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.
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 MIB implemented by VMware, Inc.for SNMP Traps.