Specifications

CHAPTER

14-1

System Management Software Configuration Guide for Cisco IE 2000U and Connected Grid Switches

Configuring SNMP

This chapter describes how to configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) on the

Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000U Series (IE 2000U) and Connected Grid Switches, hereafter referred to

as switch.

Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the documents

listed in the “Related Documents” section on page 14-25. For commands for MIB bulk statistics data

collection and process MIB configuration, see the Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases.

• Information About SNMP, page 14-1

• Prerequisites, page 14-7

• Guidelines and Limitations, page 14-7

• Default Settings, page 14-7

• Configuring SNMP, page 14-8

• Verifying Configuration, page 14-24

• Configuration Example, page 14-24

• Related Documents, page 14-25

• Feature History, page 14-26

Information About SNMP

SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between

managers and agents. The SNMP system consists of an SNMP manager, an SNMP agent, and a MIB.

The SNMP manager can be part of a network management system (NMS) such as CiscoWorks. The agent

and MIB reside on the switch. To configure SNMP on the switch, you define the relationship between

the manager and the agent.

The SNMP agent contains MIB variables whose values the SNMP manager can request or change. A

manager can get a value from an agent or store a value into the agent. The agent gathers data from the

MIB, the repository for information about device parameters and network data. The agent can also

respond to a manager’s requests to get or set data.