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Table 12 describes the SNMP Properties dialog box fields.

Table 12 SNMP Properties dialog box fields

Field Description

SNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the

fabric. The user cannot use an SNMP application at a workstation to

talk to a switch that has this setting disabled.

Contact Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to be

contacted to respond to trap events. The default is <sysContact

undefined>.

Read Community Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an

SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only

field. The Read Community value on the switch and the SNMP

management server must be the same. The default is public.

SNMP Proxy Enables or disables the use of SNMP to monitor and configure

switches in the fabric.

Location Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. The

default is <sysLocation undefined>.

Authentication Trap Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If

enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string

values are used. The default value is False.

Write Community Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an

SNMP client to write information to the switch. This is a write-only

field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must

be the same. The default value is private.

Trap Version Specifies the SNMP version (1 or 2) with which to format traps.

Trap 1 Enabled Enables or disables the trap. If disabled, traps are not sent to trap

monitoring stations and the trap settings are not configurable.

Trap Address Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent. A maximum of

5 trap addresses are supported. The default address for trap 1 is

10.0.0.254. The default address for traps 2–5 is 0.0.0.0.

Trap Community Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an

SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on

the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The

default is public.

Trap Severity Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap. Open the drop-down

list and choose a level. The Trap 1 Enabled option on the SNMP

Properties dialog box must be enabled to access this drop-down list.

Trap severity levels include Unknown, Emergency, Alert, Critical,

Error, Warning, Notify, Info, Debug, and Mark

Trap Port Specifies the port number (between 1—65535) on which a trap is set.

The default is 162.