Configuring an SNMP Community
7.3.4 Default Configuration
The initial status of an SNMP configuration is as follows (see the switch output for detail):
The Status is DISABLED
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The Authentication Failure Traps are DISABLED.
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The SNMP counters are all set to 0.
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officer SEC> SHOW SNMP
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SNMP Configuration:
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Status....................... DISABLED
Authentication Failure Traps. DISABLED
SNMP Counters:
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inPkts...................... 0
inBadVersions............... 0
inBadCommunityNames......... 0
inBadCommunityUses.......... 0
inASNParseErrs.............. 0
inTooBigs................... 0
inNoSuchNames............... 0
inBadValues................. 0
inReadOnlys................. 0
inGenErrs................... 0
inTotalReqVars.............. 0
inTotalSetVars.............. 0
inGetRequests............... 0
inGetNexts.................. 0
inSetRequests............... 0
inGetResponses.............. 0
inTraps..................... 0
7.3.5 Restrictions and Limitations
SNMP commands can only be input by a Security Officer.
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Up to 12 SNMP communities can be configured on one system.
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The SNMP set message is not supported in release 14.2.
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SNMP version 3 is not supported.
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7.3.6 Configuration Procedure
The main steps for configuring an SNMP community are as follows:
Use the SHOW SNMP command to see the initial SNMP configuration. (For example output, see 7.3.4,
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Default Configuration.)
Enable SNMP so it is possible to create an SNMP community.
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Enable SNMP authentication traps.
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Create the SNMP community; provide a name and the list of trusted trap hosts and management stations.
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Enable the SNMP community, and then enable traps for that community.
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Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches (Network Management)
outPkts...................... 0
outTooBigs................... 0
outNoSuchNames............... 0
outBadValues................. 0
outGenErrs................... 0
outGetRequests............... 0
outGetNexts.................. 0
outSetRequests............... 0
outGetResponses.............. 0
outTraps..................... 0
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