Enabling SNMPv2c informs (CLI)

For information about enabling SNMPv2c informs, see SNMPv2c informs.

Syntax:


[no] snmp-server host {< ipv4-addr | ipv6-addr >} <community name> inform [retries < count >] [timeout < interval >]

Enables (or disables) the inform option for SNMPv2c on the switch and allows you to configure options for sending SNMP inform requests.

`retries`	Maximum number of times to resend an `inform` request if no SNMP response is received.(Default: 3)
`timeout`	Number of seconds to wait for an acknowledgement before resending the `inform` request.(Default: 15 seconds)

NOTE:

The retries and timeout values are not used to send trap requests.

To verify the configuration of SNMPv2c informs, enter the show snmp-server command, as shown in the following image (note indication of inform Notify Type in bold):

Display of SNMPv2c inform configuration

switch(config)# show snmp-server

 SNMP Communities

  Community Name   MIB View Write Access
  ---------------- -------- ------------ public          Manager  Unrestricted

 Trap Receivers

  Link-Change Traps Enabled on Ports [All] : All
  ...
  Address               Community       Events Sent Notify Type Retry Timeout
  --------------------- --------------- ----------- ----------- ----- --------
  15.28.333.456         guest           All         inform      3     15

 Excluded MIBs

 Snmp Response Pdu Source-IP Information

  Selection Policy   : Default rfc1517

 Trap Pdu Source-IP Information 
  Selection Policy   : Configured IP 
  Ip Address        : 10.10.10.10