Virtual TapeServer SCSI-to-FC Adapter User Manual

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Appendix E
Management Information Bases
The VT5900-SA supports two Management Information Bases (MIBs) for management using
SNMP: the Fibre Alliance (FA) MIB and the Enterprise MIB. A Management Information Base
(MIB) contains complete descriptions of the different types of information that can be exchanged
between the VT5900-SA and a management application using SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol). The FA MIB is an Fibre Channel industry standard MIB that provides
support for link status, event logging, traps and other information in conformance with the FA
MIB 2.2 guidelines. The Enterprise MIB allows access to all configuration information stored in
the VT5900-SA.
Fibre Alliance Management Information Base
HP supports the Fibre Alliance MIB ver. 2.2. The Fibre Alliance is an industry consortium
dedicated to implementing standard methods of management for SANs. For further information
contact HP or go to the Fibre Alliance or IETF on the Web.
The VT5900-SA provides the following support for the Fibre Alliance MIB ver 2.2:
View serial number, port info, topology, and statistics even while the VT5900-SA is running in a
SAN environment.
Set and configure options such as the VT5900-SA name, port connections, and up to three network
management stations. Each network management station can receive event traps about unit, port,
and sensor changes. These traps can be monitored by various applications including Computer
Associates’ SANiti
TM
and Vixel’s SANinsite
TM
.
View revision information about the VT5900-SA such as board, bios, and firmware version
numbers.
Link and topology information (in the connUnitLink Table leaf) can be used to draw visual maps
of the SAN fabric with various applications including Computer Associates’ SANiti
TM
and
Vixel’s SANinsite
TM
.
Setting Unit Name, Info, Contact, and Location Information
To set the unit name, info, contact, and location information for the VT5900-SA, use the following
steps:
1. Go to the connUnitTable in the FA MIB.
2. Go to the connUnitName leaf.
Fibre Alliance: www.fibrealliance.org IETF: www.ietf.org