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Chapter
10
Securing SNMP Access
Table 56 displays the individual Brocade devices and the SNMPv3 features they support.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a set of protocols for managing complex
networks. SNMP sends messages, called protocol data units (PDUs), to different parts of a
network. An SNMP-compliant device, called an agent, stores data about itself in Management
Information Bases (MIBs) and SNMP requesters or managers.
NOTE
SNMP agent is disabled by default. Use the snmp-server command to enable the agent.
Establishing SNMP community strings
SNMP versions 1 and 2c use community strings to restrict SNMP access. The default passwords for
SNMP access are the SNMP community strings configured on the device:
TABLE 56 Supported Brocade SNMPv3 features
Features
supported Brocade
NetIron XMR
Series Brocade
MLX Series Brocade
NetIron CES
2000 Series
BASE
package Brocade
NetIron CES
2000 Series
ME_PREM
package Brocade
NetIron CES
2000 Series
L3_PREM
package Brocade
NetIron CER
2000
Series Base
package Brocade
NetIron CER
2000 Series
Advanced
Services
package
SNMP v3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User-Based
Security Mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Community
Strings to
Authenticate
SNMP Access Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
New
encryption
code for
passwords,
authentication
keys, and
community
strings Yes Yes No No No No No
Defining an
SNMP User
Account Yes Yes No No No No No
AES for
SNMPv3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes