topic Re: MLXe and VDX SNMPv3 Configuration in Data Center (MLX & CER/CES)

MLXe and VDX SNMPv3 Configuration

Sazon — Sat, 23 May 2020 14:54:14 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I would like to ask on how to configure SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 to MLX and VDX.

Thank you,

Sazon

Re: MLXe and VDX SNMPv3 Configuration

redgreen — Sat, 23 May 2020 18:07:13 GMT

Hi Sazon

I can’t speak for the MLX, but the VDX manuals are very straightforward in this regard. I knew nowt about SNMPv3 when I started but the manual successfully walked me through the (too many) mechanisms.

One word of caution which you won’t get from the manuals is - for SNMPv1 / v2c community strings - such as monstrously complex strings with non-printing characters & !$%£ type of thing.

Dont use them.

Really don’t.

Just stick to standard alphabets, not complexities which might be mis-interpreted as an escape sequence by an underlying linux operating system…They are sent in clear text so a packet capture could find them - so just make them look like something else, or don’t use snmpv1/v2c.

I’m not saying you’ll definitely crash the vdx, maybe snmpv1 might not work properly & you might not be able to undo it. So factory reset & reload the config from scratch, nothing major…

Enjoy.

Re: MLXe and VDX SNMPv3 Configuration

Truyen_Phan — Mon, 25 May 2020 03:49:12 GMT

Hi Sazon,

Please see the below KB on how to configure SNMP for each platform.

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/How-to-configure-SNMP-from-scratch-on-vdx-running0NOS-v-5-and-above

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/How-do-I-configure-SNMP-on-the-XMR-MLX-MLXe-CES-CER

Re: MLXe and VDX SNMPv3 Configuration

Sazon — Mon, 25 May 2020 10:37:09 GMT

Hi Guys,

Thank you for the replies. It helps me a lot.

Regards,

Sazon