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v Management module name - The name that you want to use to identify the
management module. The name will be included with e-mail and SNMP
alert notifications to identify the source of the alert.
v System contact - The name and phone number of the person to contact if
there is a problem with the BladeCenter unit.
v System location - Sufficient detail to quickly locate the BladeCenter unit for
maintenance or other purposes.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.
4. In the navigation pane, click MM Control → Network Protocols; then, click the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) link. A page similar to the
one in the following illustration is displayed.
5. Select Enabled in the SNMP agent and SNMP traps fields to forward alerts to
SNMP communities on your network. To enable the SNMP agent, the following
criteria must be met:
v System contacts must be specified on the General Settings page.
v The system location must be specified on the General Settings page.
v At least one community name must be specified.
v At least one valid IP address or host name (if DNS is enabled) must be
specified for that community.
Note: Alert recipients whose notification method is SNMP will not receive
alerts unless both the SNMP agent and the SNMP traps are enabled.
6. Set up a community to define the administrative relationship between SNMP
agents and SNMP managers. You must define at least one community. Each
community definition consists of the following parameters:
v Name
v IP address
If either of these parameters is not correct, SNMP management access is not
granted.