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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is supported on the S5000 switch.
This chapter covers the following information:
• Protocol Overview
• Implementation Information
• Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol
• Setting up SNMP
• Read Managed Object Values
• Write Managed Object Values
• Configuring Contact and Location Information using SNMP
• Subscribing to Managed Object Value Updates using SNMP
• Copying Configuration Files Using SNMP
• Managing VLANs using SNMP
• Enabling and Disabling a Port using SNMP
• Fetching Dynamic MAC Entries using SNMP
• Monitoring Port-channels
• Troubleshooting SNMP Operation
Protocol Overview
Network management stations use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to retrieve or alter
management data from network elements. A datum of management information is called a managed
object; the value of a managed object can be static or variable. Network elements store managed objects in
a database called a Management Information Base (MIB).
MIBs are hierarchically structured and use object identifiers to address managed objects, but managed
objects also have a textual name called an object descriptor.
Implementation Information
• Dell networking OS supports SNMP version 1 as defined by RFC 1155, 1157, and 1212, SNMP
version 2c as defined by RFC 1901, and SNMP version 3 as defined by RFC 2571.
Note: On Dell Networking routers, standard and private SNMP MIBs are supported, including all Get and
a limited number of Set operations (such as set vlan and copy cmd).