SNMP configuration

The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Table 15 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. The illegal characters for the user-defined fields are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

Table 15 SNMP configuration parameters

Parameter

Description

 

 

SNMP Enabled

Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the

 

fabric

 

 

Contact

Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to be

 

contacted to respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”.

 

 

Read Community

Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an

 

SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only

 

field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must

 

be the same. The default is “public”.

 

 

Trap Community

Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an

 

SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on the

 

switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The

 

default is “public”.

 

 

SNMP Proxy

If enabled, you can use SNMP to monitor and configure any switch in

 

the fabric

 

 

Location

Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. The

 

default is “undefined”.

 

 

Authentication

Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If

Trap

enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string

 

values are used. The default value is "False".

 

 

Write Community

Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an

 

SNMP agent to write information to the switch. This is a write-only field.

 

The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the

 

same. The default is “private”.

 

 

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