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Configuring trap receivers, Adding trap receivers, Onfiguring – ADC AVIDIA SWD4573I1 User Manual

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Chapter 5: Configuring

System

Parameters

Avidia System Configuration and Management User Manual

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C

ONFIGURING

T

RAP

R

ECEIVERS

Trap receivers are network management stations (NMSs) that are designated to receive SNMP
traps (messages) sent by the management card. The management card can send traps to multiple
trap receivers. However, trap receivers are not required to operate the Avidia system.

You configure trap receivers from the

::trap=>

prompt. From the

::root=>

prompt, type

the following command then press

to display the

::trap=>

prompt.

configuration snmp trap

Adding Trap Receivers

You can configure up to 32 trap receivers using the command-line interface. From the

::trap=>

prompt, type the new command in the following format then press

.

new (snmpv1|snmpv2c)

Parameters

The trap receiver table index number that you want to associate with this trap receiver.

The IP address of the trap receiver (format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).

The subnet mask of the trap receiver (format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).

The text string required by the trap receiver to receive traps. If the traps sent by the
management card do not contain this community string, the trap receiver rejects the traps.
The community string public is commonly used for trap receivers.

(snmpv1|snmpv2c)

The SNMP version used by the trap receiver. Type either

snmpv1

to specify SNMP

version 1 or type

snmpv2c

to specify SNMP version 2c.

Example

::trap=> new 1 90.0.0.5 255.255.255.0 public snmpv1

ENTER

ENTER