Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER User's Guide download pdf (Page 80)

In an SNMP request to a SP from a client server, the SNMP request is issued to the MergePoint

SPmanager public IP address. The request contains the unique community name as defined in

the SPs access settings section (see To configure SNMP access settings for an SP: on page 67).

Once the request is received, the MergePoint SPmanager initiates the same request to the SP

using its own appliance IP address, which is either public or private depending on the network

location of the SP, and using the community name as defined in the Service Processor SNMP

setting window. (The community name must match the community name configured on the SP.)

The SP must be configured with SNMP management applications pointing to the MergePoint

SP manager's public or private IP address. When the response is received from the SP, the

MergePoint SPmanager sends it back to the client server using the appliance's public IPaddress

and the community name as defined in the access settings for the SP.

Accessing a service processor’s SNMP through the MergePoint SP manager

You can use third party utilities, such as “snmpwalk,” to access a service processor’s SNMP

through the MergePoint SP manager. When using third party utilities, remember to add the

context parameter (the service processor alias).

For example, you want to use the snmpwalk utility to access the SNMP of a MergePoint SP

manager with an IP address of 172.26.25.99 and a community string of public158. The service

processor alias is 172.26.25.158. To retrieve all SNMP information, enter the following

command:

snmpwalk -v 1 -c public158 -n 172.26.25.158 172.26.25.99 .1.3.

The -n parameter is required prior to the service processor alias to specify which service

processor you want to access.

NOTE: Visit www.net-snmp.org for more information about the snmpwalk utility.

SP Operations

NOTE: As noted throughout this section, the available features vary according to the types of service processors.

For example, accessing system information is only available for IPMI, ILOM, HP IPMI, FTS iRMC, Dell iDRAC blade

and Dell DRAC 5 devices; for other SPs, this feature cannot be viewed or accessed.

To perform any of these operations, access the MergePoint SP manager web interface. In the

side navigation bar, click the name of the SP you wish to manage.

The following tabs are available:

• Properties: Use this tab to access system information and FRU, change the alias and copy

or move the SP to a group. For a blade chassis that is managed as an SP, you can

synchronize the blades with the SP.

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