Name: Enter a name to identify your trap.Click Add Trap Processor(outlined in red in Figure 1 above) and enter the following:.You can create and configure trap processors from the Trap Processors view. You can access this from Network > Network Devices. View device-specific traps by clicking on a device name. You have to configure your device to send SNMP traps to Site24x7 by specifying the IP and the port. The traps should be received via port UDP 162. SNMP v2c/v3 traps are classified based on the trap OID, as defined in the vendor's MIB. Linkdown: This indicates that one of the connected interfaces has changed states from up to down.Īuthentication fails: This happens when an SNMP agent gets a request from an unrecognized community name.ĮgpNeighborloss: This happens when the agent cannot communicate with its Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) peer.Įnterprise specific: Vendor-specific error conditions and error codes. Linkup: This indicates that one of the connected interfaces has changed states from down to up.
Warmstart: This is similar to Coldstart the only difference is that the configuration remains unaltered. In simple terms, the SNMP device has reloaded the software. In simple terms, the SNMP device has powered on. Generic traps are further classified into six types:Ĭoldstart: This implies that the sending entity has reinitialized and that the configuration is altered. SNMP v1 trapsīasic SNMP v1 traps generally fall into one of two broad categories: generic traps and enterprise traps. SNMP Trap Processing is supported only from On-Premise Poller versions 3.3.0 and above. Site24x7 not only processes these traps and displays them, but also instantly notifies you based on the thresholds you configure for different traps. These event messages generated by devices are received by a network management system like Site24x7. Table of contentsĪn SNMP trap is any event, generated and sent by a device and received by a trap receiver whenever a change of state or anomaly is detected. Anomalies can occur at any time due to hardware or network issues. Whenever an issue occurs, it's important to quickly troubleshoot and resolve it, which requires instant notifications upon detection of hardware and network issues. Site24x7 aids admins with timely resolutions by instantly processing SNMP traps upon detection of an issue and sending out a notification.