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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Configuring for Network Management
The IP address should match the LAN IP address or the ATM interface IP address. For information on
setting and viewing the LAN IP address, see “Setting the LAN IP Addresses,” which appears earlier in
this chapter. For information on setting and viewing the ATM interface IP address, see “Setting Up ATM
WAN Connections” in Appendix C, “Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access Options.”
Configuring the SNMP Manager Destination IP Address
The SNMP Manager destination IP address identifies the IP address of an SNMP manager, such as
CWM, to which the switch sends SNMP traps. If you are using CWM to manage the switch, CWM will
automatically configure the destination IP address on the switch. If you are using another SNMP
manager, you can configure the destination IP address with the addtrapmgr command as follows:
8850_LA.7.PXM.a > addtrapmgr <ipaddress> <port>
Replace ipaddress with the IP address of the SNMP manager, and replace port with the UDP port number
assigned to that manager. For more information on the SNMP manager IP address, refer to the SNMP
manager documentation.
Configuring the Community String and General Switch Information
To configure information about a switch in the local SNMP agent, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a configuration session using a user name with SUPER_GP privileges or higher.
Step 2 To define the SNMP password for network management, enter the following command:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a > cnfsnmp community [password]
If the password parameter is not specified, the password becomes <private>.
Step 3 To define a text string that identifies the location of the switch to the management station, enter the
following command:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a > cnfsnmp location [location]
If the location parameter is not specified, the location is set to null (no text). The location value is sent
to SNMP managers when information is requested about the sysLocation MIB object.
Step 4 To define a text string that identifies a person to contact regarding issues with this switch, enter the
following command:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a > cnfsnmp contact [contact]
If the contact parameter is not specified, the location is set to null (no text). The contact value is sent to
SNMP managers when information is requested about the sysContact MIB object.