Re: {bb} SNMP trap from BB server

[Asif Iqbal <iqbala-bb@qwestip.net>]

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 01:56:50PM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
> It all depends.  What system is receiving the traps?

Nervecenter by Micromuse

> 
> Disk traps should be set up by default in the bbwarnrules.cfg 
> file.  Just look near the top of the file for "trapdcodes" and 
> you'll see what I mean.  The trap will be sent in the dotted 
> notation, so your receiver will have to know how to decode 
> traps OIDs.  I know that Micromuse, Smarts and HPOV all work.
> 
> Paul
> 
> >>> iqbala-bb@qwestip.net 1/6/2005 11:32:17 AM >>>
> Is there some examples I can look at? 
> 
> Say BB client running on Host A. There is a disk alert it sends to
> BBDISPLAY server. Now BBDISPLAY send a trap based of hostA.disk alert 
> 
> How do I do that? I already installed NET-SNMP on BBDISPLAY server
> 
> Thanks
> 
> On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 09:24:27AM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
> > Yep, just add the following to your bbwarnrules.cfg file 
> > on your BBPAGER:
> > 
> > *;;*;;*;*;trap-x.x.x.x
> > 
> > where x.x.x.x is the trap receiver. You'll have to write 
> > your own"MIB" for decoding those traps into meaningful 
> > alerts on the trap receiver.  But it is not all that difficult 
> > to do.
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > >>> iqbala-bb@qwestip.net 1/6/2005 8:47:25 AM >>>
> > Hi All
> > 
> > I am not sure if it is answered already but I could not find an
> > answer.
> > 
> > I was wondering if there is a way I can send the alerts from the BB
> > server to some where else as SNMP traps. Currently I am receiveing
> the
> > alerts as email
> > to my pager. But I want a second copy of that alert send as SNMP
> trap
> > to
> > a server--that receives SNMP traps--as well. Is that possible with
> > current BB/BBGEN setup?
> > 
> > I am using BB1.9c + BBGEN 3.2 on Solaris 5.7
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > --
> >

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