Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Adding a new trap filter

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3.Click Add in the Destinations area of the SNMP Trap Forwarding dialog box. The Add Trap Destination dialog box, shown in Figure 472, displays.

FIGURE 472 Add Trap Destination dialog box

4.Enter a general description of the trap destination in the Description field.

5.Enter the IP address of the trap destination in the IP Address field. This is a mandatory field. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are accepted, but a DNS name is not accepted.

6.Enter the SNMP trap listening port of the recipient in the Port # field. This is a mandatory field. Valid numeric values range from 1 through 65535.

The Enable check box, Add Source Address check box, and SNMP Trap Repeater check box are selected by default. When selected, all traps, whether the source is managed or unmanaged, are forwarded. When unselected, only traps from the selected products are forwarded. When selected, the Open View Source Name is added to the variable binding (varbind) value to the trap before forwarding.

7.Select a supported SNMP type from the Trap Forwarding Type list. Supported SNMP types are v1, v2c, and v3. The default SNMP type is v1.

8.You can choose not to select a filter (zero), or you can select up to five filters from the Available Filters list. Click the right arrow button to move them to the Selected Filters list.

9.Click OK.

Adding a new trap filter

The Add Trap Filter dialog box allows you to configure trap filters for forwarding SNMP traps. You can add trap filters on SAN products, IP products, or hosts. These filters can be on individual switches or the Fabric as a whole.

To add a new trap filter, complete the following steps.

1.Select Monitor > SNMP Setup > Trap Forwarding. The SNMP Trap Forwarding dialog box displays.

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