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Configure the SiteMinder Event Manager

The Event Manager application (supplied as a library file, EventSNMP.dll) that captures Policy Server events, determines whether SNMP traps are to be generated for those events (as specified by a configuration file) and if so, generates SNMP traps to specified NMS(s).

You configure the CA SiteMinder® Event Manager by defining the Event Configuration File (SM_Install_Directory\config\snmptrap.conf), which defines what events are to be processed and the addresses of the NMSs to which the traps should be sent.

Event Configuration File Syntax

The snmptrap.conf is an editable ASCII file, with a simple one line per event syntax:

Event_Name    Destination_Address

Event_Name

The name of a MIB event object (or a comma-separated group of names of event objects).

Examples:

serverUP

serverUp,serverDown

serverUp,serverDown,serverInitFail

Destination_Address

The address of an NMS (or a comma-separated group of the addresses of NMSs) to which generated traps should be sent. Each address should be of the form: HostID:port:community

HostID

(mandatory) Either a hostname or IP address.

Port

(optional) IP port number.

Default: 162.

Community

(optional) An SNMP community. Note that if community is specified, Port must also be specified.

Default: “public”

Example: 100.132.5.166

Example: 100.132.5.166:162

Example: victoria:162:public

Note: Be careful to avoid event duplication. That is, you should avoid putting the same event in multiple entries. Also, comment lines can be added lines, prefixed with a “#” character.

Event Configuration File Examples

ServerDown,serverUp    111.123.0.234:567:public

This entry configures the Event Manager to send serverDown and serverUp SNMP traps to the NMS at IP address 111.123.0.234, port 567, community public.

agentConnectionFailed   111.123.0.234,victoria

This entry configures the Event Manager to send SNMP traps of agentConnectionFailed type will be sent to IP address 111.123.0.234, port 567, community public and to host “victoria”, port 567, community public.

azReject

This entry configures the Event Manager to discard all events of the azReject type so that no traps are sent.