Configuring an SNMP Manager

You can configure the Analyzer detail view to send notifications about your storage infrastructure to the SNMP Manager.

snmpget -v <1 or 2c> -c <Community-String> <Analyzer Detail View Server 
Name Or IP Address>:9191 SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB::snmpEngineID.0

1. In the application bar, click the Manage menu.
2. In the Administration section, click Manage SNMP.
3. In the Manage SNMP window, click Add SNMP Manager.
4. Provide the following details:
   • IP address or Hostname: IP address or Hostname of the SNMP Manager.
   • Port: Port number from 0 to 65535 (default: 162).
5. In the SNMP Version Settings section, select version v1 or v2c and provide the Community String details.
   Note: When editing the SNMP version settings for v1 and v2c through Manage > Manage SNMP > Edit (link), the Community String field is displayed as empty. Make sure you enter the community string to save the changes.
6. For v3, you can choose the Security Level:
   • NoAuth_NoPriv SNMP trap messages are neither authenticated nor encrypted.
   • Auth_NoPriv SNMP trap messages are authenticated but not encrypted.
   • Auth_Priv SNMP trap messages are authenticated and encrypted.

   Depending on the selected security level enter the appropriate details:

   • User Name User name of the SNMP Manager.
   • Security Name Security name associated with the user name.
   • Authentication Protocol If you choose Auth_NoPriv or Auth_Priv security level, you must also select MD5 or SHA authentication protocol. (Default: MD5)
   • Authentication Password Type the password of the authentication protocol.
   • Encryption Protocol If you choose Auth_Priv security level, you must also select AES or DES encryption protocol. (Default: AES)
   • Encryption Password Type the password of the encryption protocol.

   Note: When editing SNMP v3 settings through Manage > Manage SNMP > Edit (link), the Authentication Password or Encryption Password fields (or both, based on the security level) are displayed as empty. Make sure you enter the passwords based on the security level to save the changes.
7. (Optional) Specify the following advanced settings:
   • Protocol: The default protocol is UDP and cannot be changed. If you are using SNMP version v3, then you must configure a firewall rule to allow incoming connections on UDP 9191 port.
   • Notification Type: Trap (default) or Inform. For SNMP version v2c and v3 you can specify the notification type.
   • Trap: The SNMP Manager does not send an acknowledgment when it receives a trap.
   • Inform: The SNMP Manager sends an acknowledgement when it receives an inform.

     If you select Inform you can set the following:

     • Retry count: The number of times to retry sending a notification. (You can select between 1 to 5 retry count, the default is 1.)
     • Retry Interval: The number of seconds to wait between retries. (You can select between 1 to 60 seconds, the default is 5 seconds.)
8. (Optional) Click Send Test Message, to send the test notification to the SNMP Manager.
   The sample test message sent to SNMP Manager from the Analyzer detail view.

   .1.3.6.1.4.1.116.5.63.12.2.13.0 - "Test Message to check connectivity for SNMP Manager SNMP-Manager-IP-address or hostname"
   1.3.6.1.4.1.116.5.63.12.2.16.0 - Analyzer detail view server-IP-address or hostname

   Note: When the value of the sysUpTime in the trap messages reaches to 497 days, the sysUpTime value resets to zero (0).