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Catalyst 6000 Family Network Analysis Module Installation and Configuration Note
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Configuring the NAM
Step 10
Configure one or more IP addresses as DNS name servers by entering:
root@localhost#
ip nameserver
ip-address
[
ip-address
]
Step 11
Verify the NAM configuration by entering:
root@localhost#
show ip
Step 12
Configure the SNMP
syslocation MIB variable by entering:
root@localhost#
snmp location
location-string
Note
The MIB variables in
Step 13
and
Step 14
must be valid DisplayString texts, each with a
maximum length of 64 characters.
Step 13
Set the SNMP sysContact MIB variable by entering:
root@localhost#
snmp contact
contact-string
Step 14
Set the SNMP
sysName MIB variable by entering:
root@localhost#
snmp name
name-string
Note
You can delete the SNMP location, SNMP contact, or SNMP name by entering the respective
command without any parameters.
Step 15
Set the SNMP agent community string parameter password for read-write access by entering:
root@localhost#
snmp community
community-string
rw
Step 16
Set the SNMP agent community string parameter password for read-only access by entering:
root@localhost#
snmp community
community-string
ro
Note
Clear the SNMP community string with the
snmp delete community
community-string
command.
Step 17
Verify the SNMP access controls and settings by entering:
root@localhost#
show snmp
After completing this configuration, the NAM is ready to use with a network-monitoring application
such as TrafficDirector or any other IETF-compliant RMON application.
Note
If you are using RTM, you need to input the community strings in RTM exactly as you enter them in
the NAM.
This example shows how to configure the NAM:
Router#
session slot 8 processor 1
The default escape character is Ctrl-^, then x.
You can also type 'exit' at the remote prompt to end the session
Trying 127.0.0.81 ... Open