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Enable Automatic Formatting of Traps

A catrapd option lets you enable automatic formatting of SNMP traps. The formatted text contains the most important information from the trap in an easy-to-use form. Predefined formatting is provided for thousands of traps from many companies.

To enable automatic formatting of traps

1. Select Start, Programs, CA, Unicenter, NSM, Enterprise Management, EM Settings.

   The EM Settings window appears.

2. Click the Component Activation Flags tab at the bottom and the Client Preferences tab on the right.
3. Set the SNMP Trap Server Activated option to YES, and click Yes on the confirmation message.
4. Click the Event Management tab at the bottom and the Client Preferences tab on the right.
5. Set the Format traps using provided tables option to YES, and click Yes on the confirmation message.
6. From the Settings menu, click Exit.
7. Restart catrapd.

   Your settings are in effect.