A.05.80 HP Insight Remote Support Advanced Managed Systems Configuration Guide (June 2013)

Chapter 22
E-Series Switch Configuration
E-series switches require SNMP for discovery and Remote Device Monitoring. E-series switches ship
with SNMP installed and enabled, so no additional configuration is necessary.
Important: E-Series switches require HP SIM 6.2 and the Hotfix Update Kit for HP SIM 6.2 for
discovery to work correctly. HP SIM 6.2 and the Hotfix can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/dl_windows.html.
You can use either Telnet or SSH for configuration collections. Telnet is enabled on E-series switches by
default. If you want to use SSH for configuration collections, you will need to enable it (see "Enabling
SSH" below).
Enabling SSH
You only need to enable SSH if you want to use it instead of Telnet. If you choose to use Telnet, you can
skip this section. To enable SSH, execute the following commands from the switch command line:
1. Enter the config command to enable the global configuration mode:
# config
2. Enable the SSH server:
# ip ssh
3. Save your configuration changes by issuing the write memory command:
# write mem
For more information about E-series switches, please refer to the E-series switch documentation page at
http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/products/switches/index.aspx.
Verifying SNMP Communication
Use the following procedure to verify that SNMP communication is working properly:
1. Enter the show version command to determine which software version your E-series switch is
running:
# sho ver
2. Enter the config command to enable the global configuration mode:
# config
3. The output should show a version number similar to x.14.60, where x will be a letter such as K.
4. Use the snmp-server command to enter the CMS's IP address. Depending on the version of the
firmware on the E-series switch, use one of the following versions of the command:
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