SNMP Commands 4

Command Usage

If you do not enter an snmp-server enable traps command, no notifications controlled by this command are sent. In order to configure this device to send SNMP notifications, you must enter at least one snmp-server enable traps command. If you enter the command with no keywords, both authentication and link-up-down notifications are enabled. If you enter the command with a keyword, only the notification type related to that keyword is enabled.

The snmp-server enable traps command is used in conjunction with the snmp-server host command. Use the snmp-server host command to specify which host or hosts receive SNMP notifications. In order to send notifications, you must configure at least one snmp-server host command.

The authentication, link-up, and link-down traps are legacy notifications, and therefore when used for SNMP Version 3 hosts, they must be enabled in conjunction with the corresponding entries in the Notify View assigned by the snmp-server group command (page 4-120).

Example

Console(config)#snmp-server enable traps link-up-down

Console(config)#

Related Commands

snmp-server host (4-114)

snmp-server engine-id

This command configures an identification string for the SNMPv3 engine. Use the no form to restore the default.

Syntax

snmp-server engine-id {local remote {ip-address}} engineid-stringno snmp-server engine-id {local remote {ip-address}}

local - Specifies the SNMP engine on this switch.

remote - Specifies an SNMP engine on a remote device.

ip-address- The Internet address of the remote device.

engineid-string- String identifying the engine ID. (Range: 1-26 hexadecimal characters)

Default Setting

A unique engine ID is automatically generated by the switch based on its MAC address.

Command Mode

Global Configuration

Command Usage

An SNMP engine is an independent SNMP agent that resides either on this switch or on a remote device. This engine protects against message replay, delay, and redirection. The engine ID is also used in combination with user

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