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SNMP v3 Security
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Table 14 SNMP Properties dialog box fields Field Description Read Community SNMP Proxy Location Authentication Trap Write Community Trap Version Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only field. The Read Community value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default is public. Enables or disables the use of SNMP to monitor and configure switches in the fabric. Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. The default is . Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string values are used. The default value is False. Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP client to write information to the switch. This is a write-only field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default value is private. Specifies the SNMP version (1 or 2) with which to format traps. Trap 1 Enabled Enables or disables the trap. If disabled, traps are not sent to trap monitoring stations and the trap settings are not configurable. Trap Address Trap Community Trap Severity Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent. A maximum of 5 trap addresses are supported. The default address for trap 1 is 10.0.0.254. The default address for traps 2-5 is 0.0.0.0. Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default is public. Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap. Open the drop-down list and choose a level. The Trap 1 Enabled option on the SNMP Properties dialog box must be enabled to access this drop-down list. Trap severity levels include Unknown, Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notify, Info, Debug, and Mark Trap Port Specifies the port number (between 1-65535) on which a trap is set. The default is 162. SNMP v3 Security Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) is an interoperable standards-based protocol for network management. SNMPv3 provides secure access to devices using a combination of authenticating and encrypting packets over the network. SNMP v3 security is an additional layer of security offered with the 7.6 and newer firmware. The SNMP v3 security is available to a switch that has a secure connection (SSL must be enabled), and can only be configured on the entry switch. The security features provided in SNMPv3 are: HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 73