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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4455
Total number of notes:16761

4295.0. "Change community name remotely?" by BIGUN::nessus.cao.dec.com::Mayne (A wretched hive of scum and villainy) Thu Mar 20 1997 21:14

A customer threw this one at me as I walked past.

They have many ("about 1000") DEC hubs, repeaters, etc which all use SNMP 
community "public". To change this, they go to each one, plug a terminal into 
the console port, make the change, do a reset.

Is there any way of changing the community name remotely from their management 
station (whatever that may be; DECmcc, HubWatch, whatever)?

PJDM
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4295.1NETCAD::GALLAGHERFri Mar 21 1997 08:4620
They can change the community string remotely using DECmcc or another
browser-capable network management station.  They must set the
object:
	pcomSnmpAuthReadWriteCommunity for the read-write community,
	pcomSnmpAuthReadOnlyCommunity for the read-only community,
	pcomSnmpAuthTrapCommunity for the trap community.

In addition, they can tie management to a group of management stations
by specifying IP addresses in:

	pcomSnmpAuthReadWriteUserTable and
	pcomSnmpAuthReadOnlyUserTable.

These objects are in the "dec-hub900-common-mib-vx-x.txt" (aka "public
common MIB", aka "pcom MIB") which can be found on:

	http://npbwww.hpn.lkg.dec.com:80/dr/hubs/mibs/index.html
		(commo2-0.txt)

						-Shawn
4295.2NETCAD::GALLAGHERFri Mar 21 1997 09:203
    Previous reply was for DEChub900.  You can change DEChub90 modules
    using objects in the DEChub90's Management Agent Module's (DENMA)
    private MIB.
4295.3We need it in CLEARvisnPTOJJD::DANZAKPittsburgher �Sat Mar 22 1997 23:0118
    Are we going to provide that in the CLEARvisn application? 
    
    Right now, the answer that you've just given us is "go fish"...that is,
    go figure out how to do it as opposed to providing a simple
    functionalitly for a customer.
    
    We lost all remote hubs at RPS (Roadway Package System) because we
    could not:
     - Assign IP addresses
     - Change community strings
     - Get IP addresses of modules
    With OUR management applications.
    
    THEY did *NOT* want to hear - "go figure it out"....they're going with
    Cabletron/cisco.
    
    Aarugh,
    j