PowerEdge: M1000e - VRTX - FX2 - SNMPv3 Configuration

Reference for extra RACADM commands: Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 6.10 for PowerEdge M1000e RACADM CLI Guide | Dell US 

The below configuration must be followed using RACADM, admin privileges are required (Root account or equivalent).

Configure the User:

• This Command is to configure the SNMPv3 Configuration, Index of user is 8:
  • The Index is created, then attributes are assigned to the same index (Name, Password, Encryption…)

1. Create user Index - This command is also used to check the attributes of the same user 8:

   $ racadm getconfig -g cfguseradmin -i 8
   

Configure the user attributes:

1.  Create a username and Password for the user:

   $ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i 8 example_snmpv3
   
   $ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminpassword -i 8 calvin
   

2. Enable the user and give it admin rights (0x00000fff)

   $ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminenable -i 8 1
   
   $ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfgUserAdminPrivilege -i 8 0x00000fff
   

3. Enable SNMPv3 for the user

   $ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminsnmpv3enable -i 8 1

4. Configure authentication and privacy types
    

   $ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminsnmpv3authenticationtype -i 8 2
   
   (Options: 0—None & 1—MD5 & 2—SHA (default))
   

   $ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminsnmpv3privacytype -i 8 2
   
   (Options: 0—None & 1—DES & 2—AES (default))
   

Configure SNMP Parameters:

1. Check the configuration settings:

   $ racadm getconfig -g cfgOobSnmp

2. Configure SNMPv3 (first command) and Traps to be on SNMPv3 (second command)

   $ racadm config -g cfgoobsnmp -o cfgOobSnmpProtocol 1
   
   (Options: 0—All (Default) & 1 — SNMPv3)

   $ racadm config -g cfgoobsnmp -o cfgOobSnmpTrapFormat 2
   
   (Options: 0—SNMPv1 (default) & 1—SNMPv2 & 2—SNMPv3)
   

Configure SNMP Trap Destination:

1. Check the configuration settings:

   $ racadm getconfig -g cfgTraps -i 1
   

2. Enable Traps

   $ racadm config -g cfgtraps -o cfgtrapsenable -i 1 1
   
   (The first "1" is for the index, and the second is for enabling traps - options 0 & 1)

3. Configure the traps listening device and assign the user

   $ racadm config -g cfgtraps -o cfgtrapsalertdestipaddr -i 1 192.168.0.120
   
   $ racadm config -g cfgtraps -o cfgtrapssnmpv3username -i 1 example_snmpv3

   
   (The index for SNMPtraps configuration is 1.)