Administrator Guide

Configure SNMP Settings for a Storage Center
Configure SNMP if you want to monitor the Storage Center with a network management system.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
2. Click
Summary.
The Summary view is displayed.
3. Click (Settings).
The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4. Click the SNMP Server tab.
5. From the SNMP Version drop-down menu, select the version of SNMP to configure.
6. If you selected SNMP v1/v2c, set the community strings that allow access to the Storage Center SNMP agent.
a) In the Read Only Community String field, type a password for allowing network management systems to read from the Storage
Center SNMP agent.
b) In the Read Write Community String field, 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, you can create an SNMP v3 user if one does not exist.
To create a new user:
a) Click Create SNMP v3 User.
The Create SNMP v3 User dialog box opens.
b) In the Name field, type a user name.
c) In the Password field, 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 SNMP Trap Destination.
The Create SNMP Trap Destination dialog box opens.
b) In the Trap Destination field, 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 type of the SNMP trap request or SNMP inform request to use.
d) In the Port field, type the port number of the network management system.
e) If SNMPv1 Trap, SNMPv2 Trap, or SNMPv2 Inform is selected from the Type drop-down menu, type a password in the
Community String field.
f) If SNMPv3 Trap or SNMPv3 Inform is selected from the Type drop-down menu, select a user from the SNMP v3 User drop-
down menu.
g) Click OK.
9. If the SNMP Running status is No, click Start SNMP.
10. Click OK.
Configuring Filters to Restrict Administrative Access
Access filters can be created to selectively allow administrative access to a Storage Center based on IP address, user privilege level, or
user name. When one or more access filters are defined, administrative connections that do not match an access filter are denied.
• Unisphere does not allow you to create an access filter policy that would reject your current administrative connection.
• Access filters apply to new administrative connections only; existing administrative connections are not affected.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
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