Snmp Trap Receiver Configuration - IBM 8275 User Manual

Roadrunner according to its access right. A status value of Disable/Inactive
means that the community is not active; no SNMP requests using this
community will be accepted. In this case the SNMP manager associated
with this community cannot manage the 8275-416 until the Status is
changed back to Enable/Active. A status value of Delete means that this
name will be removed from the table. The default Status values for the
default private and public communitiy names are both Enable/Active. The
default value is Disable/Inactive for remaining four communities.
Configuring the Trap Receiver
Trap messages are sent across a network to an SNMP Network Manager. These
messages alert the manager to events occurring within the 8275-416 or on the
network. Up to six simultaneous Trap Receivers are supported.
To configure Trap Receivers, select SNMP Trap Receiver Configuration Menu on
the Management Menu. Figure 21 shows the parameters you need to specify.
Figure 21. SNMP Trap Receiver Configuration
Trap Receiver parameters are:
SNMP Community Name:
The SNMP community name of the remote network manager. The name
can be up to 32 characters. The default value is "blank".
IP Address:
Each IP address parameters is four decimal numbers. The numbers range
from 0 to 255. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0.
Status:
The status for trap receivers can be Enabled, Disabled, or Deleted. Trap
receivers with enabled status are active and the SNMP agent sends traps
to them. Trap receivers with disable status are inactive the SNMP agent
does not send traps to them. Trap receivers with a deleted status are
removed from the table.
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