Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator

Alert Management Configure SNMP Trap Settings

Use this window to view and configure SNMP traps in Server Administrator. Configure SNMP trap settings by selecting a component or event to which the setting is to be applied, and then by selecting the severities for which you want to be notified.

NOTE: This help page may include information about services or operating systems not supported by your system. See the Systems Software Support Matrix for the latest information about supported services and software.
NOTE: Due to the limitations of the operating system (for example, VMware ESXi) or your system hardware, SNMP traps and Setting Alert Actions are not available with this release of Server Administrator.

User Privileges

Table 1. User Privileges
Selection View Manage
Alert Management: Configure SNMP Trap Settings User, Power User, Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only) Power User, Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only)
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.

SNMP Test Trap

The SNMP Test Trap sends the test trap to the destination on selection from the list of configured trap destination. This feature is available for users having Administrative privileges. The Server Administrator SNMP component should be installed for sending the test trap. The administrator should configure in the OS SNMP service or configuration file to get the list of trap destinations.

Enable SNMP Traps

The Enable SNMP Traps window allows you to configure settings for a component using a check box and radio button. Selecting a radio button makes the appropriate check-box state change, whereas deselecting the radio button also changes the appropriate check-box state.

You can enable or disable an SNMP trap associated with a system component by event severity. Components generate three types of events:

  • Informational
  • Warning
  • Critical/Failure

You can configure event severity levels for the following components or events:

  • Batteries
  • Power Supplies
  • Redundancy
  • Temperature Probes
  • Fan Probes
  • Fan enclosures
  • Voltage Probes
  • Logs
  • Memory
  • Chassis Intrusion
  • System Power
  • System Peak Power
  • Removable Flash Media

NOTE: The System Peak Power trap will generate events only for Informational severity.

Components are categorized into groups with a parent-child relationship. For example, all of the components such as fans, power supplies, memory, CPU, and so on, are children of the system. Any configuration at the system level impacts the individual components beneath it. If you change the system settings to disable informational events and enable warning and critical events, this setting would be assumed for all of the components beneath system.

For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.