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SNMP Versions 1, 2, and 3
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) over the UDP/IP protocol
controls access to the system. A list of community entries is defined, each
consisting of a community string and its access privileges. There are three
levels of SNMP security: read-only, read-write, and super. Only a super user
can access the Community table.
For more information, see "SNMP" on page 307.
Web-Based Management
Web-based management enables managing the system from any web browser.
The system contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS) that serves HTML
pages, through which the system can be monitored and configured. The
system internally converts web-based input into configuration commands,
MIB variable settings, and other management-related settings.
Management IP Address Conflict Notification
This feature validates the uniqueness of the switch's IP address, whether it is
assigned manually or through DHCP . If the IP address is not unique, the
switch performs actions according to the address type. If the IP address is
static, see more information about this in "IPv4 Interface Parameters" on
page 203. If the IP address is dynamic, see more information about this
in"DHCP IPv4 Interface" on page 207.
Flow Monitoring (sflow)
The switch supports statistics collection, using a sampling technology called
sFlow that is based on RFC 3176. The sFlow sampling technology is
embedded within the switch, and provides the ability to continuously
monitor traffic flows on some or all the interfaces simultaneously.
For more information, see "sFlow" on page 369.
Configuration File Download and Upload
The device configuration is stored in a configuration file. The configuration
file includes both system-wide and port-specific device configuration. The
system can display configuration files as a collection of CLI commands that
are stored and manipulated as text files.
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