Managing SwitchesConfiguring SNMP3-30 59269-00 ASSNMP ConfigurationThe SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed.Table 3-7describes the SNMP configuration parameters. The illegal characters for theuser-defined fields are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).Table 3-7. SNMP Configuration ParametersParameter DescriptionSNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in thefabric. If disabled, the user cannot use an SNMP application at aworkstation to talk to the switch that has this setting disabled.Contact Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to becontacted to respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”.Read Commu-nityRead community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes anSNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-onlyfield. The value on the switch and the SNMP management servermust be the same. The default is “public”.SNMP Proxy If enabled, you can use SNMP to monitor and configure any switch inthe fabric.Location Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. Thedefault is “undefined”.AuthenticationTrapEnables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. Ifenabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community stringvalues are used. The default value is "False".Write Commu-nityWrite community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes anSNMP client to write information to the switch. This is a write-onlyfield. The value on the switch and the SNMP management servermust be the same. The default is “private”.
