Chapter 2 SNMP
Specifying an SNMP Community
You can create strings called community strings and associate them with the following SNMP query types on the NetScaler:
wGET
wGET NEXT
wALL
wGET BULK
You can associate one or more community strings to each query types. For example, when you associate two community strings, such as abc and bcd, to the query type GET NEXT, the SNMP agent on the NetScaler appliance considers only those GET NEXT SNMP query packets that contain abc or bcd as the community string.
If you don't associate any community string to a query type then the SNMP agent responds to all SNMP queries of that type.
To specify an SNMP community by using the NetScaler command line
At the NetScaler command prompt, type the following commands to set the parameters and verify the configuration:
wadd snmp community <communityName> <permissions>
wsh snmp community
Example
>add snmp community com all Done
>show snmp community com Community: com Permissions: ALL Done
Parameters for configuring an SNMP community string
communityName
SNMP community string.
permissions
Access privileges. Possible values: GET, GET NEXT, GET BULK, ALL.
To configure an SNMP community string by using the configuration utility
1. In the navigation pane, expand System, expand SNMP, and then click Community.
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