To change from SNMPv2 to SNMPv3 management of a device

Purpose

Perform this procedure to change the management protocol that the NFM-P uses for a device from SNMPv2 to SNMPv3.

Steps
 
1 

Perform To enable SNMPv3 management of a device to do the following:

  • Configure an SNMPv3 user and group on the device.

  • Configure an SNMPv3 user in NFM-P.

2 

Perform To configure device mediation to configure an SNMPv3 mediation policy.

3 

Modify the mediation policy of the managed device that you need to change from SNMPv2 to SNMPv3:

  1. Choose Administration→Discovery Manager from the NFM-P main menu. The Discovery Manager (Edit) form opens with the Discovery rules tab displayed.

  2. Click on the Managed State tab, choose the managed device that you need to change from SNMPv2 to SNMPv3, and click Properties. The Node Discovery Control (Edit) form opens.

  3. Click Select and choose the SNMPv3 mediation policy configured in Step 2, in the read, write, trap, and Security Access Mediation Policy panels.

  4. Save your changes and close the forms.

4 

Perform To configure a discovery rule to configure a new discovery rule for the SNMPv3 device.

5 

Edit the SNMPv2 discovery rule for the device to exclude the device from discovery.

6 

Use a CLI session on the device to remove the following items, which are no longer required:

  • SNMPv2 user

  • SNMPv2 group

  • SNMPv2 trap targets

7 

Resynchronize the device with the NFM-P; see To partially or fully resynchronize NEs with the NFM-P database.

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