Administrator Guide

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SNMP
Dell Networking N1500, N2000, N3000, and N4000 Series Switches
The topics covered in this chapter include:
• SNMP Overview
• Default SNMP Values
•Configuring SNMP (Web)
•Configuring SNMP (CLI)
• SNMP Configuration Examples
SNMP Overview
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a method for
managing network devices. The Dell Networking N-Series switches support
SNMP version 1, SNMP version 2, and SNMP version 3. Dell Networking
switches support SNMP over IPv4 only.
What Is SNMP?
SNMP is a standard protocol that enables remote monitoring and
management of a device through communication between an SNMP
manager and an SNMP agent on the remote device. The SNMP manager is
typically part of a Network Management System (NMS) that runs on an
administrative host. The switch software includes
Management Information
Base
(MIB) objects that the SNMP agent queries and modifies. The switch
uses standard public MIBs and private MIBs.
A MIB acts as a structured road map for managed objects. A managed object
is any feature or setting that can be configured or monitored on the switch.
An Object Identifier (OID) is the unique number assigned to an object
defined in a MIB. An OID is written as a sequence of subidentifiers in
decimal notation.