The Configuration Manager Editor window: Management Module Network
Configuration component allows you to configure the network protocols that
the management module will use.
Introduction
You
can configure DHCP and SNMP for your management module. If you enable SNMP,
you can assign up to three IP addresses to access the management module through
SNMP.
Note: - Some modules do not support enabling or disabling all protocols.
- You do not have to enable SNMP support in order for IBM Director to access
the management module.
Fields
- Network Interface
- DHCP
- Allows you to select from these settings for Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol:
- blank (When this option is selected, nothing is configured.)
- enabled
- disabled
- If DHCP fails, use static IP configuration
- Configure static IP
- When this check box is selected, a static IP address is configured from
the pool of IP addresses. To select this check box, the DHCP value
must be disabled or If DHCP fails, use static
IP configuration.
- SNMP Agent Properties
- SNMPv1 agent
- Allows you to select from these settings for SNMPv1 agent:
- blank (When this option is selected, nothing is configured.)
- enabled
- disabled
- SNMPv3 agent
- Allows you to select from these settings for SNMPv3 agent:
- blank (When this option is selected, nothing is configured.)
- enabled
- disabled
- Contact information
- Type contact information for a person that is responsible for this management
module. This information will help you track assets. You may want to include
information such as a name, phone number, and e-mail address. This is an optional
field.
- Location
- Type a description of the physical location of this management module.
This information will help you track assets. This is an optional field.
- SNMP v1
- Community name
- If you are using SNMPv1, type the community name. When SNMPv1 is enabled,
this is a required field.
- Trap IP or Hostname 1
- Allows you to type an IP address or host name to access the management
module through SNMP.
- Trap IP or Hostname 2
- Allows you to type an IP address or host name to access the management
module through SNMP.
- Trap IP or Hostname 3
- Allows you to type an IP address or host name to access the management
module through SNMP.
- SNMP v3
- Complete the following fields if you are using SNMPv3:
- User ID
- The name of the SNMP user. When SNMPv3 is enabled, this is a required
field.
- Profile name
- The name associated with the SNMP profile. When SNMPv3 is enabled, this
is a required field.
- Authentication protocol
- Select from the following list for the type of authentication to be used:
- none
- MD5 - Message Digest 5 Algorithm
- SHA - NIST Secure Hash Algorithm
- Authentication password
- The password to be used with the profile.
- Confirm password
- Reenter the password to verify accuracy.
- Privacy protocol
- Select from the following list the type of privacy protocol to use:
- None
- Data Encryption Standard (DES)
- Privacy password
- The password associated with the privacy protocol.
- Confirm privacy password
- Reenter the password to verify accuracy.