Configuring Snmp; Information About Snmp; Snmp Functional Overview - Cisco Nexus 3548 series Configuration Manual

Configuring SNMP

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Information About SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer protocol that provides a message
format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. SNMP provides a standardized framework
and a common language used for the monitoring and management of devices in a network.

SNMP Functional Overview

The SNMP framework consists of three parts:
• An SNMP manager-The system used to control and monitor the activities of network devices using
• An SNMP agent-The software component within the managed device that maintains the data for the
• A managed information base (MIB)-The collection of managed objects on the SNMP agent
Note
Cisco NX-OS does not support SNMP sets for Ethernet MIBs.
The Cisco Nexus device supports SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3. Both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c use a
community-based form of security.
Information About SNMP, on page 91
Licensing Requirements for SNMP, on page 95
Guidelines and Limitations for SNMP, on page 95
Default SNMP Settings, on page 95
Configuring SNMP, on page 96
Disabling SNMP, on page 106
Verifying the SNMP Configuration, on page 106
SNMP.
device and reports these data, as needed, to managing systems. The Cisco Nexus device supports the
agent and MIB. To enable the SNMP agent, you must define the relationship between the manager and
the agent.
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