SolarWinds UDT - Trap Viewer Settings; Configuring Trap Viewer Filters and Alerts

Monitoring SNMP Traps
4. If you want to group messages for easier navigation, select the type of
grouping from the Grouping list.
5. If you want to limit the number of messages that are shown, enter or
select a number in the Maximum number of messages to display field.
6.
If you want to view messages that meet your search criteria as they
arrive, select a number for the Auto Refresh every number seconds field.
Note: Auto Refresh is only available when you are viewing current messages.
The Date/Time Range must be set to Today, Last 24 Hours, Last 2 Hours, or
Last Hour.
7. If you want to hide the search criteria pane, toggle the pane open and
closed by clicking the double up arrows in the top right of the page.
Trap Viewer Settings
Use the following procedure to start and configure the Trap Viewer.
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Syslog and SNMP Traps > Trap
Viewer.
2. Click File > Settings.
3.
On the General tab, configure the following Trap server settings:
a. Position the top slider to set the Maximum number of traps to display in
Current Traps view.
b. If you want SolarWinds NPM to Automatically Refresh the Current
Traps View, check the option accordingly, and then position the middle
slider to set the refresh rate.
c. Position the Retain Trap messages for how many days? slider to set the
length of time that traps remain in the database.
4.
On the Displayed Columns tab, use the arrow keys to select and order the fields
of information you want to see in the Current Traps view.
5.
If you do not need the domain name from your trap messages, check
Remove Domain Name from DNS Lookups on the Message Parsing tab.
Note: Checking this option will remove the domain name from your trap
messages, and this will help to reduce the size of your database.
Configuring Trap Viewer Filters and Alerts
The Trap Viewer can be configured to trigger SolarWinds NPM alert actions when
received trap messages match defined rules. The following steps establish rules to
filter trap messages and initiate alert actions as you determine.
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