Managing SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Users With SNMPv3 Security

For SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c users, community string is used for security. The standard Net-SNMP token, com2sec, is provided with the SMA. The com2sec token enables you to map a host name and community string pair, for SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, to a security name. In this case, the security level is noAuthNoPriv. For information on the noAuthNoPriv security level and on other security levels, see Where USM Security Information Is Contained.

Proxy Statements and Security

In the System Management Agent, proxying is supported for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c users only. For more information, see Proxy Handling for Solstice Enterprise Agents Requests.

Creating and Managing Groups

Creating a large number of groups in SNMP causes management and administration of these groups to become very complex. If you create a large number of groups, troubleshooting these groups very difficult.

When groups or views are created by editing the snmpd.conf file, the storage type is permanent. If you edit the snmpd.conf file instead of using the snmpvacm command, entries for groups are permanent. You can delete the entries only by removing them from the snmpd.conf file.

Follow the examples provided in Using VACM for Access Control for creating and managing groups.