DES-1228/ME Metro Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Reference Guide
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Example usage:
To display SNMP view configuration:
DES-1228/ME:5#show snmp view
Command: show snmp view
Vacm View Table Settings
View Name Subtree View Type
-------------------- ------------------------- ----------
dlinkview 1.3.6 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.2.1.1 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.2.1.11 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.6.3.10.2.1 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2.1 Included
restricted 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1 Included
CommunityView 1 Included
CommunityView 1.3.6.1.6.3 Excluded
CommunityView 1.3.6.1.6.3.1 Included
Total Entries : 9
DES-1228/ME:5#
create snmp community
Purpose
Used to create an SNMP community string to define the relationship
between the SNMP manager and an agent. The community string acts like
a password to permit access to the agent on the Switch. One or more of the
following characteristics can be associated with the community string:
An MIB view that defines the subset of all MIB objects that will be
accessible to the SNMP community.
read_write or read_only level permission for the MIB objects accessible to
the SNMP community.
Syntax
create snmp community <community_string 32> view <view_name 32>
[read_only | read_write]
Description
This command is used to create an SNMP community string and to assign
access-limiting characteristics to this community string.
Parameters
<community_string 32>
−
An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that
is used to identify members of an SNMP community. This string is used like
a password to give remote SNMP managers access to MIB objects in the
Switch’s SNMP agent.
view <view_name 32>
−
An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters that
is used to identify the group of MIB objects that a remote SNMP manager is
allowed to access on the Switch.
read_only
−
Specifies that SNMP community members using the community
string created with this command can only read the contents of the MIBs on
the Switch.
read_write
−
Specifies that SNMP community members using the
community string created with this command can read from and write to the
contents of the MIBs on the Switch.
Restrictions
Only Administrator level, Operator level or Power User level users can issue
this command.