Community Name

A community name is a string of ASCII characters that identifies a known set of Network Management Stations and SNMP agents. In this version of the enterprise management software, the default community name is public.

When the enterprise management software sends an SNMP trap message because of a critical error on a storage subsystem, it includes the community name in the message. The SNMP trap receiver (typically a Network Management Station) will receive the trap message and compare the community name to its own configuration. If the community name is recognized, the trap message will be logged and processed; otherwise, the trap message is discarded.

For information on configuring a community name, see Configuring SNMP and E-mail Alert Notification Settings.