Configuring communities – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Configuring SNMP

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Configuring Communities

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to

configure access rights for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2.

show snmp group

[

group_name]

View SNMP group configuration information.

show snmp user

[

user_name]

View SNMP user configuration information.

Command

Purpose

configure

Enter Global Configuration mode

snmp-server community

string [ro | rw | su]

[view

view-name]

[ipaddress

ip_address]

Configure the community string and specify access criteria

for the community.

community-string — Acts as a password and is used to

authenticate the SNMP management station to the

switch. The string must also be defined on the NMS in

order for the NMS to access the SNMP agent on the

switch (Range: 1-20 characters)

ro

— Indicates read-only access

rw

— Indicates read-write access.

view-name — Specifies the name of a previously defined

MIB view.

ip_address — Specifies the IP address of the management

station. If no IP address is specified, all management

stations are permitted

Command

Purpose

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