PowerEdge: Setting up SNMPv3 on a Dell PowerEdge FX2/M1000e/VRTX

Summary: The following article provides information about how to configure SNMPv3 traps on Dell PowerEdge FX2, M1000e, or VRTX.

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Instructions

How to setup and configure SNMP traps on a Dell PowerEdge FX2, M1000e and a VRTX

 

 

Configure the User:

$ racadm getconfig -g cfguseradmin -i 16
# cfgUserAdminIndex=16
cfgUserAdminUserName=example_snmpv3 << This will be the user the customer creates to send SNMPv3 Traps
# cfgUserAdminPassword=******** (Write-Only) << Supply a password during user creation
cfgUserAdminEnable=1 << Enable the user
cfgUserAdminPrivilege=0x00000fff << Ensure the user has sufficient credentials to send SNMPv3 traps
cfgUserAdminSNMPv3Enable=1 << Enable SNMPv3 for this user
cfgUserAdminSNMPv3AuthenticationType=SHA  << Configure the Authentication Type  (Can be set to none, md5 or sha)
cfgUserAdminSNMPv3PrivacyType=AES  << Configure the Authentication Type (Can be set to none, DES or AES)

Configure SNMP Parameters:

$ racadm getconfig -g cfgOobSnmp
cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable=1
cfgOobSnmpAgentCommunity=public
cfgOobSnmpProtocol=SNMPv3 << Configure SNMPv3
cfgOobSnmpTrapFormat=SNMPv3 << Configure SNMPv3
cfgOobSnmpDiscoveryPort=161
cfgOobSnmpAlertPort=162

Configure SNMP Trap Destination:

$ racadm getconfig -g cfgTraps -i 1
# cfgTrapsIndex=1
cfgTrapsEnable=1 << Enable the trap
cfgTrapsAlertDestIPAddr=192.168.0.120 << Point the trap to a listening device
cfgTrapsCommunityName=public
# cfgTrapsSNMPv3UserId=5
cfgTrapsSNMPv3UserName=example_snmpv3 << Ensure the user above is configured in this field

 


The full list of RACADM commands for the configuration above:

User Creation:

$ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i 16 example_snmpv3
$ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminpassword -i 16 calvin
$ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminenable -i 16 1
$ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfgUserAdminPrivilege -i 16 0x00000fff
$ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminsnmpv3enable -i 16 1
$ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminsnmpv3authenticationtype -i 16 2
$ racadm config -g cfguseradmin -o cfguseradminsnmpv3privacytype -i 16 2

Configure SNMP Parameters:

$ racadm config -g cfgoobsnmp -o cfgOobSnmpProtocol 1
$ racadm config -g cfgoobsnmp -o cfgOobSnmpTrapFormat 2

Configure SNMP Trap Destination:

$ racadm config -g cfgtraps -o cfgtrapsenable -i 1 1
$ racadm config -g cfgtraps -o cfgtrapsalertdestipaddr -i 1 192.168.0.120
$ racadm config -g cfgtraps -o cfgtrapssnmpv3username -i 1 example_snmpv3

Affected Products

Chassis Management Controllers, PowerEdge FX2/FX2s, PowerEdge M1000E, POWEREDGE VRTX
Article Properties
Article Number: 000138524
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 02 يونيو 2026
Version:  6
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