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Dell PowerVault ML6000 Basic SNMP Reference Guide
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Description
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a light-weight protocol designed for remote management
and monitoring of infrastructure devices. The ML6000 library provides SNMP support so you can use a
framework application to monitor the status of the library. Using SNMP, you can be alerted of numerous
library events.
The ML6000 library also provides detailed status reports from its own reporting system, called the
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) ticket system. RAS tickets enable library administrators to
diagnose specific library events.
SNMP Functionality Available to Remote Applications
The ML6000 library supports standard SNMP functionality, including GET queries and unicast traps (which
can be sent only to registered recipients), that enables you to monitor library status from a remote
application. SET commands are currently not enabled on the ML6000 library.
All ML6000 MIB variables are supported by Dell for remote management of the library.
Specific ML6000 library SNMP characteristics include:
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Supports SNMP v1, v2c, and v3
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Supports SNMP v1 and v2 traps as defined by RFC 1157. You can set the library to report SNMP
traps using either v1 or v2 (v1 is the default). The timeout for all SNMP requests to the library must
be at 10 seconds or greater (command line parameter-t).
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SMIv2 compliance only
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Usage of port 161 for GET queries
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Default community read/trap strings: publicCmtyStr (see
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Trap Registration interface in the library’s remote web client, which enables you to configure
application IP addresses, transport protocols, and user-configurable UDP port numbers to receive
traps
Accessing SNMP Information
SNMP information can be obtained from the ML6000 library using traps and GET queries. Using the
information contained in this guide, library administrators can configure their framework application to
generate alerts to receive ML6000 library SNMP information.