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Configure Trap Destinations

Configure destinations for the traps that you and operators create.

• Set the trap destination in the Application Settings page to display traps as events in the Performance Center Console.
• 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 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.

2. Locate the Trap Destination field at the bottom of the page.
3. Verify that the Trap Destination field value at the bottom of the pages has matches the appropriate IP address:
   • (CA PC) The NFA console or stand-alone server that is registered as a data source
   • (NPC) The Event Manager server

   To check this value in CA Performance Center, 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 data source name, check the Host Name value by completing the following steps:

   1. Select Admin, Data Sources in the Performance Center Console.

      The Manage Data Sources page opens.

   2. Right-click the CA Network Flow Analysis data source and select Edit from the menu.

      The Edit Data Source dialog opens.

   3. Check the Host Name value.

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 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 Events Display page (CA PC) or the Event List page (NPC). If the page does not show the events as expected, verify that the following conditions are met:
  • The logs show that events have been generated and 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 or stand-alone server that is registered as a data source.
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