1.6 Configuring SNMP Community Strings

AppManager uses SNMP queries to access remote Communication Manager servers and to enable the functionality of NetIQ SNMP Trap Receiver. Before discovering Communication Manager resources, enter SNMP community string information into AppManager Security Manager.

AppManager for Avaya Communication Manager supports SNMP versions 1 and 2. Configure Avaya Communication Manager 6.3.100 and 7.x with read-write SNMP community strings to give it access to all SNMP objects. If you configure it with read-only access, you will receive a warning and only a partial discovery will occur.

1.6.1 Configuring Community Strings for Remote Communication Managers

Configure SNMP community string information for each Communication Manager you want to monitor.

On the Custom tab in Security Manager, complete the following fields:

Field

Description

Label

SNMP

Sub-label

Indicate whether the community string information will be used for a single device or for all devices:

  • For a single Communication Manager, type <device IP address or hostname>. The address or hostname must match the address or hostname you provide in the parameters for the Discovery_AvayaCM Knowledge Script.

  • For all Communication Managers, type default.

Value 1

The appropriate read-write community string value, such as private or public.

NOTE:Avaya Call Manager Clusters using the AVAYA-AURA-CM-MIB require read/write community string permission. All other Avaya clusters require read-only permissions.

1.6.2 Configuring Community Strings for Trap Receiver Functionality

Configure SNMP community string information for each Trap Receiver device that will send traps to the proxy agent computer.

On the Custom tab in Security Manager, complete the following fields:

Field

Description

Label

SNMPTrap

Sub-label

Provide the IP address or hostname of the device on which Trap Receiver is installed.

NOTE:If you have already run the Discovery_AvayaCM Knowledge Script, use the same IP address or hostname that is displayed for the AvayaCM object in the TreeView.

Value 1

Provide the community string name included in each trap sent by Trap Receiver, such as private or public.