SDX 6.4.x Monitoring and Troubleshooting Guide > Using the SNMP Agent > Adding Traps

Adding Traps

To use SDX Admin to add a trap:

1. Navigate to the desired system management configuration.
2. Right-click ou=Traps, and select New > Event Trap or New > Performance Trap.
3. Select a category from the Category drop-down list in the New Performance Trap or New Event Trap dialog box. The categories displayed in the list depend on the type of trap that you are creating.
4. 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.
5. 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.

6. Use the field descriptions in SNMP Trap Fields to configure the trap.
7. Restart the SNMP agent to update the agent with the changes.

Figure 2: Performance Trap Pane

Figure 3: Event Trap Pane

SNMP Trap Fields

Use the fields in this section to configure SNMP traps.

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.

Deleted

• Specifies the availability of this entry to other SDX components connected to the directory.
• Value

• Blank—Other SDX components can access this entry in the directory.
• True—Other SDX components cannot use this entry in the directory, although the object still exists.
• False—Other SDX components can access this entry in the directory.

• Default—Blank