Defines a new SNMPv3 group, or to configure settings for the group. An SNMP group associates users with views. Use no snmp-server group to remove the specified group.
Note:
If you use no snmp-server group with no additional parameters, all instances of the specified group are removed. If you specify a particular security group, only that group instance is removed.
no snmp-server group groupname [v1|v2c|{v3 level}]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
Possible Values
Default Value
groupname
A character string specifying the group name
A string of up to 32 characters
v1
Keyword indicating that the group is limited to SNMP v1 functionality
v2c
Keyword indicating that the group is limited to SNMP v2c functionality
v3
Keyword indicating that the group has full SNMP v3 functionality. This is the default.
level
The group’s level of authentication
auth – the group authenticates packets
noauth – the group does not authenticate packets
priv – the group authenticates and encrypts packets
noauth
read-view
A character string specifying the view name for the read view. Users of this group have read access to the set of MIB objects specified in the read view. If no view is specified, the default is an empty view.
A string of up to 64 characters
write-view
A character string specifying the view name for the write view. Users of this group have write access to the set of MIB objects specified in the write view. If no view is specified, the default is an empty view.
A string of up to 64 characters
notify-view
A character string specifying the view name for the notify view. Users of this group have notify access to the set of MIB objects specified in the notify view. If no view is specified, the default is an empty view.
A string of up to 64 characters
User level
admin
Context
general
Example
To define or edit SNMPv3 group 12groupRO to authenticate packets with read view view1, write view notify, and notify view view2:
Gxxx-001(super)# snmp-server group 12groupRO v3 auth read view1 notify view2
