Quick Reference Guide

12 PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide
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Configuring basic system parameters
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Entering system administration information
You can configure a system name, contact, and location for a device and save the information
locally in the configuration file for future reference. This information is not required for system
operation but is suggested. When you configure a system name, the name replaces the default
system name in the CLI command prompt.
The name, contact, and location each can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Here is an example of how to configure a system name, system contact, and location.
PowerConnect(config)# hostname zappa
zappa(config)#snmp-server contact Support Services
zappa(config)#snmp-server location Centerville
zappa(config)#end
zappa# write memory
Syntax: hostname string
Syntax: snmp-server contact string
Syntax: snmp-server location string
The text strings can contain blanks. The SNMP text strings do not require quotation marks when
they contain blanks but the host name does.
NOTE
The chassis name command does not change the CLI prompt. Instead, the command assigns an
administrative ID to the device.
Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) parameters
Use the procedures in this section to perform the following configuration tasks:
• Specify an SNMP trap receiver.
• Specify a source address and community string for all traps sent by the device.
• Change the holddown time for SNMP traps
• Disable individual SNMP traps. (All traps are enabled by default.)
• Disable traps for CLI access that is authenticated by a local user account, a RADIUS server, or
a TACACS/TACACS+ server.
NOTE
To add and modify “get” (read-only) and “set” (read-write) community strings, refer to Chapter 26,
“Securing Access to Management Functions”.
Specifying an SNMP trap receiver
You can specify a trap receiver to ensure that all SNMP traps sent by the device go to the same
SNMP trap receiver or set of receivers, typically one or more host devices on the network. When
you specify the host, you also specify a community string. The device sends all the SNMP traps to
the specified hosts and includes the specified community string. Administrators can therefore filter
for traps from a device based on IP address or community string.