Create SNMP Traps

The SNMP alerting feature adds a layer of error reporting to the CA Application Delivery Analysis incidents feature. With SNMP alerting, Multi-Port Monitor performs some self-monitoring tasks and sends trap notifications to alert you to conditions that can affect performance.

The nqsnmptrap_[Date].log files identify the conditions that triggered SNMP traps. For more information, see Review System Logs.

SNMP traps are sent automatically to a third-party monitoring application when an error condition is detected. You can modify SNMP trap settings to change the reason that traps are sent. Traps are defined in the Management Information Base (MIB) and are sent as SNMP v2 notifications.

Multi-Port Monitor includes a MIB file that contains unique OIDs: CA-MULTI-PORT-MONITOR-MIB. You can review the contents of the MIB file at Administration, SNMP Traps in the web interface.

Prerequisites:

Configure a trap receiver to communicate with Multi-Port Monitor.
Import CA-MULTI-PORT-MONITOR-MIB into the trap receiver. The process of importing a MIB file is specific to the trap receiver.

Follow these steps:

Click Administration, SNMP Traps in the web interface.
The SNMP Traps page opens.
Type the IP address or host name of the computer where the SNMP trap receiver is installed.
Click Save.
By default, all traps shown in the table are enabled, with a severity level of Warning. This setting means that Info traps are not sent by default. However, traps are sent in response to conditions that meet either the Warning criteria or the Error criteria.

More information:

Review System Logs