Chapter 4      Managing Devices

Device Management

To modify multiple device SNMP community strings:

Procedure

Step 1

Enter the community string using the following syntax:

target:read_community::timeout:retries:::write_community

Note

Enter the correct number of colons between entries. If you incorrectly add 

or delete colons, the Hosting Solution Engine cannot correctly read the 

community strings.

Variable

Description

Notes

target

A device or range of 

If you do not specify a target, the 

devices to which you 

default community strings apply 

are assigning these 

to all devices in your network.

community strings.

read_community

A password to allow 

You must specify the read 

This value is 

read only access to the  community string. (The default 

required.

devices.

value of public is used.)

timeout

The length of time 

The default setting is 6 seconds. 

(seconds) the Hosting 

If you increase the timeout 

Solution Engine waits 

period, discovery could take 

for response from the 

significantly longer to complete. 

device before 

The minimum value is one and 

performing the first 

maximum value is 60.

retry. 

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