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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch
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4.8.2.2
SNMP Configuration
The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed.
Table 4-8 describes the SNMP configuration parameters.
Table 4-8. SNMP Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
SNMP Proxy SNMP proxy. Enables or disables SNMP communication with other
switches in the fabric.
Contact Specifies the name (up to 32 characters) of the person who is to be
contacted to respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”.
Read
Community
Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only
field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server
must be the same. The default is “public”.
Trap Community Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on
the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same.
The default is “public”.
Location Specifies the name (up to 32 characters) for the switch location. The
default is “undefined”.
Authentication
Trap
Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If
enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string
values are used. The default value is False.
Write
Community
Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
SNMP agent to write information to the switch. This is a write-only
field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server
must be the same. The default is “private”.