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38 ExtremeWarePx1 1.2 Command Reference Guide
Commands for Managing the Switch
configure snmp add community
configure snmp add community
[readonly | readwrite]
<alphanumeric string>
Description
Adds an SNMP read or read/write community string.
Syntax Description
Default
The default read-only community string is public. The default read/write community string is private.
Usage Guidelines
You must have administrator privileges to issue this command.
Community strings provide a simple method of authentication between the application switch and a
remote network manager.
There are two types of community strings on the application switch.
¥ Read community strings provide read-only access to the application switch. The default read-only
community string is public.
¥ Read-write community strings provide read and write access to the application switch. The default
read-write community string is private.
You can conÞgure up to 14 read-only strings and up to 14 read-write strings on the application switch.
This command allows you to add community strings in addition to the two default community strings.
An authorized trap receiver must be conÞgured to use the correct community strings on the switch for
the trap receiver to receive switch-generated traps. You can conÞgure the community string for a trap
receiver with the configure snmp add trapreceiver command.
Changes made by this command are executed immediately and do not require the build command.
Example
The following command adds a read/write community string with the value extreme:
configure snmp add community readwrite "extreme"
History
This command was available in ExtremeWarePx 1.1.
readonly Specifies read-only access to the system.
readwrite Specifies read and write access to the system.
alphanumeric string The SNMP community string to be added. An SNMP community string can
contain up to 127 characters.