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10 Monitoring Dell Force10 Ethernet Switches Using Dell SupportAssist | Version 1.1 | February 2014
2.1 Setting up SNMP on the switch for successful discovery
1. Log in to the Force10 switch.
2. Run the en command to enter exec mode.
3. Run the config command to enter configuration mode.
4. Run the following command to set the SNMP configuration:
snmp-server community public rw
5. Run the following command to enable the traps:
snmp-server enable traps
6. Run the exit command to exit the configuration mode.
7. Run the following command to copy the running configuration to the start-up configuration:
copy running-config startup-config
2.2 Setting the trap destination on the Switch
1. Log in to the Force10 switch.
2. Run the en command to enter exec mode.
3. Run the config command to enter configuration mode.
4. Run the following command to set the trap destination in the switch.
snmp-server host <trap_Destination_IP> traps version <1|2c|3> public udp-
port 162
5. Run the exit command to exit the configuration mode.
6. Run the following command to copy the running configuration to the start-up configuration:
copy running-config startup-config
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The Force10 Ethernet switch you discovered is displayed in the device tree in OpenManage Essentials.