Adding An Snmp V1 Or V2C Community String; Importing A New Mib Into The Management Application - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

Adding an SNMP v1 or v2c community string

The SNMP v1/2 Community String dialog box allows you to add the SNMP v1 or v2c credentials. To
add an SNMP v1 or v2c community string credential, complete the following steps.
1. Select Monitor > SNMP Setup > Event Reception.
2. Click the Accept SNMPv1/v2c traps with only these community strings button.
3. Click Add.
4. Enter a unique community string in the Community String field, which will be used to match for
5. Re-enter the string in the Confirm Community String field.
6. Click OK.

Importing a new MIB into the Management application

The SNMP traps that the Management application receives must be registered in the Management
application in order for these traps to be available. To register a trap, you must first identify the MIB
file that contains the trap information in the mibs_to_compile.txt file. Then, you must register the
traps using the Event Reception dialog box.
Use the following procedure to add the MIB file that contains the trap you want to register to
mibs_to_compile.txt.
1. Go to <install-dir>\conf\mibs\ (Windows) or <install-dir>/conf/mibs/ (UNIX) directory and copy
2. In the <install-dir>\conf\mibs\ (Windows) or <install-dir>/conf/mibs/ (UNIX) directory, search
3. Using a text editor, open the mibs_to_compile.txt file and add the MIB information to the
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The Event Reception dialog box displays.
The SNMP v1/v2c Community String dialog box, shown in
FIGURE 427
SNMP v1/v2 Community String dialog box
authentication in SNMP v1 and v2c configurations. This field is case-sensitive.
the MIB file into that directory. You may want to copy the MIB into a subdirectory of that
directory.
for the mibs_to_compile.txt file.
document.
When adding the MIB information, be aware of the following rules:
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MIBs are compiled in the order that they are listed in the mibs_to_compile.txt file.
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You can add composite MIB files (more than one MIB in a single file).
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MIB file names in the mibs_to_compile.txt file are case-sensitive. Make sure the case of
the file name you enter matches the case of the actual MIB file. Also, be sure to enter the
complete path of the MIB file, or the portion relative to the mibs directory.
SNMP traps
Figure 427, displays.
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