Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000601-02, June 2008)

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Fabric Watch access using SNMP-based enterprise managers
Use SNMP-based enterprise managers to:
• Query the MIB variable for individual fabric and switch elements.
• Query and modify threshold and alarm configurations.
• Receive alarm notification through SNMP traps.
• View and configure the mail database.
NOTE
The following instructions apply to the AdvantNet MIB browser. There may be some variation in the
procedures when other MIB browsers are used.
Configuring an SNMP-based enterprise manager for Fabric Watch
1. Open a MIB browser.
2. Load the appropriate MIB files if you have not already done so. First load the Brocade common
MIB file, followed by the Brocade software MIB file. The system should respond with a screen
similar to the following:
The MIB browser has populated the left side of the screen with a MIB tree that you can
navigate.
3. Begin a Telnet session with the switch. See “Fabric Watch access using the CLI” on page 26.
4. Type the IP address for the switch into the Host field. Type the community into the Community
field. Type the write community into the Write Community field, if you want to perform set
operations.