Configuring A Switch; System Specifications And Requirements; Configuring A Switch Using The Command Line Interface - HP StorageWorks 8/20q Reference Manual

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Configuring a Switch

This section describes how to configure an SN6000 or 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch to support SNMP.

System specifications and requirements

The SN6000 and 8/20q Fibre Channel Switches support the following:
• SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3
• Version 1 and 2 traps
System requirements:
• Hardware—One out-of-band Ethernet connection
• Software—One switch management software application, which allows you to:
• Monitor and control the switch
• Read, write, and receive trap information (if supported)
Ports on the switch reserved for SNMP:
• Port 161 (not configurable) is used for the standard SNMP commands.
• Port 162 (configurable) is the default port used for traps.
Proxy capability
• One or more in-band switches can be managed by an out-of-band SN6000 and 8/20q Fibre Channel
Switch acting as a proxy switch.
• An SN6000 or 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch can only act as a proxy for other SN6000 or 8/20q
Fibre Channel Switches.
• SN6000 and 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch proxy capability can be disabled.

Configuring a switch using the command line interface

The Telnet command line interface offers a convenient way to change SNMP parameters. SNMP
parameter defaults are preset during manufacturing. For security purposes, these default values should be
changed. For specific information about SNMP parameters, see the SNMP configuration section in the HP
StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide or the HP StorageWorks
8/20q Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide.
To configure a switch using the command line interface, press Enter to accept the default value for each
parameter:
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> set setup snmp
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> set setup snmp
A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.
Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value.
If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the attributes
for the category being processed, press 'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.
If you wish to terminate the configuration process completely, press 'qq' or
'QQ' and the ENTER key to do so.
SNMP System Configuration - may optionally use 'set setup snmp common' command.
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