Reference Guide

830 | Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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Write Managed Object Values
You may only alter (write) a managed object value if your management station is a member of the same
community as the SNMP agent, and the object is writable.
To write or write-over the value of a managed object:
Figure 47-6. Writing over the Current Value of a Managed Object
Configuring Contact and Location Information using SNMP
You may configure system contact and location information from the Dell Networking system or from the
management station using SNMP.
Read the value of the managed object
directly below the specified object, as
shown in Figure 47-4.
snmpgetnext -v version -c community agent-ip {identifier.instance |
descriptor.instance}
Figure 47-4. Reading the Value of the Next Managed Object in the MIB
Read the value of many objects at once, as
shown in Figure 47-5.
snmpwalk -v version -c community agent-ip {identifier.instance |
descriptor.instance}
Figure 47-5. Reading the Value of Many Managed Objects at Once
Task Command
To write or write-over the value of a
managed object, as shown in Figure 47-6.
snmpset -v version -c community agent-ip {identifier.instance |
descriptor.instance
}syntax value
Task Command
> snmpgetnext -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.131.161 .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING:
> snmpgetnext -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.131.161 sysContact.0
> snmpwalk -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.131.161 .1.3.6.1.2.1.1
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Dell Networking Real Time Operating System Software
Dell Networking Operating System Version: 1.0
Dell Networking Application Soft;ware Version: 9.0.1.0
Copyright (c) 1999-2007 by Dell Networking
Build Time: Mon May 12 14:02:22 PDT 2008
SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.6027.1.3.1
DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (32920954) 3 days, 19:26:49.54
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING:
> snmpset -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.131.161 sysName.0 s "R5"
SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: R5