Register SNMP trap destination

09/10/2024 Contributors

The create snmpTrapDestination command creates a new Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap destination. A trap destination is the SNMP manager to receive the trap messages.

Supported Arrays

This command applies to an individual E4000, E2800, E5700, EF600 or EF300 storage array. It does not operate on E2700 or E5600 storage arrays.

Roles

To execute this command on an E4000, E2800, E5700, EF600, or EF300 storage array, you must have the Storage Admin or Support Admin role.

Syntax

create snmpTrapDestination trapReceiverIP=ipAddress
    (communityName="communityName" | (userName="userName" [engineId=(local | engineId)]))
    [sendAuthenticationFailureTraps=(TRUE | FALSE)]

Parameters

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
`trapReceiverIP`	The IP address of the SNMP manager to which you want to send trap messages.
`communityName`	The name of the SNMP community for which you want to send trap messages.
`userName`	The name of the SNMP user for which you want to send trap messages.
`engineId`	The engine ID of the SNMP user for which you want to send trap messages. The engine ID is required if there is more than one USM user with the same user name. The value may be "`local`" to specify the local SNMP agent is the authoritative agent or a hexidecimal digit string to specify a remote SNMP agent engine ID.
`sendAuthenticationFailureTraps`	This parameter turns on or turns off sending authentication failure messages to an SNMP manager. To send authentication failure messages, set the parameter to `TRUE`. To prevent sending authentication failure messages, set the parameter to `FALSE`. The default is `TRUE`.

trapReceiverIP

The IP address of the SNMP manager to which you want to send trap messages.

communityName

The name of the SNMP community for which you want to send trap messages.

userName

The name of the SNMP user for which you want to send trap messages.

engineId

The engine ID of the SNMP user for which you want to send trap messages. The engine ID is required if there is more than one USM user with the same user name. The value may be "local" to specify the local SNMP agent is the authoritative agent or a hexidecimal digit string to specify a remote SNMP agent engine ID.

sendAuthenticationFailureTraps

This parameter turns on or turns off sending authentication failure messages to an SNMP manager. To send authentication failure messages, set the parameter to TRUE. To prevent sending authentication failure messages, set the parameter to FALSE. The default is TRUE.

Minimum firmware level

8.30