Dell Networking N Series - How to configure SNMPv3

Summary: How to configure SNMPv3 on Dell Networking N series switches.

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Symptoms

 Steps in configuring SNMPv3

  1. Creating a SNMpv3 view.

  2. Creating a SNMPv3 Group and associating with the View.

  3. Creating a SNMPv3 user and associating with the Group


1. Creating a SNMPv3 View

  • A SNMPv3 view defines what we can see on the switch.

  • A View defines what MIB family that we have access to from the MIB Subtree.

  • For Example, if we select the View as "system" from the MIB subtree, the user could poll all the information which is below "system" Object Identifier (OID).

  • Similarly, if we need visibility to all the parameters, we can configure the view as "iso" from the MIB subtree.


Commands

console# configure
console(config)# snmp-server view test_view internet included

 

CLI Breakdown
 

Parameter Description
test_view name we create locally on the switch for the SNMP view
internet

MIB family which we select from the OID subtree.

 

2. Creating an SNMPV3 Group

  • The next step after creating a SNMPv3 view is to create a SNMPv3 group and associate it with the view that has been created.

Commands:

console(config)# snmp-server group test_group v3 ‘noauth/auth/priv’ ‘read/write’ test_view

 

CLI Breakdown
 

Parameter Description
test_group name we create locally on the switch for the SNMP group
noauth/auth/priv authentication type
test_view Associating the SNMPV3 group with the SNMPV3 view created earlier.

auth - Specifies authentication of a packet without encrypting it.

noauth - Specifies no authentication of a packet.

priv - Specifies authentication of a packet with encryption.


3. Creating an SNMPV3 User

The next step after creating a SNMPv3 group is to create a SNMPv3 user and associate it with the group that has been created.


Commands

console(config)# snmp-server user test_user test_group auth-md5 password1 priv-3des password2

 

CLI Breakdown
 

Parameter Description
test_user name we create locally on the switch for the SNMP user
test_group Associating the SNMPV3 user with the SNMPV3 group created earlier.
Auth Authentication password
Priv Encryption key

 

Configuration Example


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console# configure
console(config) snmp-server view test_view internet included
console(config) snmp-server group test_group v3 priv read test_view
console(config) snmp-server user test_user test_group auth-md5 password1 priv-3des password2

 

Switch Running Configuration output

console# show running-config
...
snmp-server view "test_view" internet included
snmp-server group "test_group" v3 priv read "test_view"
snmp-server user "test_user" test_group auth-md5-key 240826d65a17fe9d8826630917f60b0f priv-3des-key 240826d65a17fe9d8826630917f60b0f400dd0592395032de9b2ad0759c017e9
...

 

Cause

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Resolution

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Affected Products

N Series, PowerSwitch, PowerSwitch N1500 Series, PowerSwitch N2000 Series, Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3000E-ON Series, PowerSwitch N4000 Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000133707
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2025
Version:  4
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