Table 4-4: SNMP Configuration Settings
SettingDescription
Community The community strings allow a simple method of authentication between the
stringsapplication switch and the remote Network Manager. There are two types of community strings on the application switch.
■Read community strings provide
■
A total of eight community strings can be configured on the application switch. The community string for all authorized trap receivers must be configured on the application switch for the trap receiver to receive.
Syntax:
*SummitPx1:16 # config snmp add community readonly <string>
*SummitPx1:17 # config snmp add community readwrite <string>
Authorized An authorized trap receiver can be one or more network management stations trap receivers on your network. The application switch sends SNMP traps to all trap
receivers. You can have a maximum of 16 trap receivers configured for each application switch.
Syntax:
* SummitPx1:17 #config snmp add trapreceiver <ipaddress>
Optionally, you can change the IP port to which traps are sent if the server is running the syslog process on a
*SummitPx1:17 #config snmp add trapreceiver <ipaddress> community <string> port <number>
Configuring DNS Client Services
The Domain Name Service (DNS) client in ExtremeWare augments the following commands to allow them to accept either IP addresses or host names:
•telnet
•download [configuration image]
•upload configuration
•ping
•traceroute
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