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TABLE 33 Security level options (continued)
Security level Protocol Query behavior Traps
Authentication only [1] (authNoPriv) SNMPv1
SNMPv3
Allowed.
All SNMPv3 users allowed except
noAuthNoPriv users.
Sent.
Sent for all SNMPv3 users except
noAuthNoPriv users.
Authentication and Privacy [2]
(authPriv)
SNMPv1
SNMPv3
Not allowed.
Only SNMPv3 users with authPriv
privilege are allowed.
Not Sent.
Sent only for authPriv users.
No Access [3 ] SNMPv1
SNMPv3
Not allowed. Not Sent.
Supported protocol configurations for SNMPv3 users
The following table shows the authentication and privacy protocols supported for configuring SNMPv3 users.
TABLE 34 Supported protocol options
Protocol Options
Auth protocols MD5
SHA
noAuth
Priv protocols DES
noPriv
AES128
AES256
Configuring SNMPv3 user/traps
The following examples list how to configure SNMPv3 users/traps.
1. Create a user on the switch in non-VF Context using the userconfig command with the required role.
switch:admin> userconfig --add fa_adm -r fabricadmin -h0 -a 0-255
Setting initial password for fa_adm
Enter new password:********
Re-type new password:********
Account fa_adm has been successfully added.
Create a user on the switch in VF Context using the userconfig command with the required role.
switch:admin> userconfig --add sa_user -r switchadmin -l 1-128 -h1 -c admin
Setting initial password for sa_user
Enter new password:********
Re-type new password:********
Account sa_user has been successfully added.
2. Enter snmpconfig --set snmpv3 to create the SNMPv3 user.
switch:admin> snmpconfig --set snmpv3
SNMP Informs Enabled (true, t, false, f): [true]
SNMPv3 user configuration(snmp user not configured in FOS user database will have physical AD and
admin role as the default):
User (rw): [password]
Auth Protocol [MD5(1)/SHA(2)/noAuth(3)]: (1..3) [1]
Configuring Protocols
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