- Hewlett-Packard Switch User Manual

Configuring for Network Management Applications
Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch
Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch
Overview
You can manage the switch via SNMP from a network management station
running an application such as ProCurve Manager (PCM) or ProCurve
Manager Plus (PCM+). For more on PCM and PCM+, visit the ProCurve
Networking web site at:
www.procurve.com
Click on products index in the sidebar, then click on the appropriate link
appearing under the Network Management heading.
This section includes:
■ An overview of SNMP management for the switch
■ Configuring the switches for:
• SNMP Communities (page 13-11)
• Trap Receivers and Authentication Traps (page 13-17)
■ Information on advanced management through RMON Support (page
13-33)
To implement SNMP management, the switch must have an IP address,
configured either manually or dynamically (using DHCP or Bootp). If multiple
VLANs are configured, each VLAN interface should have its own IP address.
For DHCP use with multiple VLANs, refer to the section titled “The Primary
VLAN” in the “Static Virtual LANs (VLANs)” chapter of the Advanced Traffic
Management Guide for your switch.
Note If you use the switch’s Authorized IP Managers and Management VLAN
features, ensure that the SNMP management station and/or the choice of
switch port used for SNMP access to the switch are compatible with the access
controls enforced by these features. Otherwise, SNMP access to the switch
will be blocked. For more on Authorized IP Managers, refer to the Access
Security Guide for your switch. (The latest version of this guide is available
on the ProCurve Networking web site.) For information on the Management
VLAN feature, refer to the section titled “The Secure Management VLAN” in
the “Static Virtual LANs (VLANs)” chapter of the Advanced Traffic
Management Guide for your switch.
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