snmpv3 engine-id

Description

Configures the SNMPv3 SNMP engine-id allowing an administrator to configure a unique SNMP engine-id for the switch. This engine-id is used by the NMS management tool to identify and distinguish multiple switches on the same network.

The no form of this command restores the default engine-id, created by the switch using a combination of the enterprise OID value and the switch's mac address.

Command context

config

Parameters

<ENGINE-ID>

SNMPv3 SNMP engine-id in colon separated hexadecimal notation.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

Configuring the SNMPv3 engine-id:

switch(config)#
switch(config)# snmpv3 engine-id
  WORD  SNMPv3 snmp engine-id in colon seperated hexadecimal notation
switch(config)# snmpv3 engine-id 01:23:45:67:89:ab:cd:ef:01:23:45:67

Restoring the default SNMPv3 engine-id:

switch(config)# no snmpv3 engine-id