Maintaining CA Network Flow Analysis › Configure Trap Destinations

Configure Trap Destinations

Configure destinations for the traps that you and CA Network Flow Analysis operators create.

• To display traps as events in the CA Performance Center Console, set the trap destination in the Application Settings page;
• If you also want to generate Watchdog traps, configure the trap destination on the Watchdog Settings page in the NFA console.

Follow these steps to enable traps to be displayed in the CA Performance Center Console:

1. Display the Application Settings page:
   1. Select Administration from the NFA console menu.

      The Administration page opens.

   2. Select Application Settings from the menu on the left.

      The Application Settings opens and displays the current configuration values.

2. Locate the Trap Destination field at the bottom of the page.
3. Verify that the Trap Destination value matches the IP address of the NFA console server that is registered with CA Performance Center.

   For example, make sure the Trap Destination IP address matches the Host Name value in CA Performance Center. If the host IP address is not included in the CA Performance Center data source name, check the Host Name value by completing the following steps:

   Log in to the CA Performance Center Console. Select Admin, Data Sources. Right-click the CA Network Flow Analysis data source on the Manage Data Sources page and select Edit from the menu. Check the Host Name value in the Edit Data Source dialog that opens.

Follow these steps to set the destination for Watchdog traps:

1. Display the Watchdog Settings page:
   1. Select Administration from the NFA console menu.

      The Administration page opens.

   2. Select Watchdog Settings from the menu on the left.

      The Watchdog Settings page opens and displays the current settings.

2. Verify that the Watchdog settings are correct, including the Trap Destination:

   Enter the IP address of the server that hosts the trap receiver. The Watchdog Services will send SNMP to the Trap Destination address.

   For information about the other Watchdog settings, see Edit Watchdog Service Settings.

3. Click Save when you finish editing the settings.

   The settings are saved. Messages are sent out for any new traps that are generated.

Optional Tasks:

• Verify that the events are displayed on the CA Performance Center Events Display page. If the Events Display page does not show the events as expected, verify that the following conditions are met:
  • The logs show that events have been generated and have been forwarded to the Event Manager.
  • The Event Manager host name is resolvable by the DNS server for CA Network Flow Analysis.
  • The Trap Destination value on the Application Settings page in the NFA console matches the IP address of the NFA console server that is registered as a data source for CA Performance Center.
• Configure Traps for Use in External Tools