SNMP Configuration Tasks

To configure the SNMP server:

Enable the SNMP server.host1(config)#snmp-server
Configure at least one authorized SNMP community (SNMPv1/v2c) or user (SNMPv3), which provides SNMP client access.host1(config)#snmp-server community boston view everything rw host1(config)#snmp-server user fred group private auth sha fred-password priv des password
(Optional) Set the server parameters—contact name and server location. host1(config)#snmp-server contact Bob Smith host1(config)#snmp-server location 3rdfloor
(Optional) Reconfigure the maximum SNMP packet size.host1(config)#snmp-server packetsize 1000
(Optional) Configure memory warning parameters.host1(config)#memory warning 80 70
(Optional) Configure the method the router uses to encode the ifDescr and ifName objects.host1(config)#snmp interfaces description-format common
(Optional) Manage the interface sublayers (compress interfaces and control interface numbering).host1(config)#snmp-server interfaces compress atmAal5 host1(config)#snmp-server interface compress-restriction ifadminstatusdown host1(config)#snmp interfaces rfc1213 55000 100000
(Optional) Configure the dynamic group parameters. host1(config)#snmp-server group grp1authpriv usm priv read grp1read write grp1write notify grp1notify
(Optional) Configure the dynamic view parameters. host1(config)#snmp-server view view1 1.3.6.1 included non-volatile

You can also set up SNMP traps and set up the router to collect bulk statistics. See Configuring Traps and Collecting Bulk Statistics.