Generating the Engine ID

ETEP Configuration

●“Configuring the SNMPv3 Trap Host Users” on page 319

●“FIPS Mode” on page 331

The engine ID is a unique local identifier for the SNMP agent in the ETEP. The ETEP automatically generates its own engine ID upon startup, or you can manually enter an engine ID seed that the ETEP will use to generate the engine ID.

Each ETEP must have a unique engine ID. Duplicate engine IDs can cause SNMP errors. To prevent duplicate IDs, we recommend letting the ETEP generate its own pseudo-random ID. To use the ETEP- generated seed, leave the Engine ID field blank.

If you manually enter an engine ID seed, be sure to use a different seed for each ETEP. Manually entered engine ID seeds must conform to the following conventions:

●The engine ID seed is a string from 1-256 characters.

●Valid values in include upper and lower case alpha characters (a-z), numbers 0-9, spaces, and most printable keyboard characters.

●The following characters are not allowed: < > ” &

NOTE

Before the manager can authenticate and process traps generated by the ETEP, you must copy the ETEP’s engine ID and trap host user information to the trap hosts.

Retrieving and Exporting Engine IDs

The ETEP’s engine ID uniquely identifies the SNMP entity in that ETEP. The ETEP’s engine ID must also be configured on every trap host before traps can be authenticated and processed by the trap host.

Using ETEMS, you can retrieve and display the ETEP engine ID. ETEMS can export the engine IDs to a text file. Alternatively, the SNMP engine ID can be viewed from the CLI by issuing the show running- config command.

To retrieve engine IDs:

1In the Appliance Manager, select the target appliances in the Appliances view. ETEMS can retrieve the engine IDs from multiple appliances in a single operation.

2On the View menu, click SNMPv3 Engine Ids. The engine IDs are displayed (see Figure 111).

3To export the engine IDs to a text file, click the Export button in the upper right corner of the Engine IDs view.

4You will be prompted to save the .TXT file. Browse to a location on the hard drive, enter a filename, and click Save.

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