Configuring global settings for snmp – Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide (Supporting R2.2.0.0) User Manual
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Simple Network Management Protocol
3. Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure Trap) page to specify trap managers so that key
events are reported by this switch to your management station.
Configuring SNMPv3 Management Access
1. Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure Global) page to enable SNMP on the switch, and to
enable trap messages.
2. Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure Trap) page to specify trap managers so that key
events are reported by this switch to your management station.
3. Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure Engine) page to change the local engine ID. If you
want to change the default engine ID, it must be changed before configuring other parameters.
4. Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure View) page to specify read and write access views
for the switch MIB tree.
5. Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure User) page to configure SNMP user groups with the
required security model (i.e., SNMP v1, v2c or v3) and security level (i.e., authentication and
privacy).
6. Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure Group) page to assign SNMP users to groups, along
with their specific authentication and privacy passwords.
Configuring Global Settings for SNMP
Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure Global) page to enable SNMPv3 service for all
management clients (i.e., versions 1, 2c, 3), and to enable trap messages.
CLI References
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Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
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Agent Status – Enables SNMP on the switch. (Default: Enabled)
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Authentication Traps
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– Issues a notification message to specified IP trap managers
whenever an invalid community string is submitted during the SNMP access authentication
process. (Default: Enabled)
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Link-up and Link-down Traps
18
– Issues a notification message whenever a port link is
established or broken. (Default: Enabled)
Interface
To configure global settings for SNMP:
1. Click Administration, SNMP.
2. Select Configure Global from the Step list.
3. Enable SNMP and the required trap types.
4. Click Apply
18. These are legacy notifications and therefore when used for SNMPv3 hosts, they must be enabled in
conjunction with the corresponding entries in the Notification View (see