Specifications

Configuring SNMP
March 28, 2011 Page 14 of 27
enterasys(su)-> set snmp targetaddr Enterasys_Networks 172.29.10.1 param
enterasysn taglist v3TrapTag
enterasys(su)-> set snmp notify SNMPv3TrapGen tag v3TrapTag inform
How SNMP Will Process This Configuration
Asdescribedin“How SNMPProcessesaNotificationConfiguration”onpage 8,iftheSNMP
agentonthedeviceneedstosendan informmessage,itlookstoseeifthereisanotificationentry
thatsayswhattodowithinformmessages.Then,itlookstoseeifthetag
list(v3TrapTag)
specifiedinthenotificationentryexists.Ifitexists,thentheinformmessageissenttothetarget
addressesspecifiedbythetaglist,(Enterasys_Networks)usingtheparametersspecifiedforeach
address(enterasysn).
Configuring an SNMPv3 Inform or Trap Engine ID
ThissectionprovidesadditionalinformationforconfiguringSNMPv3informortrapnotifications.
ThestepsinProcedure 3onpage 14addtothefollowingconfigurationexample:
enterasys(su)->set snmp view viewname All subtree 1
enterasys(su)->set snmp user v3user authentication md5 md5passwd privacy despasswd
enterasys(su)->set snmp group v3group user v3user security-model usm
enterasys(su)->set snmp access v3group security-model usm privacy exact read All
write All notify All
enterasys(su)->set snmp notify v3notify tag v3tag inform
enterasys(su)->set snmp targetaddr v3TA 134.141.209.73 param v3TP taglist v3tag
enterasys(su)->set snmp targetparams v3TP user v3user security-model usm
message-processing v3 privacy
Inform EngineIDs
IntheEnterasysSNMPimplementation,thereceiverʹsEngineIDvalueisusedbyboththesender
andreceivertopropagateinformnotifications. InordertosendandreceiveSNMPv3informsin
theirmostsecureform(withauthenticationandprivacyenabled),youmustconfigureauserID
andcorrespondingreceiverEngineID
onthesenderasshownintheexampleinProcedure 3 .This
exampleassumesthatNetSightConsoleisthereceiver,andanN‐Seriesswitchisthesender.
Procedure 3addstotheconfigurationexampleshownin“ConfiguringanSNMPv3Informor
TrapEngineID”onpage14.
Note: The following file location and EngineID are provided as examples. Your settings will vary.
Procedure 3 Configuring an EngineID
Step Task Command(s)
1. If necessary, create an SNMP3 configuration. Refer to “Configuring an SNMPv3 Inform or Trap
Engine ID” on page 14.
2. On the management station, navigate to and
display the Netsight Console SNMP trap
configuration file.
C:\Program Files\Enterasys
Networks\NetSight
Shared\snmptrapd.conf
3. Determine the EngineID from this line in the
configuration file.
oldEngineID
0x800007e5804f190000d232aa40