To configure the SnmpDevice (Manager)
You place SnmpDevice objects under an SnmpNetwork to represent actual Snmp devices that you want to communicate with. Then you configure the SnmpDevice object by setting its properties to match the settings for the actual Snmp device. The SnmpDevice objects may only exist under an SnmpNetwork object.
- Edit the following SnmpDevice specific properties in theProperty Sheet to configure the Snmp Manager.
- Set the
Snmp Versionto3.NOTE: When user select the SnmpDevice Version 3 in and click Save, some times the screen does not automatically reload so it is necessary to refresh the screen. - Type the Ip adress of the JACE which act as an Snmp agent to the Ip Address field to receive the traps.
- Type the name of the user in the User Name field as per the Agent configuration.
- Set the Security Level field as per the Agent configuration. Make sure that the Agent and Manager has the same Security Level at a time for sending and receiving traps. Refer to Configure SNMPv3 Security and VACM for detail information about the Security Level.
- Set the Authentication Protocol field as per the Agent configuration. Make sure that the Agent and Manager has the same Authentication Protocol selected at a time for sending and receiving traps. Refer to Configure SNMPv3 Security and VACM for detail information about the Authentication Protocol.
- Enter the Authentication Passphrase as per the Agent configuration. If not, error message pops up and it stops the coordination between Agent and Manager. Refer to Configure SNMPv3 Security and VACM for detail information about the Authentication Passphrase.
- Set the Privacy Protocol field as per the Agent configuration. Make sure that the Agent and Manager has the same Privacy Protocol selected at a time for sending and receiving traps. Refer to Configure SNMPv3 Security and VACM for detail information about the Privacy Protocol.
- Enter the Privacy Passphrase as per the Agent configuration. If not, error message pops up and it stops the coordination between Agent and Manager. Refer to Configure SNMPv3 Security and VACM for detail information about the Privacy Passphrase.
- Type the context name in theContext Name field as per the Agent configuration.
- Right-click on the SnmpDevice and go to .
This action manually initiates a Ping(check device status) on the actual Snmp device that the SnmpDevice object represents.
- Do a ping. and check the Status andHealth of the SnmpDevice.
The Status should be “{ok}” and Health should be Ok for successful coordination between Manager and Agent.