Chapter 5 Connecting the Management Interfaces and Performing Initial System Configuration
Initial System Configuration
SCE 2000 4xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide
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Step 8: Configuring SNMP
Managing the
SCE 2000
is possible also via a Network Management System (NMS) that supports
SNMP. By default, SNMP is disabled on the
SCE 2000
.
To enable SNMP management you must configure the following basic SNMP parameters:
•
SNMP traps status and managers.
•
Community strings (where an SNMP community string is a text string that acts like a
password to permit access to the SNMP agent on the
SCE 2000
).
To configure SNMP parameters, complete the following steps:
Step 1
Enter the SNMP configuration menu.
Would you like to enter the SNMP configuration menu? [no]:
y
Type
y
and press
Enter
.
The SNMP configuration dialog begins.
Step 2
Enable SNMP management.
Type
y
and press
Enter
.
Enable SNMP management? [no]: y
If you choose to disable SNMP management, skip the rest of this section and go to Step 9: Configuring the
Topology-Dependent Parameters. The rest of the dialog is not presented, as it is irrelevant when SNMP
management is disabled.
Step 3
Type the SNMP GET community name and press
Enter
.
The SNMP agent that resides inside the
SCE 2000
will respond only to GET requests that use this
community string.
Enter SNMP GET community name:
Note that there is no default for this parameter.
Step 4
Assign an access list to restrict the SNMP management stations that may use this GET
community.
Type a number (1 through 99) or type “0” to permit access to all IP addresses, and press
Enter
.
Enter Access list number allowing access with this community string, use ‘0’
to allow all:
Step 5
The maximum number of GET communities is 20.
•
To add more entries, type
y
and press
Enter
•
Would you like to add another SNMP GET community? [no]:
y
Enter up to 20 SNMP GET communities as described in step 3 and step 4.
•
When all entries have been added, press
Enter
Would you like to add another SNMP GET community? [no]:
Step 6
Type the SNMP SET community name and press
Enter
.
