Administrator Guide

Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) and Syslog
This chapter contains commands to configure and monitor the simple network management protocol (SNMP) v1/v2/v3 and Syslog.
The chapter contains the following sections:
• SNMP Commands
• Syslog Commands
Topics:
• SNMP Commands
• Syslog Commands
SNMP Commands
The following SNMP commands are available in the Dell Networking operating software.
The simple network management protocol (SNMP) is used to communicate management information between the network management
stations and the agents in the network elements. The system supports SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3, supporting both read-only and read-
write modes. The system sends SNMP traps, which are messages informing an SNMP management system about the network. The
system supports up to 16 SNMP trap receivers.
Important Points to Remember
• Typically, 5-second timeout and 3-second retry values on an SNMP server are sufficient for both LAN and WAN applications. If you
experience a timeout with these values, the recommended best practice on Dell Networking switches (to accommodate their high port
density) is to increase the timeout and retry values on your SNMP server to the following:
• SNMP Timeout — greater than 3 seconds.
• SNMP Retry count — greater than 2 seconds.
• If you want to query an E-Series switch using SNMP v1/v2/v3 with an IPv6 address, configure the IPv6 address on a non-
management port on the switch.
• If you want to send SNMP v1/v2/v3 traps from an E-Series using an IPv6 address, use a non-management port.
• SNMP v3 informs are not currently supported with IPv6 addresses.
• If you are using access control lists (ACLs) in an SNMP v3 configuration, group ACL overrides user ACL if the user is part of that
group.
• SNMP operations are not supported on a virtual local area network (VLAN).
show snmp
Display the status of SNMP network elements.
C9000 Series
Syntax
show snmp
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
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