Migrating The Snmp Configuration To A More Secure Environment (For Cisco Pgw 2200 Softswitch Release 9.3(2) Or Later); Basic Tasks; Before You Run The Config-Snmp Utility - Cisco PGW 2200 Software Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Configuring the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Software
Note SNMP managers such as the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Node Manager (Cisco MNM) or HP
OpenView can be used to receive traps.
The config-snmp utility is case-sensitive. It will accept "name1" and "NAME1" as two different entries.
Note
Migrating the SNMP Configuration to a More Secure Environment (for
Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Release 9.3(2) or Later)
If your system is running Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software version 9.3(2) or later, Cisco
recommends that you migrate the SNMP configuration to a more secure environment by running the
config-snmp utility. Use the config-snmp utility to perform the following:
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There is no limit to the number of community strings that can be added to the configuration.
Note
Note The config-snmp script only allows you to add or delete an entry to your snmpd.cnf file.

Basic Tasks

The following is an overview of the major tasks you must perform to get the SNMP security provided
by the config-snmp utility:
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Before You Run the config-snmp Utility

If you have completed a first-time installation of the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software with Release
Note
9.8 and its associated patches, copy the snmpd.cnf.tmpl to snmpd.cnf before your run the config-snmp
utility. Users who have upgraded to Release 9.8 from a previous release do not have to perform this
procedure. To copy the snmpd.cnf.tmpl to the snmp.cnf, perform the following steps:
1.
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Modify the snmpd.cnf file to automatically migrate old configuration files to a secure environment.
Facilitate the addition or deletion of the community string and trap destination.
Run config-snmp utility. See the
Add a new snmpCommunityEntry. See the
page 4-18
Make sure that the new snmpCommunityEntry string is recognized and can communicate with your
Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch hosts. See the
Delete the old entry that you were using. See the
page 4-20.
Log in as root and enter the following commands:
cd /opt/CiscoMGC/snmp
cp snmpd.cnf.tmpl snmpd.cnf
Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Release 9.8 Software Installation and Configuration Guide
"Running the config-snmp Utility" section on page
"Adding an SNMP Community Entry" section on
"Activating the New Settings" section on page
"Deleting an SNMP COMMUNITY" section on
Configuring SNMP Support Resources
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