The SNMP Trap Notifier Adapterconverts notifications into SNMP traps. This notifier sends the traps to specific trap receivers on the network as shown in SNMP Trap Notifier Adapter.
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The SNMP Trap Notifier Adaptersupports SNMP V1, SNMP V3, and V2C traps.
All traps sent by the SNMP Trap Notifier Adapterinclude the same information:
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Agent Address = IP address for host running the notifier
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Enterprise OID = enterprises.733 (Full OID is .1.3.6.1.4.1.733)
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Generic Trap Number = 6
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Varbind sequence always the same for all of the traps
Trap typesshows the types of traps the SNMP Trap Notifier Adaptersends.
Trap name |
Trap number |
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smTrapNotification |
4 |
smTrapNotificationClear |
7 |
smTrapNotificationChange |
98 |
smTrapNotificationDelete |
99 |
Varbinds of the SNMP Trapsshows the varbinds of the SNMP Traps the SNMP Trap Notifier Adaptersends.
Varbind name |
Varbind number |
Description |
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smNotifTimestamp |
enterprises.733.2.1.1.0 |
Timestamp of the notification. (unsigned 32-bit integer) |
smNotifServer |
enterprises.733.2.1.2.0 |
Name of the Global Managersending notifications to the SNMP Trap Notifier Adapter. (string) |
smNotifClass |
enterprises.733.2.1.3.0 |
Class name associated with an event. (string) |
smNotifInstance |
enterprises.733.2.1.4.0 |
Instance display name associated with an event. (string) |
smEventName |
enterprises.733.2.1.5.0 |
Event name. (string) |
smNotifInstanceID |
enterprises.733.2.1.6.0 |
Combination of class name and the instance name (as stored in the repository). Has the form < class name>::< instancename>. (string) |
smNotifDescription |
enterprises.733.2.1.7.0 |
Description of the event. (string) |
smNotifCertainty |
enterprises.733.2.1.8.0 |
Printed value of a floating point number that is the certainty of an event. (string) |
smNotifSeverity |
enterprises.733.2.1.9.0 |
Severity of the event. (integer) |
Appendix D, EMC Smarts MIB for SNMP Traps,contains additional information on the VMware Smart AssuranceMIB implemented by VMware, Inc.for SNMP Traps.