Simple Network Management Protocol (Snmp) And Syslog; Overview; Snmp Commands; Important Points To Remember - Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator Reference Manual

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
and Syslog

Overview

This chapter contains commands to configure and monitor the simple network management protocol
(SNMP) v1/v2 and Syslog. The chapter contains the following sections:
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SNMP Commands

The SNMP command available in the Dell Force10 operating software (FTOS) is:
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The SNMP is used to communicate management information between the network management
stations and the agents in the network elements. FTOS supports SNMP versions 1, and 2c supporting
only read-only mode.

Important Points to Remember

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Syslog Commands

The following commands allow you to configure logging functions on all Dell Force10 switches:
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SNMP Commands
Syslog Commands
snmp-server community
Typically, 5-second timeout and 3-second retry values on an SNMP server are sufficient for both
local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) applications. If you experience a timeout
with these values, the recommended best practice on Dell Force10 switches (to accommodate their
high port density) is to increase the timeout and retry values on your SNMP server to the
following:
— SNMP Timeout—greater than 3 seconds
— SNMP Retry count—greater than 2 seconds
SNMP operations are not supported on a virtual LAN (VLAN).
clear logging
logging hostname
logging buffered
logging console
logging facility
logging history
logging history size
logging monitor
logging on
logging source-interface
logging trap

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