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Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

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Configure SNMP on a switch

Use this procedure to configure SNMP on a Cisco Nexus or a Dell PowerSwitch switch.

Prerequisites

Ensure the following:
  • iDRAC is discovered in PowerFlex Manager.
  • An external source is configured.

Steps

Configure SNMP:
  • On a Cisco Nexus switch:
    1. SSH to the Cisco Nexus switch.
    2. Enable and configure SNMPv2c traps, type the following:

      # configure terminal

      # snmp-server host <Load balancer IP of PFXM> traps version 2c <community string>

      NOTE:Enter the same community string used when creating SNMPv2 source on PowerFlex management platform, for example: public, for example: # snmp-server host 1.1.1.1 traps version 2c public
    3. Save the configuration, type the following:

      # copy running-config startup-config

    4. Repeat the steps for all of the Cisco Nexus switches.
    5. Run the following command to confirm: show snmp host.
  • On a Dell PowerSwitch:
    1. SSH to the Dell OS10 Dell PowerSwitch.
    2. Enable and configure SNMPv2c traps, type the following:

      # configure terminal

      # snmp-server host <Load balancer IP of PFXM> traps version 2c <community string>

      NOTE:Enter the same community string used when creating SNMPv2 source on PowerFlex management platform, for example: public, for example: # snmp-server host 1.1.1.1 traps version 2c public
    3. Save the configuration, type the following:

      # copy running-config startup-config

    4. Repeat the steps for all of the Dell PowerSwitch switches.

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