Meru Technical Note - Configuring SNMP on the controller

[Andy_G]

Description

Configuring SNMP on the controller.

Scope

KB Article Type: Configuration

Related Products: All Controller Models

Related Software Versions: 4.0 code base and above

Keywords: SNMP Configuration

Solution
When you are using third party SNMP application then you need to import the SNMP MIBs for the controller to the MIB database of the third party SNMP server and make sure to compile the MIBs.

CONFIGURATION STEPS:

GUI Steps:

Step 1 : Click on Configuration > SNMP > Setup, Download the MIBs by clicking the "Download MIBS" button.

Step 2 : Now import those MIBS into the SNMP servers MIBs database.

Step 3 : Compile the MIBs on the SNMP server/Network Manager.

Step 4 : Now add the controller to the respective community

    
• (Read/ReadWrite)ie.Ro/Rw
    
• If you want the controller to be a member of ReadOnly community, use the following step:
    
• Configuration > SNMP > setup > SNMP communuity management tab > click on the add button and enter the following values - SNMP Community/Client IP/privilage

Step 5 : To send trap messages Click on- Configuration > SNMP > setup > SNMP trap

    
• Configuration > SNMP > setup > SNMP Trap Management tab > click on the add button and enter the following values-Trap Community/Client IP.

Step 6 : Make sure that the respective version MIBS are installed on the Network manager.

Step 7 : Make sure to start the SNMP service from the controllers global configuration

CLI Steps:

Step 1 : To start the SNMP service please execute the following command from the

    
• Privilage mode. (Other options are also listed)
    
• SNMP start – to start the snmp service on controller
    
• SNMP stop – to stop the snmp service on controllerr
    
• SNMP status – to check the status started/stopped.

Step 2 : Get to global configuration mode to add the SNMP Trap as well as to add the SNMP community.

Step 3 : Inorder to configure the snmp community management use the following command :

    
• meru(config)# snmp-server community public <clientIpAddress> ro
    
• meru(config)# snmp-server community public <clientIpAddress> rw

Example:

    
• meru(config)# snmp-server community public 0.0.0.0 ro
    
• meru(config)# snmp-server community public 0.0.0.0 rw

Step 4 : Inorder to configure the SNMP Trap use the following command;

    
• meru(config)# snmp-server trap <pCommunityStr> <ClientIpAddress> where
    
• <pCommunityStr> - trap community string from 1 to 32 characters.
    
• <ClientIpAddress> - IP address of the trap manager in the format 25

Example :

    
• (config)# snmp-server trap public 10.10.158.104

Step 5 : Other options that can be configured are as follows:

    
• Contact, Description, Location.
    
• (config)# snmp-server contact NetworkAdmin
    
• <Contact> Enter the contact person name from 1 to 255 characters.
    
• (config)# snmp-server description labcontroller
    
• <Descr> - Enter the description of the controller from 1 to 255 characters.
    
• (config)# snmp-server location 2ndfloor
    
• <Location> - Enter the location of the controller from 1 to 255 characters.