Create an SNMP v3 User
The SNMP v3 user sends SNMP traps and MIB (management information base) data to the STA server.
Requirements
- The authorization method must be
SHA
(Secure Hash Algorithm), and the privacy method must beDES
(Data Encryption Standard). - All SNMP libraries must use the same SNMP v3 credentials. Define a unique SNMP v3 user for this purpose and then define this same user on all monitored libraries.
- Do no not use the values "public" or "private" for the SNMP v3 username, as these values are well known and present a security risk. Use values that are not as easily discovered. The username can only contain alphanumeric characters (a–z, A–Z, 0–9). Special characters are not allowed.
- Authorization and privacy passwords must be at least eight characters in length, and cannot contain commas, semicolons, or equal signs.
SL500, SL3000, and SL8500
Note:
All SNMP libraries must use the same SNMP connection credentials. Define the same username and passwords on all SNMP libraries that will be monitored by this instance of STA.
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Using CLI, create an SNMP v3 user:
> snmp addUser version v3 name name auth SHA authPass auth_password priv DES privPass priv_password
Where:
name
is the SNMP v3 usernameauth_password
andpriv_password
are the authorization password and privacy password.
For SL3000 and SL8500 libraries, enclose variables in single quotes. For example:
SL3000> snmp addUser version v3 name 'STAsnmp' auth SHA authPass 'authpwd1' priv DES privPass 'privpwd1'
For SL500, do not use quotes. For example:
SL500> snmp addUser version v3 name STAsnmp auth SHA authPass authpwd1 priv DES privPass privpwd1
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List the SNMP users to verify that the SNMP v3 user has been added correctly.
> snmp listUsers
SL150
Note:
All SNMP libraries must use the same SNMP connection credentials. Define the same username and passwords on all SNMP libraries that will be monitored by this instance of STA.