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Setting Up SNMP Servers

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To set up the SNMP servers, perform the following subtasks:

  • Add the SNMP servers

  • Configure the SNMP servers

To add an SNMP server:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
  2. Enable SNMP notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify snmp enable

  3. Specify the name of the SNMP server for SNMP notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify snmp trap-sink sink_name
  4. Specify which servers will receive SNMP notifications (one server per command):

    hostname (config) # fenotify snmp trap-sink sink_name enable
  5. Specify the IPv4 or IPv6 address, or hostname of the SNMP server to receive the notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify snmp trap-sink sink_name address ipv4 address, ipv6 address, or hostname
  6. Save the configuration:

    hostname (config) # write memory
To configure the SNMP servers:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
  2. Enable SNMP notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify snmp enable
  3. Specify the SNMP community string:

    hostname (config) # fenotify snmp trap-sink sink_name community community_name
  4. Specify the SNMP version used for notifications:

    • To use SNMP version 1, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify snmp trap-sink sink_name version 1
    • To use SNMP version 2c, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify snmp trap-sink sink_name version 2c
  5. Specify that a notification is sent each time a malware object is detected:

    hostname (config) # fenotify snmp trap-sink sink_name prefer message delivery per-event
  6. Save the configuration:

    hostname (config) # write memory