Adding Traps
To use SDX Admin to add a trap:
- In the navigation pane, select a system management configuration.
- Right-click ou=Traps, and select New > Event Trap or New > Performance Trap.
- In the New Performance Trap or New Event Trap dialog box, select a category from the Category drop-down list. The categories displayed in the list depend on the type of trap that you are creating.
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- Select an item from the Trap drop-down list. The traps displayed in the list depend on the category you selected in the previous step.
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- Click OK.
The Trap pane appears, showing default values for the trap you selected. Figure 2 shows a performance trap. Figure 3 shows an event trap.
See SNMP Trap Fields.
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SNMP Trap Fields
In SDX Admin, you can modify the following fields in the content pane for an SNMP trap.
Polling Interval
- Interval at which the variable associated with the trap is polled.
- Value —Number of seconds in the range 0-3600. You can enter a specific value or select a value from the drop-down list. If you leave this field blank, the counter is disabled.
- Default—Depends on the type of trap.
Critical
- Threshold above which a critical alarm is generated.
- Value—Integer. The valid range depends on the type of trap. See the tool tip help for the valid range for a trap.
- Default—Depends on the type of trap.
Major
- Threshold above which a major alarm is generated.
- Value—Integer. The valid range depends on the type of trap. See the tool tip help for the valid range for a trap.
- Default—Depends on the type of trap.
Minor
- Threshold above which a minor alarm is generated.
- Value—Integer. The valid range depends on the type of trap. See the tool tip help for the valid range for a trap.
- Default—Depends on the type of trap.
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