Monitoring SNMP Traps
The SNMP Trap Protocol
SNMPv1 (Simple Network Management Protocol) and SNMPv2c, along with the
associated Management Information Base (MIB), allow you to take advantage of trap-
directed notification. When monitoring a large number of devices, where each device
may have a large number of its own connected objects, it can become impractical to
request information from every object on every device. Consider having each
managed device notify the SolarWinds UDT SNMP Trap Server of any issues without
solicitation. In this configuration, a problem device notifies the server by sending a
message. This message is known as a trap of the event. After receiving the event, the
Trap Viewer displays it, allowing you to choose to take action or automatically trigger
an action based on the nature of the event.
See: Monitoring SNMP Traps
Viewing SNMP Traps in the Web Console
Customize the Traps view as shown in the following procedure.
To view SNMP traps in the Web Console:
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds > Orion Web Console.
2. Click Traps in the Views toolbar.
3. If you want to filter your traps table view by device, select the device to
which you want to limit your view in the Network Object field.
4. If you want to filter your traps table by device type, select the device types
you want to view in the Type of Device field.
5. If you want to limit your traps table to show only traps of a designated
type, select the appropriate type in the Trap Type field.
6. If you want to limit your traps table to show only traps originating from a
specific IP address, type the IP Address in the Source IP Address field.
7. If you want to limit your traps table to show only traps with a designated
community string, select the appropriate community string in the Community
String field.
8. If you only want to see traps from a specific period of time, select the time
period from the Time Period menu.
9. Confirm the number of traps displayed in the Show Traps field.
10. Click Refresh to update the Traps view with your new settings.
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