Specifications

4 Monitoring the QLogic SANbox Fibre Channel Switch with NetCentral Preliminary July 7, 2005
Monitoring the QLogic SANbox Fibre Channel Switch with NetCentral
Preliminary
ReadCommunity (string, max=32 chars) [public]
WriteCommunity (string, max=32 chars) [public]
TrapCommunity (string, max=32 chars) [public]
AuthFailureTrap (True / False) [True]
ProxyEnabled (True / False) [True]
Do you want to save and activate this snmp setup? (y/n): [n] y
In this list of attributes you can optionally enter Contact and Location strings that are
meaningful to NetCentral users at your site. If your site uses an SNMP community
name other than “public”, you can also set the community name.
Your NetCentral server PC should now receive all traps from your QLogic SANbox
Switch. You can test this by creating a fault condition, such as disconnecting one of
your Fibre Channel connections to the QLogic SANbox Switch. A message should
appear in the NetCentral manager.
Using NetCentral to monitor the QLogic SANbox
Switch
This section describes features of the NetCentral IV product (NetCentral version 4.1
and higher) that are specific to monitoring a QLogic SANbox Fibre Channel Switch.
These features are added to the NetCentral Manager interface only when the QLogic
SANbox Fibre Channel Switch device provider is installed and so do not apply to
monitoring other types of devices.
To understand NetCentral features that apply to monitoring all types of devices,
including the QLogic SANbox Fibre Channel Switch, refer to the NetCentral User
Guide.
Setting port aliases
You can configure NetCentral to set the reporting name of each port on your QLogic
SANbox Switch to something meaningful to you. When NetCentral reports the status
of a port, or notifies you of a problem, you may find it convenient to see a name that
you chose
To set port aliases:
1. Select the switch you want to configure in the NetCentral tree view.
2. Right-click the switch and select
Port Settings. The Port Settings dialog box opens.