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Field Possible value Description
Read Community
Write Community
0 to 20 characters including all
printable characters and the
space
0 to 20 characters including all
printable characters and the
space
After editing any field in this subcategory, to save the changes, click Apply.
The Read Community string allows the client to
read information but not to manipulate the alerts
or status of the HP BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator through SNMP. The default
community name is "public" and will allow a
user to receive notification traps and alerts, but
not to change or manipulate the status.
The Write Community string allows the client to
manipulate alerts of HP BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator status through SNMP. You can
remotely clear alerts and mark them as
"viewed" or otherwise through their SNMP
management client through the SNMP agents.
The default value for the Write Community
string is public.
In the SNMP Alert Destinations subcategory, the IP addresses and community strings for the SNMP
management clients are configured so that any alert or trap from the Onboard Administrator is sent to the
appropriate system with the appropriate community string.
Field Possible value Description
IP Address • IPv4
address—###.###.###.###
where ### ranges from 0 to 255
• IPv6
address—####:####:####:###
#:####:####:####:#### where
#### ranges from 0 to FFFF.
• DNS name—1 to 64 characters
including all alphanumeric
characters and the dash (-).
Community String
Adding SNMP alert destinations
0 to 20 characters including all
printable characters and the space
The management station IP address or
DNS name
A text string that acts as a password. It is
used to authenticate messages that are
sent between HP SIM and Onboard
Administrator.
Use the IP Address field to enter the IP address or DNS name for management clients to which the traps are
to be sent. Directly below the IP Address field, in the Community String field, enter the appropriate community
string. After you enter the IP address and community string, click Add. You can add a maximum of eight
SNMP alert destinations.
Removing SNMP alert destinations
Select the IP address or DNS name from the list containing the trap destinations, and then click Remove.
To send a test SNMP trap to all of the configured trap destinations, click Send Test Alert. You must enable
SNMP to use this function.
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