Oracle^® SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Security Guide

Configure SNMP Community Strings (IB Switch)

This task is only applicable if SNMP v1 or SNMPv2c is enabled and configured for use.

Because SNMP is often used to monitor the health of the device, it is important that the default SNMP community strings used by the device be replaced with customer-defined values.

1. Log into an IB switch as ilom-admin.

   See Log Into an IB Switch.

2. Create a new SNMP community string.

   In this example, replace these items in the command line:

   • string – Replace with a customer-defined value that is compliant with U.S. Department of Defense requirements regarding the composition of SNMP community strings.

   • access – Replace with either ro or rw, depending on whether this is a read-only or read-write access string.

   -> create /SP/services/snmp/communities/string permission=access
   

   Once new community strings are created, the default community strings must be removed.

3. Remove the default SNMP community strings.

   -> delete /SP/services/snmp/communities/public
   -> delete /SP/services/snmp/communities/private
   

4. Verify the SNMP community strings.

   -> show /SP/services/snmp/communities