Dell Force10 MXL Blade - Write Managed Object Values; Configure Contact and Location Information Using SNMP

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Write Managed Object Values
You may only alter (write) a managed object value if your management station is a member of the same
community as the SNMP agent, and the object is writable.
To write or write-over the value of a managed object:
Figure 30-6. Writing over the Current Value of a Managed Object
Configure Contact and Location Information Using SNMP
You may configure system contact and location information from the Dell Force10 system or from the
management station using SNMP.
Figure 30-5. Reading the Value of Many Managed Objects at Once
Task Command
To write or write-over the value of a
managed object, as shown in Figure 30-6.
snmpset -v version -c community agent-ip {identifier.instance |
descriptor.instance} syntax value
Task Command
> snmpwalk -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.209.217 .1.3.6.1.2.1.1
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Dell Force10 OS
Operating System Version: 1.0
Application Software Version: E8-3-16-0
Series: MXL-10/40GbE
Copyright (c) 1999-2012 by Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Build Time: Tue May 22 22:40:56 PDT 2012
SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.6027.1.4.1
DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (256676) 0:42:46.76
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: FTOS
SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation.0 = STRING:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysServices.0 = INTEGER: 4
> snmpset -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.131.161 sysName.0 s "R5"
SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: R5