5.12 SNMP Trap Notification

Starting SNMP trap receiving capability can be as simple as keying "net start snmp" and "snmputil trap" at the DOS prompt under Windows-based systems.

To enable SNMP receiving capability under Linux, you can use the "snmptrapd -P" command.

SNMP trap notification is a supported NPC function.  Simply enter the IP addresses of SNMP agents for trap notification to work.


Allow a host to "listen" for SNMP traps by entering its IP address and adding it to the list of trap receivers.

Users may select a severity parameter (1, 2, or 3).  The severity parameter determines events of what severity level(s) are to be sent via SNMP.

1     All severity levels
2     Two levels: Warning and Alert
3     Only the most serious events: Alert messages


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