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4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch
4.9.2.2
SNMP Configuration
The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed.
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Parameter | Description |
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SNMP Proxy | SNMP proxy. Enables or disables SNMP communication with other |
| switches in the fabric. |
Contact | Specifies the name (up to 32 characters) of the person who is to be |
| contacted to respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”. |
Read | Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an |
Community | SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a |
| 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 |
| the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. |
| The default is “public”. |
Location | Specifies the name (up to 32 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 | Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an |
Community | SNMP agent to write information to the switch. This is a |
| field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server |
| must be the same. The default is “private”. |
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