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Enhancements to Release 1.0 of the IBM 8371


Network Management Support for Multiple Bridge Instances

When you are defining SNMP community names, use the add community command at the SNMP Config> command prompt. Specify an alphanumeric character string from 1 to 31 characters in length as the community name.

When you are performing a MIB query with a MIB browser and you want to obtain MIB information related to a specific bridge instance, specify the community name with a two-digit numeric designation added. The numeric designation identifies the bridge instance with which you are working. For example:

You should note that this numeric designation will limit the SNMP agent community name to a maximum of 29 characters if you want SNMP access to multiple bridge instances.

Also, using a community name with the numeric designation added to reference any MIB other than the bridge MIB will have no affect.


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