How to configure HP ProCurve switches with IMC and SNMP version 3
Log into the switch, and enter config mode - then you run the SNMPv3 wizard - make up some random passwords on the wizard as we will remove this user later.
Switch#
Switch(config)# snmpv3 enable
SNMPv3 Initialization process.
Creating user 'initial'
Authentication Protocol: MD5
Enter authentication password: *************
Privacy protocol is DES
Enter privacy password: *************
User 'initial' has been created
Would you like to create a user that uses SHA? [y/n] n
User creation is done. SNMPv3 is now functional.
Would you like to restrict SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c messages to have read only
access (you can set this later by the command 'snmpv3 restricted-access')? [y/n] y
You can see I've created a basic user called initial, and restricted SNMPv1 and V2 access to read only
I want to now create a more secure user, with SHA and AES-128
snmpv3 user swsnmpv3user auth sha authenticationpassword priv aes encryptionpassword
Add the user to the managerpriv group
snmpv3 group managerpriv user swsnmpv3user sec-model ver3
Now delete the user which was automatically created by running the wizard earlier
no snmpv3 user initial
Now, in IMC navigate to System - SNMP Template - Add SNMP Template, and enter the details you created above
You can then discover the device in IMC using this template