Supported Internet Protocols; Snmp Messaging; Snmp Traps - IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

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User's Guide. See "Related Publications" on page xxi.

Supported Internet Protocols

The TS2900 Tape Autoloader supports the following Internet protocols:
• IPv4
• 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 SNMP
monitoring station(s). In summary, each trap provides the following information:
• Product Identification such as product name, description, manufacturer, model
• Product Status such as the severity of the trap, status (current and previous) and
• Library State (physical device status) such as identification and status of devices
• Drive Status such as the identification of each drive in the library, firmware level,
• Trap Definitions such as library status change, open magazine, I/O accessed, hard
• SNMP MIBs: The library's Management Information Base (MIB) contains units of
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number, firmware level, and the URL that the trap is designated for.
the time the trap occurred.
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.
serial number and other address and status information.
fault information, drive cleaning requests, excessive retries and library returning to
normal operations.
information that specifically describe an aspect of the system, such as the system
name, hardware number or communications configuration. When using SNMP to
monitor your TS2900 Tape Autoloader, make sure that the IBM TS2900 MIB file is
loaded on your SNMP monitoring station. SNMP traps will be sent to the SNMP
monitoring station(s) that are defined for your library (see "Configuring SNMP
Trap Notifications" on page 4-27). Download the SNMP MIB file for this library
from http://www.ibm.com/storage/support.