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SecureStack C2 Configuration Guide 6-1

SNMP Configuration

ThischapterdescribestheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)setofcommandsand

howtousethem.

SNMP Configuration Summary

SNMPisanapplication‐layerprotocolthatfacilitatesthe exchangeofmanagementinformation

betweennetworkdevices.SNMPenablesnetworkadministratorstomanagenetwork

performance,findandsolvenetworkproblems,andplanfornetworkgrowth.

SecureStackC2devicessupportthreeversionsofSNMP:

•Version1(SNMPv1)—Thisistheinitialimplementation

ofSNMP.RefertoRFC1157fora

fulldescriptionoffunctionality.

•Version2(SNMPv2c)—ThesecondreleaseofSNMP,describedinRFC1907,hasadditions

andenhancementstodatatypes, countersize,andprotocoloperations.

•Version3(SNMPv3)—ThisisthemostrecentversionofSNMP,andincludes

significant

enhancementstoadministrationandsecurity.SNMPv3isfullydescribedinRFC2571,

RFC 2572,RFC2573,RFC2574,andRFC2575 .

SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c

ThecomponentsofSNMPv1andSNMPv2cnetworkmanagementfallintothreecategories:

•Manageddevices(suchasaswitch).

•SNMPagentsandMIBs,includingSNMPtraps,communitystrings,andRemoteMonitoring

(RMON)MIBs,whichrunonmanageddevices.

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SNMP Configuration Summary 6-1

Reviewing SNMP Statistics 6-3

Configuring SNMP Users, Groups, and Communities 6-7

Configuring SNMP Access Rights 6-15

Configuring SNMP MIB Views 6-18

Configuring SNMP Target Parameters 6-22

Configuring SNMP Target Addresses 6-25

Configuring SNMP Notification Parameters 6-28

Creating a Basic SNMP Trap Configuration 6-36

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