SNMP Settings
The IBM® MQ Appliance supports SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3.
SNMP versions 1 and 2c support a community-based security model. SNMP version 3 has a security
model that uses SHA or MD5 based authentication and AES or DES encryption. The two security models
use different terminology: SNMP version 2 and earlier uses the term traps
for messages that
inform about events, while SNMP version 3 calls these messages notifications
.
You can configure the SNMP settings for the appliance by using the IBM MQ Appliance web UI or the command line interface. The web UI
settings are divided into the following sections:
- Main
- The main SNMP settings specify local connection and security settings. You specify the local IP address and port that is listened on for incoming SNMP requests. You can specify that all interfaces on the appliance are listened on, if required. If you are using SNMP v3, you can specify the SNMP users, security levels, and access levels.
- Enterprise MIBs
- You can view the three MIB files that specify the interaction of the appliance with SNMP managers. You need to download the MIB files to use them with an SNMP monitoring application. All of the objects that are exposed through the IBM MQ Appliance MIBs are read only.
- Trap Event Subscriptions
- Enables the generation of event traps/notifications for certain appliance conditions. Currently, you can enable or disable the generation of traps/notifications in response to a default set of appliance events. Note that events for IBM MQ operations are not currently supported.
- SNMPv1/v2c Communities
- If you are using SNMP version 1 or version 2c, you use this section to specify one or more SNMP communities.
- Trap and Notification Targets
- If you have enabled the default event traps/notifications, you use this tab to specify details of the SNMP manager (or managers) that the traps/notifications are sent to.