Concept Guide

Writing Managed Object Values
You may only alter (write) a managed object value if your management station is a member of the same community as the SNMP agent,
and the object is writable.
Use the following command to write or write-over the value of a managed object.
• To write or write-over the value of a managed object.
snmpset -v version -c community agent-ip {identifier.instance | descriptor.instance}syntax
value
Example of Writing the Value of a Managed Object
> snmpset -v 2c -c mycommunity 10.11.131.161 sysName.0 s "R5"
SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: R5
Conguring Contact and Location Information using
SNMP
You may congure system contact and location information from the Dell EMC Networking system or from the management station using
SNMP.
To congure system contact and location information from the Dell EMC Networking system and from the management station using
SNMP, use the following commands.
• (From a Dell EMC Networking system) Identify the system manager along with this person’s contact information (for example, an email
address or phone number).
CONFIGURATION mode
snmp-server contact text
You may use up to 55 characters.
The default is None.
• (From a Dell EMC Networking system) Identify the physical location of the system (for example, San Jose, 350 Holger Way, 1st oor
lab, rack A1-1).
CONFIGURATION mode
snmp-server location text
You may use up to 55 characters.
The default is None.
• (From a management station) Identify the system manager along with this person’s contact information (for example, an email address
or phone number).
CONFIGURATION mode
snmpset -v version -c community agent-ip sysContact.0 s “contact-info”
You may use up to 55 characters.
The default is None.
• (From a management station) Identify the physical location of the system (for example, San Jose, 350 Holger Way, 1st oor lab, rack
A1-1).
CONFIGURATION mode
snmpset -v version -c community agent-ip sysLocation.0 s “location-info”
You may use up to 55 characters.
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