chsnmpserver

The chsnmpserver command modifies the parameters of an existing SNMP server.

Syntax

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>>- svctask -- -- chsnmpserver -- ------------------------------>

>--+------------------------+-- --+---------------------+------->
   '- -name -- server_name -'     '- -ip -- ip_address -'   

>--+---------------------------+-- --+---------------------+---->
   '- -community -- community -'     '- -error --+- on --+-'   
                                                 '- off -'     

>-- --+-----------------------+-- --+--------------------+-- --->
      '- -warning --+- on --+-'     '- -info --+- on --+-'      
                    '- off -'                  '- off -'        

>--+-----------------+-- --+- snmp_server_name -+--------------><
   '- -port -- port -'     '- snmp_server_id ---'   

Parameters

-name server_name
(Optional) Specifies a name to assign to the SNMP server. The name must be unique. When specifying a server name, snmp is a reserved word.
-ip ip_address
(Optional) Specifies an IP address to assign to the SNMP server. This must be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address.
-community community
(Optional) Specifies the community name for the SNMP server.
-error on | off
(Optional) Specifies whether the server receives error notifications. Set to on, error notifications are sent to the SNMP server. Set to off, error notifications are not sent to the SNMP server.
-warning on | off
(Optional) Specifies whether the server receives warning notifications. Set to on, warning notifications are sent to the SNMP server. Set to off, warning notifications are not sent to the SNMP server.
-info on | off
(Optional) Specifies whether the server receives information notifications. Set to on, information notifications are sent to the SNMP server. Set to off, information notifications are not sent to the SNMP server.
-port port
(Optional) Specifies the remote port number for the SNMP server. This must be a value of 1 - 65535.
snmp_server_name | snmp_server_id
(Required) Specifies the name or ID of the server to be modified.

Description

Use this command to change the settings of an existing SNMP server. You must specify either the current name of the server or the ID returned at creation time. Use the svcinfo lssnmpserver command to obtain this ID.

An invocation example

svctask chsnmpserver -name newserver 0

The resulting output

none
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