Cisco Systems System Time, Deleting NAM Community Strings, To delete the NAM community strings

Chapter 5 User and System Administration

System Administration

Deleting NAM Community Strings

To delete the NAM community strings:

Step 1 Choose Administration > System > SNMP Agent.

At the bottom of the window, the NAM Community Strings Dialog Box displays.

Step 2 Select an entry, then click Delete.

Caution Deleting the NAM community strings blocks SNMP requests to the NAM from outside SNMP agents.

The community string is deleted.

Testing the Router Community Strings

Before the router can send information to the NAM using SNMP, the router community strings set in the NAM Traffic Analyzer must match the community strings set on the actual router. The Router Parameters dialog box displays the router name, hardware, Supervisor engine software version, system uptime, location, and contact information.

The local router IP address and the SNMP community string must be configured so that the NAM can communicate with the local router.

To set the community strings on the router, use the router CLI. For information on using the CLI, see the documentation that accompanied your device.

Caution The router community string you enter must match the read-write community strings on the router. Otherwise you cannot communicate with the router.

To test router community strings:

Step 1 Choose Setup > Managed Device > Device Information.

The Device Information dialog box displays.

Step 2 Enter the Device's Community String.

Step 3 Click Test Connectivity.

Step 4 Wait for a while for NAM to communicate with the Device. If it comes back OK, then click on Submit.

System Time

The NAM Traffic Analyzer gets the UTC (GMT) time from one of two sources, depending on its the NAM type. All NAMs can be set up to get their time from an external NTP server. Following is the second option per NAM type:

•WS-SVC-NAM-1 and WS-SVC-NAM-2 can get their time from the switch.

•NME-NAMs can get their time from the router.

User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Traffic Analyzer, 5.0

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