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-.. _snmp:
-
-####
-SNMP
-####
-
-:abbr:`SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)` is an Internet Standard
-protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on
-IP networks and for modifying that information to change device behavior.
-Devices that typically support SNMP include cable modems, routers, switches,
-servers, workstations, printers, and more.
-
-SNMP is widely used in network management for network monitoring. SNMP exposes
-management data in the form of variables on the managed systems organized in
-a management information base (MIB_) which describe the system status and
-configuration. These variables can then be remotely queried (and, in some
-circumstances, manipulated) by managing applications.
-
-Three significant versions of SNMP have been developed and deployed. SNMPv1 is
-the original version of the protocol. More recent versions, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3,
-feature improvements in performance, flexibility and security.
-
-SNMP is a component of the Internet Protocol Suite as defined by the Internet
-Engineering Task Force (IETF). It consists of a set of standards for network
-management, including an application layer protocol, a database schema, and a
-set of data objects.
-
-Overview and basic concepts
-===========================
-
-In typical uses of SNMP, one or more administrative computers called managers
-have the task of monitoring or managing a group of hosts or devices on a
-computer network. Each managed system executes a software component called an
-agent which reports information via SNMP to the manager.
-
-An SNMP-managed network consists of three key components:
-
-* Managed devices
-* Agent - software which runs on managed devices
-* Network management station (NMS) - software which runs on the manager
-
-A managed device is a network node that implements an SNMP interface that
-allows unidirectional (read-only) or bidirectional (read and write) access to
-node-specific information. Managed devices exchange node-specific information
-with the NMSs. Sometimes called network elements, the managed devices can be
-any type of device, including, but not limited to, routers, access servers,
-switches, cable modems, bridges, hubs, IP telephones, IP video cameras,
-computer hosts, and printers.
-
-An agent is a network-management software module that resides on a managed
-device. An agent has local knowledge of management information and translates
-that information to or from an SNMP-specific form.
-
-A network management station executes applications that monitor and control
-managed devices. NMSs provide the bulk of the processing and memory resources
-required for network management. One or more NMSs may exist on any managed
-network.
-
-.. figure:: /_static/images/service_snmp_communication_principles_diagram.png
- :scale: 20 %
- :alt: Principle of SNMP Communication
-
- Image thankfully borrowed from
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SNMP_communication_principles_diagram.PNG
- which is under the GNU Free Documentation License
-
-.. note:: VyOS SNMP supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
-
-SNMP Protocol Versions
-======================
-
-VyOS itself supports SNMPv2_ (version 2) and SNMPv3_ (version 3) where the
-later is recommended because of improved security (optional authentication and
-encryption).
-
-SNMPv2
-------
-
-SNMPv2 is the original and most commonly used version. For authorizing clients,
-SNMP uses the concept of communities. Communities may have authorization set
-to read only (this is most common) or to read and write (this option is not
-actively used in VyOS).
-
-SNMP can work synchronously or asynchronously. In synchronous communication,
-the monitoring system queries the router periodically. In asynchronous, the
-router sends notification to the "trap" (the monitoring host).
-
-SNMPv2 does not support any authentication mechanisms, other than client source
-address, so you should specify addresses of clients allowed to monitor the
-router. Note that SNMPv2 also supports no encryption and always sends data in
-plain text.
-
-Example
-^^^^^^^
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- # Define a community
- set service snmp community routers authorization ro
-
- # Allow monitoring access from the entire network
- set service snmp community routers network 192.0.2.0/24
- set service snmp community routers network 2001::db8:ffff:eeee::/64
-
- # Allow monitoring access from specific addresses
- set service snmp community routers client 203.0.113.10
- set service snmp community routers client 203.0.113.20
-
- # Define optional router information
- set service snmp location "UK, London"
- set service snmp contact "admin@example.com"
-
- # Trap target if you want asynchronous communication
- set service snmp trap-target 203.0.113.10
-
- # Listen only on specific IP addresses (port defaults to 161)
- set service snmp listen-address 172.16.254.36 port 161
- set service snmp listen-address 2001:db8::f00::1
-
-
-SNMPv3
-------
-
-SNMPv3 (version 3 of the SNMP protocol) introduced a whole slew of new security
-related features that have been missing from the previous versions. Security
-was one of the biggest weakness of SNMP until v3. Authentication in SNMP
-Versions 1 and 2 amounts to nothing more than a password (community string)
-sent in clear text between a manager and agent. Each SNMPv3 message contains
-security parameters which are encoded as an octet string. The meaning of these
-security parameters depends on the security model being used.
-
-The securityapproach in v3 targets:
-
-* Confidentiality – Encryption of packets to prevent snooping by an
- unauthorized source.
-
-* Integrity – Message integrity to ensure that a packet has not been tampered
- while in transit including an optional packet replay protection mechanism.
-
-* Authentication – to verify that the message is from a valid source.
-
-Example
-^^^^^^^
-
-* Let SNMP daemon listen only on IP address 192.0.2.1
-* Configure new SNMP user named "vyos" with password "vyos12345678"
-* New user will use SHA/AES for authentication and privacy
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set service snmp listen-address 192.0.2.1
- set service snmp location 'VyOS Datacenter'
- set service snmp v3 engineid '000000000000000000000002'
- set service snmp v3 group default mode 'ro'
- set service snmp v3 group default view 'default'
- set service snmp v3 user vyos auth plaintext-password 'vyos12345678'
- set service snmp v3 user vyos auth type 'sha'
- set service snmp v3 user vyos group 'default'
- set service snmp v3 user vyos privacy plaintext-password 'vyos12345678'
- set service snmp v3 user vyos privacy type 'aes'
- set service snmp v3 view default oid 1
-
-After commit the plaintext passwords will be hashed and stored in your
-configuration. The resulting LCI config will look like:
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- vyos@vyos# show service snmp
- listen-address 172.18.254.201 {
- }
- location "Wuerzburg, Dr.-Georg-Fuchs-Str. 8"
- v3 {
- engineid 000000000000000000000002
- group default {
- mode ro
- view default
- }
- user vyos {
- auth {
- encrypted-password 4e52fe55fd011c9c51ae2c65f4b78ca93dcafdfe
- type sha
- }
- group default
- privacy {
- encrypted-password 4e52fe55fd011c9c51ae2c65f4b78ca93dcafdfe
- type aes
- }
- }
- view default {
- oid 1 {
- }
- }
- }
-
-You can test the SNMPv3 functionality from any linux based system, just run the
-following command: ``snmpwalk -v 3 -u vyos -a SHA -A vyos12345678 -x AES
--X vyos12345678 -l authPriv 192.0.2.1 .1``
-
-VyOS MIBs
-=========
-
-All SNMP MIBs are located in each image of VyOS here: ``/usr/share/snmp/mibs/``
-
-you are be able to download the files with the a activate ssh service like this
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- scp -r vyos@your_router:/usr/share/snmp/mibs /your_folder/mibs
-
-SNMP Extensions
-===============
-
-To extend SNMP agent functionality, custom scripts can be executed every time
-the agent is being called. This can be achieved by using
-``arbitrary extensioncommands``. The first step is to create a functional
-script of course, then upload it to your VyOS instance via the command
-``scp your_script.sh vyos@your_router:/config/user-data``.
-Once the script is uploaded, it needs to be configured via the command below.
-
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set service snmp script-extensions extension-name my-extension script your_script.sh
- commit
-
-
-The OID ``.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.3.1.1.4.116.101.115.116``, once called, will
-contain the output of the extension.
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- root@vyos:/home/vyos# snmpwalk -v2c -c public 127.0.0.1 nsExtendOutput1
- NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB::nsExtendOutput1Line."my-extension" = STRING: hello
- NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB::nsExtendOutputFull."my-extension" = STRING: hello
- NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB::nsExtendOutNumLines."my-extension" = INTEGER: 1
- NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB::nsExtendResult."my-extension" = INTEGER: 0
-
-SolarWinds
-==========
-
-If you happen to use SolarWinds Orion as NMS you can also use the Device
-Templates Management. A template for VyOS can be easily imported.
-
-Create a file named ``VyOS-1.3.6.1.4.1.44641.ConfigMgmt-Commands`` using the
-following content:
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- <Configuration-Management Device="VyOS" SystemOID="1.3.6.1.4.1.44641">
- <Commands>
- <Command Name="Reset" Value="set terminal width 0${CRLF}set terminal length 0"/>
- <Command Name="Reboot" Value="reboot${CRLF}Yes"/>
- <Command Name="EnterConfigMode" Value="configure"/>
- <Command Name="ExitConfigMode" Value="commit${CRLF}exit"/>
- <Command Name="DownloadConfig" Value="show configuration commands"/>
- <Command Name="SaveConfig" Value="commit${CRLF}save"/>
- <Command Name="Version" Value="show version"/>
- <Command Name="MenuBased" Value="False"/>
- <Command Name="VirtualPrompt" Value=":~"/>
- </Commands>
- </Configuration-Management>
-
-.. _MIB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_information_base
-.. _SNMPv2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol#Version_2
-.. _SNMPv3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol#Version_3
-