API Guide

snmp-server host
Configure the recipient of an SNMP trap operation.
C9000 Series
Syntax
snmp-server host ip-address | ipv6-address | hostname [vrf management traps |
informs] [version 1 | 2c | 3] [auth | no auth | priv] [community-string] [udp-
port port-number] [notification-type]
To remove the SNMP host, use the no snmp-server host ip-address | ipv6-address | hostname [vrf management
traps | informs] [version 1 | 2c | 3] [auth | noauth | priv] [community-string] [udp-port number] [notification-type]
command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the keyword host followed by the IP address of the host (Configurable hosts are
limited to 16).
ipv6-address Enter the keyword host then the IPv6 address of the host in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zero.
hostname Enter the keyword host followed by the name of a host already configured and
recognized by the switch.
vrf management Enter the keyword vrf followed by the keyword management to specify that
management vrf will be used to send traps and informs.
traps (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword traps to send trap notifications to the specified host.
The default is traps.
informs (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword informs to send inform notifications to the specified
host. The default is traps.
version 1 | 2c | 3 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword version to specify the security model then the security
model version number 1, 2c, or 3:
• Version 1 is the least secure version.
• Version 3 is the most secure of the security modes.
•
Version 2c allows transmission of informs and counter 64, which allows for integers
twice the width of what is normally allowed.
The default is version 1.
auth (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword auth to specify authentication of a packet without
encryption.
noauth (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword noauth to specify no authentication of a packet.
priv (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword priv to specify both authentication and then
scrambling of the packet.
community-string Enter a text string (up to 20 characters long) as the name of the SNMP community.
NOTE: For version 1 and version 2c security models, this string represents
the name of the SNMP community. The string can be set using this
command; however, Dell Networking recommends setting the community
string using the snmp-server community command before executing this
command. For version 3 security model, this string is the USM user security
name.
udp-port port-
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords udp-port followed by the port number of the remote
host to use. The range is from 0 to 65535. The default is 162.
notification-type (OPTIONAL) Enter one of the following keywords for the type of trap to be sent to the
host:
• bgp — BGP state change.
• config — copy—configuration traps.
1558 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Syslog