Creating or modifying a group, Viewing configured groups – Avaya 580 User Manual
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User Guide for the Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches, v6.1
Chapter 5
CAUTION:
Creating or Modifying a Group
To create or modify a group, use the following CLI command:
(configure)#
snmp-server group
priv} [read
provides an explanation of the command keywords and variables.
Avaya recommends that you not modify the predefined groups.
When you upgrade the switch from v5.x application software to v6.x,
the existing community strings are assigned to these predefined
groups. If you modify them, the community strings may lose their
access to the switch. For more information on the migration of
existing community strings, see “
Migration of Existing Community
.”
Viewing Configured Groups
To view the currently configured groups, use the following CLI command:
#
show snmp group [
Table 5-6. snmp-server group Command
Parameter
Definition
The name of the group that you want to create or
modify. The group name can range from 1 to 32
alphanumeric characters.
noAuth
Requires neither authentication or encryption of
PDUs.
auth
Requires authentication but not encryption of PDUs.
priv
Requires authentication and encryption of PDUs.
The MIB view to which you want the group to have
read access.
The MIB view to which you want the group to have
write access.
The MIB view for which you want the group to
receive trap messages.