifies whether you use a DNS server on your network to translate host names into IP addresses. 4. If you enabled DNS, in the DNS server IP address fields, specify the IP addresses of up to three DNS servers on your network. Each IP address must contain integers from 0 - 255, separated by periods. 5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save. 6. In the navigation pane, click Restart IMM to activate the changes. 32 Integrated Management Module: User Guide