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Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials Version 2.5 User's Guide

SNMP Configuration Options

Table 1. SNMP Configuration Options. The following table describes the fields displayed in the SNMP Configuration Options window.
Field Description

Enable SNMP discovery

Enables or disables the SNMP protocol for discovery range (subnet).

Enable SNMP V1/V2c

Get community

Specifies the community name for SNMP get calls from the OpenManage Essentials user interface. The Get Community is a read-only password that SNMP agents installed on managed devices use for authentication. The Get Community allows OpenManage Essentials to browse and retrieve SNMP data. This field is case-sensitive. OpenManage Essentials uses the first successful community name to communicate with the device. You can enter multiple SNMP community strings separated with commas. For more information, see Configuring SNMP Services on Windows.

Set community

Specifies the community name for SNMP set calls from the OpenManage Essentials UI. The Set community is a read-write password that SNMP agents installed on managed devices use for authentication. The Set community allows OpenManage Essentials to perform tasks that require the SNMP protocol, such as shutting down a system.

This field is case-sensitive. You can enter multiple SNMP community strings separated with commas. OpenManage Essentials uses the first successful community name to communicate with the device.

  • NOTE: In addition to the Set community name, an instrumentation password is required to perform an SNMP task on a device.

Enable SNMP V3

Authentication Protocol

Specifies the authentication protocol for the discovery of the devices. The supported authentication protocols are MD5 and SHA1. The device must be configured using the same authentication protocol for the discovery to be successful. If the authentication protocol is selected to be none, then the encryption option is also disabled.

User Name

Specifies the username configured on the device.

Authentication Password

Specifies the authentication password.

Encryption Protocol

Specifies the encryption protocol for the discovery of the devices and is optional. The supported encryption protocols are AES and DES. The device must be configured using the same encryption protocol for the discovery to be successful.

Encryption Password

Specifies the authentication password.

Generic Settings

Timeout (seconds)

Specifies the maximum number of seconds the discovery engine waits after issuing a get or set call before it considers the call failed. A valid range is 1–15 seconds. The default is 4 seconds.

Retries (attempts)

Specifies the maximum number of additional times the discovery engine reissues a get or set call after the first call times out. The discovery engine reissues the call until it is successful, or all retry attempts have timed out. A valid range is 1–10 retries. The default is 2.


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