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 traps
    Trap typesshows the types of traps the
    sends.
Trap types
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.
Varbinds of the SNMP Traps
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.