System SNMP configuration
The switch software supports
•MIB II (RFC 1213)
•Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)
•Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)
An SNMP agent is a software process on the managed device that listens on UDP port 161 for SNMP messages. Each SNMP message sent to the agent contains a list of management objects to retrieve or to modify.
•SNMP parameters that can be modified include:
•System name
•System location
•System contact
•Use of the SNMP system authentication trap function
•Read community string
•Write community string
The following table describes the System SNMP Configuration commands. The following sections provide more detailed information and commands.
Table 61 System SNMP Configuration commands
Command | Description |
hostname | Configures the name for the system. The name can have a maximum of 64 |
characters> | characters. |
| Command mode: Global configuration |
Configures the name of the system location. The location can have a maximum of 64 | |
| characters. |
| Command mode: Global configuration |
Configures the name of the system contact. The contact can have a maximum of 64 | |
characters. | |
| Command mode: Global configuration |
characters>
Configures the SNMP read community string. The read community string controls SNMP “get” access to the switch. It can have a maximum of 32 characters. The default read community string is public.
Command mode: Global configuration
characters>
Configures the SNMP write community string. The write community string controls SNMP “set” and “get” access to the switch. It can have a maximum of 32 characters. The default write community string is private.
Command mode: Global configuration
Sets the timeout value for the SNMP state machine. The range is | |
| default value is 5 minutes. |
| Command mode: Global configuration |
[no]
Enables or disables the use of the system authentication trap facility. The default setting is disabled.
Command mode: Global configuration
[no] | Enables or disables the sending of SNMP link up and link down traps. The default |
trap | setting is enabled. |
| Command mode: Global configuration |
[no] | Enables or disables the sending of Uplink Failure Detection traps. The default setting |
trap | is disabled. |
| Command mode: Global configuration |
show | Displays the current SNMP configuration. |
| Command mode: All |
Configuration Commands 64