Rapitrap; Port Log Lock; Email Alert; Assigning Notification Methods - HP StorageWorks 2/64 - Core Switch Administrator's Manual

The trap stores event information but does not actively send alerts. Port changes do not generate SNMP
traps.

RAPITrap

RAPITrap is a Fabric Watch alarm that actively alerts you to events. After you enable RAPITrap, Fabric
Watch forwards all event information to a designated proxy switch. The host API automatically configures
the proxy switch, based on firmware version. The switch forwards the information to a server and alerts the
SAN manager to event activity.
Third-party applications that use the Brocade API determine the manner that RAPITrap presents alarms to
the user.

Port log lock

The port log locks to retain detailed information about an event preventing the information from being
overwritten as the log becomes full. This alarm stores event information but does not actively send alerts,
which is done automatically when some thresholds are exceeded and an alert is triggered.
NOTE:
tFor more information about locking, unlocking, and clearing the port log, refer to the
StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x command reference guide

Email alert

Email alert sends information about a switch event to a specified email address. Email alert can send
information about any error from any element, area, and class.
The email specifies the threshold and describes the event, much like an error message. Use the
fwMailCfg command to configure email alerts.
NOTE:
To send email alerts, the switch must be connected to a DNS server.

Assigning notification methods

Specify the particular notification method that you want Fabric Watch to use by assigning it a value.
Table 11 shows the numerical values for each notification method.
Table 11

Numerical values of notification methods

Notification method
Error Log Entry
SNMP Trap
RapiTrap
Port Log Lock
E-mail Notification
To determine the value for the event setting attribute that enables all desired notification methods, add the
values assigned to each method. For example, to enable SNMP trap, RapiTrap and email notification, use
the value 22, which is equal to the sum of 2, 4, and 16.
Not all notification methods are valid for all areas. Every area has an associated valid alarm matrix, which
is the sum of all valid notification methods for that area. For example, an area with a valid alarm matrix of
25 allows the error log entry (1), port log lock (8) and e-mail notification (16) methods, but does not allow
the SNMP trap (2) or RapiTrap (4) methods.
An area with a valid alarm matrix of 31 allows all of the notification types.
26 Fabric Watch concepts
Assigned value
1
2
4
8
16
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