Snmp Configuration - HP Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60 Configuration Manual

SNMP Configuration

Failover and SNMP Remote Disk Array Management
The disk array also supports the industry-standard simple network management
protocol (SNMP) for remote disk array management from the UNIX/PC server host.
SNMP is a part of the TCP/IP protocol suite that supports maintenance functions for
storage and communication devices.
The disk array uses SNMP to transfer status and management commands to a PC
server or open-system host through the remote console PC. When the SNMP manager
requests status information or when a remote service information message (R-SIM) is
generated, the SNMP agent on the remote console PC notifies the SNMP manager on
the PC server or open-system host. R-SIM reporting enables the user to monitor the
disk array from the PC server or open-system host without having to check the remote
console PC for R-SIMs.
Figure 1. SNMP Information Flow
The SNMP agent on the remote console PC can perform error reporting operations for
up to eight disk arrays. The SNMP agent only initiates trap operations, which alert the
SNMP manager when an R-SIM occurs.
The SNMP manager, which resides on the PC server or open-system host, requests
information from the SNMP agent and receives the R-SIM traps from the SNMP agent.
For assistance with SNMP manager configuration on the PC server or open-system
host, please refer to the vendor's documentation for the SNMP management software,
or contact the vendor's technical support.
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