Test SNMP trap destination

04/25/2022 Contributors

The start snmpTrapDestination command tests the connection and identification of the trap receiver for a specific Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community or user. This command tests the trap destination by sending a trap message to the trap receiver.

Supported Arrays

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

Roles

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

Syntax

start snmpTrapDestination trapReceiverIP=ipAddress
    (communityName="communityName" | (userName="userName" [engineId=(local | engineId)]))

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.

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.

Minimum firmware level

8.30