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Task 19: Configure the Element Manager Application
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Installation Tasks
Figure 2-32 Configure SNMP Dialog Box
a. Enable the Enable SNMP Agent and Enable Authentication Traps
to activate the installed agent and enable transmission of
SNMP trap messages to recipients.
b. Select the appropriate FA MIB from the Fibre Alliance MIB Trap
Version drop-down list. Valid selections are FA MIB Version
3.0 or FA MIB Version 3.1.
c. Type a community name of 32 alphanumeric characters or
less, for each configured recipient, in the Community Name
field. The name is incorporated in SNMP trap messages to
ensure against unauthorized viewing.
d. Enable the check the box in the Write Authorization column to
enable write authorization for the trap recipient (default is
disabled). When enabled, a configured user can change
sysContact, sysName, and sysLocation SNMP variables.
e. Type the IP address or DNS host name of the trap recipient
(SNMP management workstation) in the Trap Recipient field. It
is recommended the IP address be used.
f. Type a decimal port number in the UDP Port Number field to
specify the UDP port number
2. Click Activate to save the information and close the dialog box.