Configuring the
SNMP Trap Adapter to receive SNMPv3 traps
SNMP Trap Adapter
to receive SNMPv3 trapsYou may wish to receive SNMPv3
traps from some of your network devices. The
SNMP Trap Adapter
supports the following SNMPv3 features:
- The ability to receive SNMPv3 traps, convert them to SNMPv2c, and forward them in SNMPv2c format to other elements of the Smarts system such as theIP Manageror other advanced networkingDomain Managers or to the .
- The use of the SNMPv3 User Security Model (USM) for authentication and privacy, as described in RFC-3414.
- The ability to load USM user credentials using text files (similar in format to existing IP domain manager seed files).
- The use of authentication protocols MD5 and SHA-1 (RFC-3414).
- The use of privacy protocols DES (RFC-3414) and AES-128 (RFC 3826).If the SNMPv3 network devices are configured to support authentication and encryption, you have to load the agent credentials using a seed file to enable theSNMP Trap Adapterto receive the SNMPv3 traps.