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January 30, 2022

Troubleshooting Tip: Troubleshooting SNMP v3 or v1 on Cisco Switches

  • January 30, 2022
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Description This article describes how to enable and debug SNMP on Cisco switches
Scope Debug SNMP on Cisco switches.
Solution

Enable the below debug commands on the Cisco switch:

#debug  snmp energywise

#debug  snmp headers

#debug  snmp requests

#debug  snmp packets

#terminal monitor

Then go to Network >> Inventory >> select the device you need and click on the Credentials tab, then click Validate Credentials.
You will see the following output on your Cisco switch CLI.

 

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To disable debugging please type:
#undebug all

 

Useful link: How to troubleshoot SNMP communication issues from FNAC side:

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiNAC/Technical-Note-Troubleshooting-SNMP-communication-issues/ta-p/198137?externalID=FD42045

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