How can I enable SNMP on Aruba network devices?

SNMP enables you to monitor the devices within your network. You can configure your Aruba device to send device information to Site24x7's On-Premise Poller by configuring its SNMP agent.

Configuring SNMP v1 & v2c

1. Connect to the Aruba device using SSH, Telnet, or device console.
2. For privileged mode, type enable and provide the appropriate password.
3. For global configuration mode, type configure terminal.
4. Enable SNMP v1 by entering the following command:
   snmp-server community <community-string> ro
   Replace <community-string> with the required SNMP community string. Due to it acting as a password for SNMP access, choose a strong and secure community string.
5. Save the configuration by typing write memory or copy running-config startup-config.
6. SNMP will now be enabled on your device. You can check the device reachability using the MIB browser.

Configuring SNMP v3

1. Connect to the Aruba device using SSH, Telnet, or device console.
2. For privileged mode, type enable and provide the appropriate password.
3. For global configuration mode, type configure terminal.
4. Enable SNMP v3 by entering the following commands:
   snmp-server user <username> auth <auth-protocol> auth-pass plaintext <auth-password> priv <priv-protocol> priv-pass plaintext <priv-password>
   Ensure that you replace the following parameters with the appropriate values:

   • <username> with the desired SNMPv3 username
   • <auth-protocol> with the desired authentication protocol (e.g., MD5 or SHA)
   • <auth-password> with the corresponding authentication password
   • <priv-protocol> with the desired privacy protocol (e.g., AES or DES)
   • <priv-password> with the corresponding privacy password
5. Save the configuration by typing write memory or copy running-config startup-config.
6. SNMP will now be enabled on your device. You can check the device reachability using the MIB browser.

For more information, please refer to Aruba's official documentation:

• Configuring SNMP
• Configuring SNMP v1
• Configuring SNMP v3