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Opalis Integration Server > Foundation Objects > System > Send SNMP Trap

Send SNMP Trap
The Send SNMP Trap object will raise an SNMP event that can be detected by a network systems manager application. By using an enterprise identifier of a known network device, you can send SNMP Traps on behalf of a network device in your system.
To configure SNMP version 3 security, use the SNMP Options in the Client.
How it is used
Use the Send SNMP Trap to create events for Policies that need to be tracked using an SNMP monitoring product.
Configuration
To configure the Send SNMP Trap object you need to know the IP address of the device where you are sending your SNMP trap, the identifiers of the trap, the SNMP version you will use, and the address of the agent that you want to identify as the sender of the SNMP trap information.
Details Tab
 
IP address
Type the name of the computer or IP address where you are sending the SNMP trap.
Port
Type the port to use to send the SNMP trap.
Enterprise identifier
Specify the enterprise identifier of the event being raised by the Send SNMP Trap object.
Generic identifier
Specify the generic identifier of the SNMP trap. There are six options available:
coldStart(0) – Select to signify a cold start of the network device. This option has a numerical value of 0.
warmStart(1) – Select to signify a warm start of the network device. This option has a numerical value of 1.
linkDown(2) – Select to signify a severed connection to the network device. This option has a numerical value of 2.
linkUp(3) – Select to signify a re-established connection to the network device. This option has a numerical value of 3.
authenticationFailure(4) – Select to signify a failed SNMP authentications to the network device. This option has a numerical value of 4.
egpNeighborLoss(5) – Select to signify a lost EGP peer connection to the network device. This option has a numerical value of 5.
enterpriseSpecific(6) – Select to specify an enterprise specific id. This option has a numerical value of 6. You must specify this option to specify a Specific identifier.
Specific identifier
Type the enterprise specific identifier for the SNMP trap. This field becomes active when you select the enterpriseSpecific(6) option of the Generic identifier field (above).
SNMP Version
Select the SNMP version to use when generating the SNMP trap.
Community string
If you selected the SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c option from the SNMP Version drop-down list (above), the Community string field appears. Type the community string that will be used to authenticate against the network device.
If you selected SNMPv3 option from the SNMP Version drop-down list (above), the User name and Context fields appear. Specify the name of the user whose credentials will be used to authenticate the operator. The list of available users is found under the Options > SNMP menu.
This field is case-sensitive.
Note: The Send SNMP Trap object does not verify the content of community strings, nor whether the strings are received. It sends whatever data you provide in the field, whether it is valid or not. The object returns a status of Success if it was able to send the data, regardless of whether the data were correct, or readable, or not.
Advanced Tab
 
Address
If you want to identify another computer as the agent that sends the SNMP trap information, type the agent address in the field. Otherwise, leave the field blank. The object will use the agent address of the Action Server that runs the Policy that it is in. This field can only be used with version SNMPv1.
You can add additional information to the SNMP trap. Each item that you add also becomes a Published Data item.
To add additional information to the SNMP trap:
1.
In the Variable Bindings section of the dialog, click Add. The Add variable binding dialog appears.
2.
In the OID field, type the object name that you want to add.
3.
In the Syntax field, click the ellipsis button (...) to the right of the field and select a syntax from the list. Click OK.
4.
In the Value field, type a value for the object.
5.
Click OK. The object appears in the list.
Available Published Data
 
Name
Description
Destination IP address
The IP address of the device where the trap is sent.
Enterprise Id
The enterprise Id of the trap.
Generic Id
The generic Id of the trap.
Trap port
The port where the trap was sent.
SNMP Version
The SNMP version that was specified for this trap. This value can be ‘SNMPv1’, ‘SNMPv2c’, or ‘SNMPv3’.
Community string
The community string that will be needed to retrieve this SNMP trap.
Origin address
The address of the device that generated the trap.
Specific Id
The specific ID of the trap.
In addition, objects that you added to the Variable Bindings list on the Advanced tab become Published Data items.
Common Published Data

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