HP H-series Enterprise Fabric Management Suite Software - Manual (Page 108)

108 Managing Switches
5. Click OK to save and activate the changes.
Figure 60 SNMP Properties dialog box
NOTE: Since Read Community, Trap Community, and Write Community settings are like passwords and
are write-only fields, the current settings are displayed as asterisks.
Table 19 describes the SNMP Properties dialog box fields.
Table 19 SNMP Properties dialog box fields
Field Description
SNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the
fabric. You cannot use an SNMP application at a workstation to talk to a
switch that has this setting disabled. Pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and
comma (,) characters are not allowed.
Contact Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to be
contacted to respond to trap events. The default is <sysContact
undefined>
. Pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,) characters
are not allowed.
Read Community Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP
agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only field. The
Read Community value on the switch and the SNMP management server
must be the same. The default is public. Pound sign (#), semi-colon (;),
and comma (,) characters are not allowed.
SNMP Proxy Enables or disables the use of SNMP to monitor and configure switches in
the fabric.
Location Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. The
default is <sysLocation undefined>. Pound sign (#), semi-colon (;),
and comma (,) characters are not allowed.
Authentication Trap Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If
enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string values
are used. The default value is False.
Write Community Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP
client to write information to the switch. This is a write-only field. The value
on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The
default value is private. Pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,)
characters are not allowed.