Setting switch snmp properties, 34 switch firmware update wizard, Setting switch snmp – HP StorageWorks 2000fc G2 Modular Smart Array User Manual

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7.

In this dialog box, complete these steps:
a. Enter the user name and password.
b. (Optional) If you want the firmware update to take affect immediately, rather than after the switch

power is recycled, select the Apply the new firmware image immediately after successful update

check box.

c. Click OK.

8.

Repeat steps 4 through 7 for each switch you want to update, and then continue with

step 9

.

9.

On the completed Switch Firmware Update wizard window (

Figure 34

), click Next.

Figure 34

Switch Firmware Update wizard

10.

To complete the wizard, choose one of the following options:

• To confirm and proceed with the firmware update, click Finish.
• To change your selections for the firmware update, click Back.
• To stop the firmware update, click Cancel.
If you clicked Finish, a message may inform you that the switch firmware is ready to be updated. The

process takes several minutes per switch and cannot be canceled. Also, switch traffic may be

temporarily disrupted.

11.

Click Yes when prompted to update the switch firmware.

Setting switch SNMP properties

Use the SNMP Properties dialog box to define how authentication traps are managed and set for the

switch. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol that governs network management

and monitoring of network devices. SNMP security consists of a read community string and a write

community string, which are basically the passwords that control read and write access to the switch.

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