SNMP Configuration Guide
Login Authentication Traps DISABLED.
1.7.5 Authentication Traps
Traps can be generated when a user login authentication fails at the SNMP agent. In Supermicro
switches, authentication traps are disabled by default.
Follow the steps below to enable an SNMP authentication trap.
Step Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication
Step 3
end
Step 4
show snmp
Step 5
write startup-config
The "no snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication" command disables SNMP
authentication traps.
Link-up, Link-down traps are always enabled in the switch.
The example below shows the commands used to enable the SNMP authentication traps.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication
SMIS# end
SMIS(config)# show snmp-server traps
SNMP Trap Listen Port is 162
Currently enabled traps:
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linkup,linkdown,
Login Authentication Traps ENABLED.
1.8 Sub-Agent
Supermicro switches can act as a Sub-Agent to another SNMP agent. SNMP Agent and Sub-Agent
communication is via a protocol called AgentX. The Sub-Agent feature is disabled by default.
Follow the steps below to configure an SNMP Sub-Agent.
Description
Enters the configuration mode
Enables the SNMP authentication traps.
Exits the configuration mode.
Displays the SNMP information.
Optional step – saves this SNMP
configuration to be part of the startup
configuration.
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