Brocade Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 52)

To disable all actions, enter mapsConfig --actions none. The keyword none
cannot be combined with any other action.
The following example shows that RASLog notification (raslog) is not an active
action on the switch, and then adds it to the list of allowed actions.
switch:admin> mapsconfig --show
Configured Notifications: EMAIL,DECOM
Mail Recipient: [email protected]
Paused members :
PORT :
CIRCUIT :
SFP :
switch:admin> mapsconfig --actions raslog,email,decom
switch:admin> mapsconfig --show
Configured Notifications: RASLOG,EMAIL,DECOM
Mail Recipient: [email protected]
Paused members :
PORT :
CIRCUIT :
SFP :
RASLog messages
Following an event, MAPS adds an entry to the internal event log for an individual switch. The RASLog
stores event information but does not actively send alerts. You can use the errShow command to view
the RASLog.
Refer to the Fabric OS Message Reference for a complete listing and explanation of MAPS-related
RASLog messages.
SNMP traps
In environments where you have a high number of messages coming from a variety of switches, you
may want to receive them in a single location and view them using a graphical user interface (GUI). In
this type of scenario, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) notifications may be the most
efficient notification method. You can avoid having to log in to each switch individually as you would
have to do for error log notifications.
When specific events occur on a switch, SNMP generates a message (called a “trap”) that notifies a
management station using SNMP. Log entries can also trigger SNMP traps if the SNMP agent is
configured. When the SNMP agent is configured to a specific error message level, error messages at
that level trigger SNMP traps.
An SNMP trap forwards the following information to an SNMP management station:
• Name of the element whose counter registered an event
• Area and index number of the threshold that the counter crossed
• Event type
• Value of the counter that exceeded the threshold
• State of the element that triggered the alarm
• Source of the trap
The SNMP trap only stores event information. In order to get the event notifications, you must
configure the SNMP software to receive the trap information from the network device, and configure
the SNMP agent on the switch to send the trap to the management station. You can configure SNMP
notifications using the snmpConfig command or configure the switch IP in Brocade Network Advisor
(refer to “Event notification” in the Brocade Network Advisor User's Manual or online help). For
additional information on configuring the SNMP agent using snmpConfig, refer to the Fabric OS
Command Reference.
RASLog messages
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