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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
SNMP Commands
The following SNMP commands are available in the Dell Networking OS.
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 local
area network (LAN) and wide area network (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 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).
clear logging auditlog
Clears audit log.
Syntax
clear logging auditlog
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