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Supported Internet Protocols The library supports the following Internet protocols: v IPv4 v IPv6 To learn more about IPv4, visit http://www.iana.org/. To learn more about IPv6, visit http://www.ipv6.org/. SNMP Messaging Occasionally, the library may encounter a situation that you want to know about, such as an open magazine or a fault that causes the library to stop. The library provides a standard TCP/IP protocol called Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to send alerts about conditions (such as need for operator intervention) over a TCP/IP LAN network to an SNMP monitoring station. These alerts are called SNMP traps. Using the information supplied in each SNMP trap, the monitoring station (together with customer-supplied software) can alert operations personnel of possible problems or operator interventions that occur. SNMP Traps SNMP traps are alerts or status messages that can be collected, monitored and used to proactively manage attached libraries using SNMP protocol with the host server(s). In summary, each trap provides the following information: v Product Identification such as product name, description, manufacturer, model number, firmware level, and the URL that the trap is designated for. v Product Status such as the severity of the trap, status (current and previous) and the time the trap occurred. v Library State (physical device status) such as identification and status of devices that are monitored. In the case of the library, it would include enclosure, power supply, controller, magazine status, drive count, cartridge slot count, and I/O station count. Also included would be certain library statistics, and where appropriate, the fault FSC (fault symptom code) including the severity and description of that fault. v Drive Status such as the identification of each drive in the library, firmware level, serial number and other address and status information. v Trap Definitions such as library status change, open magazine, I/O accessed, hard fault information, drive cleaning requests, excessive retries and library returning to normal operations. For additional information, refer to Appendix G. "SNMP Status MIB Variables and Traps" on page G-1. v SNMP MIBs: The library's Management Information Base (MIB) contains units of information that specifically describe an aspect of the system, such as the system name, hardware number or communications configuration. Status and error data is also gathered by MIBs and sent to one or more IP addresses defined during the SNMP configuration operation. Download the SNMP MIB file for this library from http://www.support.dell.com. Chapter 1. Product Description 1-7