Chapter 15 Configuring SNMP

Configuring SNMP Traps

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error-filter: errorfatal <defaulted>

enable-detail-traps: false <defaulted>

enable-notifications: false <defaulted>

enable-set-get: true default: false

snmp-agent-port: 161 default: 161

snmp-agent-protocol: udp default: udp

read-only-community: PUBLIC1 default: public

read-write-community: PRIVATE1 default: private

trap-community-name: public <defaulted>

system-location: AUSTIN default: Unknown

system-contact: BUSINESS default: Unknown sensor(config-not)#

Step 6 Exit notification submode.

sensor(config-not)# exit Apply Changes:?[yes]:

Step 7 Press Enter to apply the changes or enter no to discard them.

For More Information

For the procedure for assigning actions to signatures, see Assigning Actions to Signatures, page 7-15.

Configuring SNMP Traps

Caution To have the sensor send SNMP traps, you must also select request-snmp-trapas the event action when you configure signatures.

Configure the SNMP traps in the service notification submode.

The following options apply:

•enable-detail-traps {true false}—Enables the sending of detailed traps with no size limit. Otherwise traps are sent in sparse mode (less than 484 bytes).

•enable-health-traps {true false} —Enables the sending of both heartbeat and health metric change traps.

Note To receive sensor health information through SNMP traps, you must have the sensor health metrics enabled. Use the heartbeat-events enable command in service health monitor submode to enable sensor health metrics.

•enable-notifications {true false}—Enables event notifications.

•error-filter {warning error fatal}—Determines which errors generate an SNMP trap. An SNMP trap is generated for every evError event that matches the filter. The default is error and fatal.

•trap-community-name—Specifies the community name used when sending traps if no name is specified when defining the trap destinations.

 

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