Administrator Guide

7 Click OK.
• If a password is not congured or was modied, the dialog box closes.
• If a password was congured previously and not modied, the SMTP Server Password dialog box opens.
8 (Password only) In the Password eld, type the password for SMTP, then click OK.
Conguring Storage Center SNMP Settings
SNMP allows the Storage Center to be monitored over the network.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Congure SNMP Settings for a Storage Center (Storage Center Version
7.0 and Later)
Congure SNMP if you want to monitor the Storage Center with a network management system.
Prerequisite
To use SNMP v3, the Storage Center must use Storage Center version 7.0 or later. The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager
using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3 Click the SNMP Server tab.
4 From the SNMP Version drop-down menu, select the version of SNMP to be congured.
5 Click Apply.
The contents of the dialog box change depending on the version selected.
6 If you selected SNMP v1 or v2, set the community strings that allow access to the Storage Center SNMP agent.
a In the Read Only Community String eld, type a password for allowing network management systems to read from the Storage
Center
SNMP agent.
b In the Read Write Community String eld, type a password for allowing network management systems to read from or write to
the Storage Center SNMP agent.
7 If you selected SNMP v3, specify the users of SNMP v3 by selecting an existing user or creating a new one.
To create a new user:
a Click Create SNMP v3 User.
The Create SNMP v3 User dialog box opens.
b In the Name eld, type a user name.
c In the Password eld, type a password.
d Select an authentication method from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
e Select an encryption type from the Encryption Type drop-down menu.
f Click OK.
g Select the user from the SNMP v3 Settings table.
8 Specify settings for the network management system to which Storage Center will send SNMP traps.
a Click Create Trap Destination.
The Create SNMP Trap Destination dialog box opens.
b In the Trap Destination eld, type the host name or IP address of the network management system that is collecting trap
information
c From the Type drop-down menu, select the notication type and the SNMP version of the trap or inform to be sent.
d In the Port eld, type the port number of the network management system.
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