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Register SNMPv3 USM user

The create snmpUser userName command creates a new Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) user and registers the new user as a known entity to the SNMP agent. Any attempt to register a new user with the same name and engine ID as that of an existing user is rejected.

Supported Arrays​

This command applies to an individual DE2000H, DE4000H, DE4000F, DE6000H, or DE6000F storage array.

Roles​

To execute this command on an storage array, you must have the Storage Admin or Support Admin role.

Syntax​

create snmpUser userName="snmpUserName"
    [engineId=(local | engineId)]
    [authProtocol=(none | sha | sha256 | sha512) authPassword="authPassword"]
    [privProtocol=(none | aes128) privPassword="privPassword"]

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
userNameThe name of the SNMP USM user that you want to create. Enclose the SNMP USM user name in double quotation marks (" ")
engineIdThe identifier of the authoritative SNMP engine ID for the user. The value may be "local" to specify the local SNMP agent to be the authoritative agent or a hexidecimal digit string to specify a remote SNMP agent engine ID. The default value is "local".
authProtocolThe authentication protocol (HMAC) to be used for the user. The value may be one of the following:
  • none - No authentication of SNMP messages (default)
  • sha - SHA-1 authentication
  • sha256 - SHA-256 authentication
  • sha512 - SHA-512 authentication
authPasswordThe password to be used for authentication for the user. Must be specified if the authentication protocol is "sha", "sha256" or "sha512"
privProtocolThe privacy protocol (encryption) to be used for the user. The value may be one of the following:
  • none - No encryption of SNMP messages (default)
  • aes128 - AES-18 encryption
privPasswordThe password to be used for privacy/encryption for the user. Must be specified if the privacy protocol is "aes128".

Minimum firmware level​

11.70.2