Reference Guide

776 | 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 44-5. Writing over the Current Value of a Managed Object
Configure 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 many objects at once, as
shown in Figure 44-4.
snmpwalk -v version -c community agent-ip {identifier.instance |
descriptor.instance}
Figure 44-4. 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 44-5.
snmpset -v version -c community agent-ip {identifier.instance |
descriptor.instance}
Task Command
> snmpwalk -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.131.161 .1.3.6.1.2.1.1
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Dell Force10 Networks Real Time Operating System
Software
Dell Force10 Operating System Version: 1.0
Dell Force10 Application Software Version: E_MAIN4.7.6.350
Copyright (c) 1999-2007 by Dell Force10 Networks, Inc.
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