Configure SNMP for FXOS

You can configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for the underlying FXOS operating system that controls low-level chassis functions. For SNMP for the Firewall Threat Defense, see SNMP.

SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. SNMP provides a standardized framework and a common language used for the monitoring and management of devices in a network.

The SNMP framework consists of three parts:

  • An SNMP manager—The system used to control and monitor the activities of network devices using SNMP.

  • An SNMP agent—The software component within the chassis that maintains the data for the chassis and reports the data, as needed, to the SNMP manager. The chassis includes the agent and a collection of MIBs. To enable the SNMP agent and create the relationship between the manager and agent, enable and configure SNMP in the Firewall Management Center.

  • A managed information base (MIB)—The collection of managed objects on the SNMP agent.

The chassis supports SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3. Both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c use a community-based form of security; SNMPv3 uses username and password for security.