Using SNMPSNMP Overview

No.

Trap Name

Objects

Family

Description

 

 

 

 

 

65

pktDrop

pktDropType

IP

The pktDrop trap indicates that

 

 

pktDropIfIndex

 

the sending agent has dropped

 

 

pktDropCount

 

certain packets (to blocked IP

 

 

pktDropFrag

 

ports, from spoofed addresses,

 

 

 

 

etc.).

pktDropTypeReason index for why the packet was dropped.

pktDropIfIndexInterface index (if_index) of the ingress port of the dropped pkt.

pktDropCountThe # of pkt drops (within a configured time interval) of the pktDropType that triggered this particular trap instance.

pktDropFragLess than or equal to 512 bytes of the dropped packet (dsmac[12], tag[4], etype[2], pay- load[..512] (0 if DropCount only).

66 monitorFileWritten

mirmonPrima- pmm

A File Written Trap is sent when

 

rySlot

the amount of data requested by

 

mirmonPrima-

the user has been written by the

 

ryPort

port monitoring instance.

 

monitorFile-

 

 

Name

 

 

monitorFileSize

 

mirmonPrimarySlotSlot of mirrored or monitored interface. mirmonPrimaryPortPort of mirrored or monitored interface. monitorFileNameThe name of the file in which the traffic will be stored (the default is “PMONITOR.ENC”).

monitorFileSizeThe number of bytes in 16K (16384) increments allowed for the file (default 16384 bytes). The file contains only the last monitorFileName bytes of the current port monitoring instance.

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