Administration HiPath 3000/5000 V7 IP systems

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HiPath 3000/5000 in the LAN Network For internal use only
Administration & Fault Management
4.9.2 SNMP Functionality
4.9.2.1 Introduction
As part of the TCP/IP protocol family, the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an
easy-to-use platform for performing management tasks in the HiPath 3000/5000 system software.
SNMP is used as a kind of management agent in HiPath 3000/5000, making it possible
to monitor and administer LAN components (including HiPath 3000/5000 itself) from a central
location. This involves
● addressing HiPath 3000/5000 via the TCP/IP protocol family.
● external management applications, such as HP Open View and IBM Tivoli, to access data
in HiPath 3000/5000 (using SNMP messages, such as GET, SET, TRAP).
● implementing remote maintenance tasks (online port status, enabling and disabling ports,
determining free ports) (HiPath Fault Management)
● transmitting service-related class B errors
● visualizing the operating status of HiPath 3000/5000 systems.
4.9.2.2 Overview of SNMP Functions
Management Information Bases (MIBs)
MIBs define the volume of data that can be administered via SNMP. They are data models that
describe the network elements to be administered in a very specific form.
HiPath 3000/5000 supports
● standard MIB II (according to the RFC1213 Internet standard), which provides Internet and
router functions;
● parts of the RMON 1/2 standard MIBs (RFC 1757, RFC 2021), which support
– Error history
– Trap configuration
– TFTP configuration
– General system information
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