Specifications

SecureStack C3 Configuration Guide 5-1
5
SNMP Configuration
ThischapterdescribestheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)setofcommandsand
howtousethem.
SNMP Configuration Summary
SNMPisanapplication‐layerprotocolthatfacilitatesthe exchangeofmanagementinformation
betweennetworkdevices.SNMPenablesnetworkadministratorstomanagenetwork
performance,findandsolvenetworkproblems,andplanfornetworkgrowth.
SecureStackC3devicessupportthreeversionsofSNMP:
•Version1(SNMPv1)—Thisistheinitialimplementation
ofSNMP.RefertoRFC1157forafull
descriptionoffunctionality.
•Version2(SNMPv2c)—ThesecondreleaseofSNMP,describedinRFC1907,hasadditions
andenhancementstodatatypes, countersize,andprotocoloperations.
•Version3(SNMPv3)—ThisisthemostrecentversionofSNMP,andincludes
significant
enhancementstoadministrationandsecurity.SNMPv3isfullydescribedinRFC2571,
RFC 2572,RFC2573,RFC2574,andRFC2575.
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c
ThecomponentsofSNMPv1andSNMPv2cnetworkmanagementfallintothreecategories:
•Manageddevices(suchasaswitch).
•SNMPagentsandMIBs,includingSNMPtraps,communitystrings,andRemoteMonitoring
(RMON)MIBs,whichrunonmanageddevices.
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SNMP Configuration Summary 5-1
Reviewing SNMP Statistics 5-4
Configuring SNMP Users, Groups, and Communities 5-8
Configuring SNMP Access Rights 5-16
Configuring SNMP MIB Views 5-20
Configuring SNMP Target Parameters 5-25
Configuring SNMP Target Addresses 5-29
Configuring SNMP Notification Parameters 5-33
Creating a Basic SNMP Trap Configuration 5-43