Vendor & protocol setup · 5 min read

Configure SNMP on a Cisco IOS switch

Enable SNMPv3 polling on Cisco IOS so Linivo can collect interface, CPU and memory metrics.

What you'll need

Enable/configure access on the switch
A Linivo sensor with network access to the switch's management IP

1

Create an SNMPv3 user

SNMPv3 is preferred over v2c since it authenticates and encrypts, rather than relying on a plaintext community string.

snmp-server group LINIVO-GROUP v3 priv
snmp-server user linivo LINIVO-GROUP v3 auth sha AUTHPASS priv aes 128 PRIVPASS

2

Restrict access by source

Limit SNMP access to the sensor's IP with an access list, rather than leaving it open to the whole management network.

access-list 10 permit host 10.20.0.50
snmp-server community-acl 10

3

Add the device in Linivo

In Devices > Add device, choose SNMPv3, enter the username and auth/priv passphrases, and Linivo runs a live poll to confirm before saving.

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