Setting the local engine id, Figure 246 confi – Brocade Communications Systems Brocate Ethernet Access Switch 6910 User Manual

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Interface

To configure global settings for SNMP:

1. Click Administration, SNMP.

2. Select Configure Global from the Step list.

3. Enable SNMP and the required trap types.

4. Click Apply

FIGURE 246

Configuring Global Settings for SNMP

Setting the Local Engine ID

Use the Administration > SNMP (Configure Engine - Set Engine ID) page to change the local engine
ID. An SNMPv3 engine is an independent SNMP agent that resides on the switch. This engine
protects against message replay, delay, and redirection. The engine ID is also used in combination
with user passwords to generate the security keys for authenticating and encrypting SNMPv3
packets.

CLI References

“snmp-server engine-id”

on page 115

Command Usage

A local engine ID is automatically generated that is unique to the switch. This is referred to as
the default engine ID. If the local engine ID is deleted or changed, all SNMP users will be
cleared. You will need to reconfigure all existing users.

Parameters

These parameters are displayed:

Engine ID – A new engine ID can be specified by entering 9 to 64 hexadecimal characters (5 to
32 octets in hexadecimal format). If an odd number of characters are specified, a trailing zero
is added to the value to fill in the last octet. For example, the value “123456789” is equivalent
to “1234567890”.

Engine Boots – The number of times that the engine has (re-)initialized since the SNMP
EngineID was last configured.

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