overview
The
converts
notifications into SNMP traps. This notifier sends the traps to specific trap receivers on the network as shown in
SNMP Trap Notifier
Adapter.

The
supports SNMP
V1, SNMP V3, and V2C traps.
All traps sent by the
include the same information:
- Agent Address = IP address for host running the notifier
- Enterprise OID = enterprises.733 (Full OID is .1.3.6.1.4.1.733)
- Generic Trap Number = 6
- Varbind sequence always the same for all of the trapsTrap typesshows the types of traps the sends.
Trap name | Trap number |
|---|---|
smTrapNotification | 4 |
smTrapNotificationClear | 7 |
smTrapNotificationChange | 98 |
smTrapNotificationDelete | 99 |
Varbinds of the SNMP Trapsshows the varbinds
of the SNMP Traps the
sends.
Varbind name | Varbind number | Description |
|---|---|---|
smNotifTimestamp | enterprises.733.2.1.1.0 | Timestamp of the notification.
(unsigned 32-bit integer) |
smNotifServer | enterprises.733.2.1.2.0 | Name of the
Global Manager sending notifications to the
. (string) |
smNotifClass | enterprises.733.2.1.3.0 | Class name associated with an event. (string) |
smNotifInstance | enterprises.733.2.1.4.0 | Instance display name associated with an event. (string) |
smEventName | enterprises.733.2.1.5.0 | Event name. (string) |
smNotifInstanceID | enterprises.733.2.1.6.0 | Combination of class name and the instance name (as stored in the repository). Has the form <
class name >::<
instance name>. (string) |
smNotifDescription | enterprises.733.2.1.7.0 | Description
of the event. (string) |
smNotifCertainty | enterprises.733.2.1.8.0 | Printed value of a floating point number that is the certainty of an event. (string) |
smNotifSeverity | enterprises.733.2.1.9.0 | Severity of the event. (integer) |
Appendix D, EMC Smarts
MIB for SNMP Traps,contains additional information on the
VMware Smart Assurance
MIB implemented by
for SNMP Traps.