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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring SNMP
Configuration Guidelines and Limitations
You can begin communicating with the agent once your user name is created, your roles are set up by
your administrator, and you are added to the roles.
Configuration Guidelines and Limitations
SNMP has the following configuration guidelines and limitations:
• Cisco NX-OS supports read-only access to Ethernet MIBs.
Configuring SNMP
This section includes the following topics:
• Configuring SNMP Users, page 1-6
• Enforcing SNMP Message Encryption, page 1-6
• Assigning SNMPv3 Users to Multiple Roles, page 1-7
• Creating SNMP Communities, page 1-7
• Configuring SNMP Notification Receivers, page 1-7
• Configuring the Notification Target User, page 1-8
• Enabling SNMP Notifications, page 1-8
• Configuring linkUp/linkDown Notifications, page 1-10
• Disabling Up/ Down Notifications on an Interface, page 1-11
• Enabling One-Time Authentication for SNMP over TCP, page 1-11
• Assigning SNMP Switch Contact and Location Information, page 1-12
Note If you are familiar with the Cisco IOS CLI, be aware that the Cisco NX-OS commands for this feature
might differ from the Cisco IOS commands that you would use.