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How do I enable SNMP on HP ProCurve Switch?

by Lennon Wade

How do I enable SNMP on HP ProCurve Switch?

How to enable SNMP on a HP Procurve device

  1. Telnet, SSH, or serial (console) into your Procurve device with a manager account.
  2. Enter configuration mode by typing: configure terminal.
  3. Issue the following commands: snmp-server enable snmp-server community community_string.

How do I manage my HP ProCurve switches?

How to: Configure a HP ProCurve switch

  1. Step 1: Connect your serial connection.
  2. Step 2: Conenct PuTTY.
  3. Step 3: Get the IP address.
  4. Step 4: Set time server.
  5. Step 5: Set SNMP community info.
  6. Step 6: Launch the web GUI.
  7. Step 7: Configure basic info.
  8. Step 8: Create VLANs.

How do I turn off HP ProCurve Switch?

The most graceful way to shutdown an E-series Procurve switch is to do a “write memory” command at the CLI, (alternately exiting the menu interface or committing a change on the WebUI), wait for the command to complete, then pull the plug. If you want to reboot, you can do a “reload” or a “boot” command.

How do I enable SNMP on HP printer?

To enable HP Web Jetadmin to discover and manage devices using SNMPv3, go to Tools > Options > Device Management > Device Discovery, enable Discover SNMPv3 devices, and click Apply.

What is the default SNMP port?

161
The default SNMP port number is 161. snmp-agent-protocol—The protocol the SNMP agent will communicate with. The default protocol is UDP. system-contact—The contact information for this sensor.

Do HP switches have a lifetime warranty?

HP is offering a lifetime warranty on the device, which the company defines this way: “For as long as a product is owned, with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries).” Switch owners will be entitled to “standard next business day advanced-replacement (availability varies by location) with …

How do I put my HP switch into control mode?

Configuration commands and the context configuration modes

  1. HP Switch(config)# interface c3-c6. HP Switch(eth-C5-C8)#
  2. HP Switch(eth-C5-C8)# HP Switch(eth-Trk1)#
  3. HP Switch(config)# vlan 100. Command executed at configuration level to enter VLAN 100 context.
  4. HP Switch(vlan-100)#
  5. HP Switch(vlan-100)#?

How do I reset my HP ProCurve Switch?

To initialize, or reboot, a ProCurve Switch, perform the following steps:

  1. Press the small, recessed Reset button on the face of the switch.
  2. Issue the command, reload from within the CLI.
  3. Or, issue the command, boot system flash to reboot into either primary or secondary flash.

How do I check my ports on my HP switch?

To check the mode setting for a port on the switch, use either the Port Status screen in the menu interface or show interfaces brief in the CLI (see Viewing port status and configuration (CLI)).