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Investigations - SNMP Profile Properties

View and edit the properties of an SNMP profile. If the management console is registered as a data source with the CA Performance Center, any changes you make are automatically synchronized with the CA Performance Center and any other registered data sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What happens if I change a SNMP profile? Changes to a SNMP profile are automatically propagated to any SNMP trap notifications, servers, or network devices to which the profile is assigned. For example, if you rename a SNMP profile, and the SNMP profile is assigned to a server, the renamed SNMP profile continues to be assigned to the server. If you have registered the management console with the CA Performance Center, any changes to a SNMP profile are automatically synchronized between the management console and the CA Performance Center.

Property Details

Complete the following fields:

SNMPv1/v2 and v3 Settings

Profile Name

Specifies a name for the profile. For security reasons, do not include the SNMP user name in the profile name. You may find it easier to name SNMP profiles using an owner-based naming convention, for example, Server Team or Network Infrastructure Team.

Do not use for discovery

Specifies that you do not want the SNMP profile to be discovered by the management console or another product registered with the CA Performance Center.

Domain

If you have defined domains in CA Performance Center, in the Domain list, choose the domain in which you want to add the SNMP profile.

Port

Specify the port that the management console uses to query the SNMP agent on a server or network device for performance information or network definitions. By default, the management console queries the SNMP agent on UDP port 161. Note that you cannot configure the port on which the management console sends SNMP traps. The management console sends SNMP traps to UDP port 162.

SNMP Version

Select the version of SNMP that corresponds to the SNMP version on the server or network device.

SNMPv3 Settings

Context

Defines the context name, if the network device you want the management console to query is configured with a SNMP context name. Otherwise, leave this field blank.

Security Level

Specifies the level of SNMPv3 security that is configured for the SNMPv3 user on a server or network device:

• No Authentication, No Privacy If you select this option, no additional configuration is required.
• Authentication, No Privacy If you select this option, you must specify the authentication protocol and password, and confirm the password.
• Authentication, Privacy If you select this option, you must specify the authentication and privacy protocols and passwords, and confirm the passwords.

Authentication Protocol

Specifies the authentication protocol that is configured for the SNMPv3 user. Choose one of the following:

• None No authentication protocol for the user.
• MD5 Use Message Digest 5 (MD5) as the authentication protocol.
• SHA Use Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) as the authentication protocol.

Authentication Password and Verify

Defines and confirms the authentication password that is configured for the SNMP user.

Privacy Protocol

Specifies the privacy protocol that is configured for the SNMPv3 user:

• None No privacy protocol for the user.
• DES Use Data Encryption Standard (DES) for encryption.
• AES Use Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for encryption.
• 3DES Use triple DES (3DES) for encryption.

Privacy Password and Verify

Defines and confirms the privacy password that is configured for the SNMP user.

More information:

Managing Tenants

Manage SNMP Profiles

How SNMP Profile Discovery Works