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SNMP Configuration
ThischapterdescribestheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)setofcommandsand
howtousethem.

SNMP Configuration Summary

SNMPisanapplicationlayerprotocolthatfacilitatestheexchangeofmanagementinformation
betweennetworkdevices.SNMPenablesnetworkadministratorstomanagenetwork
performance,findandsolvenetworkproblems,andplanfornetworkgrowth.
DSeriesdevicessupportthreeversionsofSNMP:
•Version1(SNMPv1)ThisistheinitialimplementationofSNMP.RefertoRFC1157forafull
descriptionoffunctionality.
•Version2(SNMPv2c)ThesecondreleaseofSNMP,describedinRFC1907,hasadditions
andenhancementstodatatypes,countersize,andprotocoloperations.
•Version3(SNMPv3)Thisisthemostrecentversio nofSNMP,andincludessignificant
enhancementstoadministrationandsecurity.SNMPv3isfullydescribedinRFC2571,
RFC2 572,RFC2573,RFC2574,andRFC2575.

SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c

ThecomponentsofSNMPv1andSNMPv2cnetworkmanagementfallintothreecategories:
•Manageddevices(suchasaswitch).
•SNMPagentsandMIBs,includingSNMPtraps,communitystrings,andRemoteMonitoring
(RMON)MIBs,whichrunonmanageddevices.
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SNMP Configuration Summary 7-1
Reviewing SNMP Statistics 7-3
Configuring SNMP Users, Groups, and Communities 7-8
Configuring SNMP Access Rights 7-15
Configuring SNMP MIB Views 7-19
Configuring SNMP Target Parameters 7-22
Configuring SNMP Target Addresses 7-25
Configuring SNMP Notification Parameters 7-28
Creating a Basic SNMP Trap Configuration 7-37