SNMP Preferences for SiteScope SNMP Trap Alerts

With the diversity of business systems and applications interoperability of management applications can be important to overall effectiveness and manageability. SiteScope can integrate with SNMP-based network management systems by use of the SiteScope SNMP Trap Alert type. You use the SNMP Preferences page to define settings for SiteScope to send traps to SNMP hosts.

This section describes:

About SiteScope SNMP Preferences
Completing the SNMP Preferences Form
The Additional SNMP Settings Table
Adding an Additional SNMP Setting
Editing Additional SNMP Settings

You use the SNMP Preferences form to enter information that SiteScope needs in order to communicate with a external SNMP host or management console. SiteScope can then be configured to send SNMP trap alerts directly to the management console.

The SNMP Preferences form is used to define the SNMP host and default SNMP trap settings. If you want SiteScope to send SNMP traps to different hosts or more than one host at once, you must create additional SNMP settings using the Add Additional SNMP Settings form. Additional SNMP settings are listed in the Additional SNMP Settings Table at the bottom of the SNMP Preferences form.

Completing the SNMP Preferences Form

Complete the form as indicated below and then click the Save Changes button.

Send to Host: Enter the domain name or IP address of the machine that will receive all SNMP trap messages. This is machine must be running a SNMP console in order to receive the trap message. Examples of valid names are snmp.mydomain.com or 206.168.191.20.
SNMP Object ID: This identifies to the console the object that sent the message. There are several predefined objects to select from in the list. To use another OID, select "other..." from the list and enter the OID in the Other text box.
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SNMP Community: The SNMP community name used for this trap. The default community by most systems is public. The community string must match the community string used by the SNMP console.
Trap ID: The type of trap to send. There are several predefined types for common conditions. If the type is enterprise specific, the specific field should contain the number of the specific trap type.

After completing the form choose the Save Changes button to record the settings.

The Additional SNMP Settings Table

At the bottom of the SNMP Preferences page is a table of Additional SNMP Settings. This table lists the name of all the currently defined SNMP settings or profiles. You use the Additional SNMP Settings to define SNMP profiles for sending SiteScope SNMP alerts to individuals or groups other than the SiteScope Administrator SNMP entered on the SNMP Preferences form above.

The following describes the information displayed in the Additional SNMP Settings Table.

Name: This columns displays the custom name description string assigned to the setting.
Host: This column displays the destination host specified for the setting.
ObjectID: This column indicates the Object ID for the setting. This is the value selected in the SNMP Object ID box.
Trap: This displays the trap ID for the setting
Edit: This column provides a hyperlink for editing profiles in the Additional SNMP Settings list.
Del: Use the X in this column to delete a profile from the Additional SNMP Settings list.

The Additional SNMP Settings table and form include links for working with SNMP settings as described below. Please refer to the Add Additional SNMP Settings help page for more information.

Adding an Additional SNMP Setting

Use the following steps to add a new SNMP setting profile.

To add a new SNMP setting profile

Click the Preferences button on the SiteScope main navigation menu. The General Preferences page is displayed.
Click the SNMP link in the Preferences menu under the SiteScope main navigation links. The SNMP Preferences page is displayed.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Add additional SNMP setting link below the Additional SNMP Settings table. The Add Additional SNMP Setting page is displayed.
Complete the form as described by Add Additional SNMP Settings help page.

Editing Additional SNMP Settings

Use the following steps to edit a SNMP setting profile.

To edit an existing SNMP setting profile

Click the Preferences button on the SiteScope main navigation menu. The General Preferences page is displayed.
Click the SNMP link in the Preferences menu under the SiteScope main navigation links. The SNMP Preferences page is displayed.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Edit link in the Additional SNMP Settings table for the setting you want to edit. The Add Additional SNMP Setting page is displayed.
Modify the settings in the form as described by Add Additional SNMP Settings help page.