Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

5.Configure the target address of the SNMPv3 management station to which SNMPv3 informs and traps are sent by entering the snmpv3 targetaddress command.

Syntax: [no] snmpv3 targetaddress < ipv4-addr ipv6-addr> < name >

Configures the IPv4 or IPv6 address, name, and configuration filename of the SNMPv3 management station to which notification messages are sent.

params < parms_name >

Name of the SNMPv3 station’s parameters file. The parameters filename configured with params <params_name> must match the params <params_name> value entered with the snmpv3 params command in Step 6.

taglist <tag_name> [tag_name] ...

Specifies the SNMPv3 notifications (identified by one or more <tag_name> values) to be sent to the IP address of the SNMPv3 management station.

You can enter more than one <tag_name> value. Each <tag_name> value must be already associated with the name of an SNMPv3 notification configuration entered with the snmpv3 notify command in Step 4.

Use a blank space to separate <tag_name> values. You can enter up to 103 characters in <tag_name> entries following the taglist keyword.

[filter < none debug all not-info critical>]

(Optional) Configures the type of messages sent to a management station. Default: none.

[udp-port < port >]

(Optional) Specifies the UDP port to use. Default: 162.

[port-mask < mask >]

(Optional) Specifies a range of UDP ports. Default: 0.

[addr-mask < mask >]

(Optional) Specifies a range of IP addresses as destinations for notification messages. Default: 0.

[retries < value >]

(Optional) Number of times a notification is retransmitted if no response is received. Range: 1-255. Default: 3.

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