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Using MonitorMagic
Snmp trap monitor - Overview
The Snmp trap monitor allows you to receive SNMP traps with the MonitorMagic service. These
traps can be generated by any host that is capable of sending SNMP traps. Once a SNMP trap is
received, the MonitorMagic service can apply rules and execute alarm actions.
Each MonitorMagic service can only have a single Snmp trap monitor that processes the traps
received. The monitor can have multiple rules and alarm actions defined. The rules defined for
the Snmp trap monitor can be used to execute different alarm actions for SNMP traps
originating from different hosts.
The MonitorMagic service cooperates with the Microsoft's SNMP service and SNMP trap
service and requires these components to be installed and running. See MonitorMagic SNMP
requirements for more information.
Principle of operation
A host fires (sends) a SNMP trap to the computer that runs the MonitorMagic service. For
the remote host, the computer that runs the MonitorMagic service is identifier by the
(TCP/IP) address of the computer.
The MonitorMagic service receives the trap and processes the trap according to the rules
and alarm actions defined for the Snmp trap monitor
Alarm actions can be executed by the MonitorMagic service, based on the content,
originating host or other parameters of the trap.
Scheduling
For the Snmp trap monitor, the scheduling parameters are ignored. When the Snmp trap
monitor is configured for the MonitorMagic service, the MonitorMagic service will process the
monitor immediately when a new trap is received, regardless of the configured scheduling
parameters.
See also:
MonitorMagic SNMP support
MonitorMagic SNMP requirements
Snmp trap monitor: Overview
Snmp trap monitor: Specify monitor
Snmp trap monitor - Snmp trap monitor values
Snmp trap monitor - Specify monitor
To enable receiving SNMP traps from SNMP hosts, you can define a single Snmp trap monitor.
This section describes how you specify such a monitor for a monitor policy. The procedure to
create a Snmp trap monitor directly is very similar. To start, activate the monitor policies window,
select the policy, right click the mouse and select the menu options Add monitor, Snmp trap.
The Specify Snmp trap monitor window is then shown.
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