NetWorker SNMPV3 Configuration

Instructions are provided in the NetWorker Administration Guide for the configuration of SNMPV3 traps.  This should be used for the initial configuration, along with KB: How to configure NetWorker for using SNMP.

The article below provides a working example for the configuration files on Linux operating system.

Below is a sample configuration, provided to a customer which allowed a nonfunctioning  SNMPV3 trap environment to work successfully.

 /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

# Please see /usr/share/doc/packages/net-snmp/EXAMPLE.conf for a
# more complete example and snmpd.conf(5).
#
# Writing is disabled by default for security reasons.  If you'd like
# to enable it uncomment the rwcommunity line and change the community
# name to something nominally secure (keeping in mind that this is
# transmitted in clear text).

# don't use ' < > in strings for syslocation or syscontact
# Note that if you define the following here you won't be able to change
# them with snmpset
# syslocation Server Room
# syscontact Sysadmin (root@localhost)

# These really aren't meant for production use.  They include all MIBS
# and can use considerable resources.  See snmpd.conf(5) for information
# on setting up groups and limiting MIBS.
rocommunity public 127.0.0.1

# sec.name source community
traptest snmpv3_user 192.168.xxx.xxx/24 public

# sec.model sec.name
group incremental usm snmpv3_user
rouser traptest

/etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf

###########################################################################
#
# snmptrapd.conf
#
#- created by the snmpconf configuration program
#
###########################################################################
# SECTION: Authentication options
#
#   Authentication options
# ignoreauthfailure: Ignore authentication failure traps
#   arguments: (1|yes|true|0|no|false)
#authCommunity log,net,execute public
#disableAuthorization yes
#snmpTrapdAddr udp:162
createUser -e 3136353137373138 traptest MD5 password123 DES password123
authUser log traptest

The highlighted values are obtained and set from the NSR server properties:  

Testing

Start a putty session on the trap receiver host (this could also be the NetWorker Server) and run:

snmptrapd -f -C -c /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf -Le -M /usr/share/snmp/mibs -m NETWORKER-MIB

* Note: Add -D switch for Debug output

Start a second putty session from the NetWorker Server and run:

nsrtrap -i 3 -v trapreceiver_hostname
This is a V3 Test
ctrl <D>

If successful you should see in the log for your first putty session;

2024-03-01 13:10:45 nwserv1 [UDP: [192.168.xxx.xxx]:33276->[192.168.xx.xxx]:162]:
SNMPv2-SMI::mib-2.1.3.0 = Timeticks: (7254049) 20:09:00.49      SNMPv2-SMI::snmpModules.1.1.4.1.0 = OID: NETWORKER-MIB::nwServerNotification    SNMPv2-SMI::mib-2.1.1.0 = STRING: "This is a V3 Test"

Configuring Backup Notifications:

On the SNMP trap server, run the following command:

snmptrapd -f -C -c /etc/snmp/snmptrapd.conf -Le -M /usr/share/snmp/mibs -m NETWORKER-MIB &

Note;

• Backup configuration on action level only supports SNMPv2
• Backup configuration on the policy level supports both SNMPv2 and v3

/usr/sbin/nsrtrap trapreceiver_hostname -i 3

The /var/log/snmptrap.log contains:

root@networker-mc:~# tail -n 71 /var/log/snmptrap.log
SNMPv2-SMI::mib-2.1.3.0 = Timeticks: (301392549) 34 days, 21:12:05.49   SNMPv2-SMI::snmpModules.1.1.4.1.0 = OID: NETWORKER-MIB::nwServerNotification    SNMPv2-SMI::mib-2.1.1.0 = STRING: "--- Server Backup Action Report ---
Policy name:Server Protection
Workflow name:Server backup
Action name:Server db backup
Action status:succeeded
Action start time:03/05/24 13:23:22
Action duration:0 hours 0 minutes 25 seconds
--- Successful Server Backup Save Sets ---
        3102171936/1709663008 networker-mc.emclab.local: index:networker-mc.emclab.local level=1, 53 MB, 62 files
        ...(removed for brevity)...
        2917622576/1709663024 networker-mc.emclab.local: bootstrap level=full, 9692 KB, 294 files
--- Bootstrap backup report ---
      date     time       ssid        volume            device                      access info
  02/05/2024 10:00:24 AM  3485530120  ddveBootstrap.002 ddve.emclab.local_Bootstrap ddve.emclab.local:/networker-mc/Bootstrap
  ...(removed for brevity)...
  03/05/2024 01:23:44 PM  2917622576  ddveBootstrap.002 ddve.emclab.local_Bootstrap ddve.emclab.local:/networker-mc/Bootstrap
--- Failed Server Backup Save Sets ---
        none"
2024-03-05 13:23:49 networker-mc.emclab.local [UDP: [192.168.25.10]:54540->[192.168.25.10]:162]:
SNMPv2-SMI::mib-2.1.3.0 = Timeticks: (301392681) 34 days, 21:12:06.81   SNMPv2-SMI::snmpModules.1.1.4.1.0 = OID: NETWORKER-MIB::nwServerNotification    SNMPv2-SMI::mib-2.1.1.0 = STRING: "---Summary notification report---
Policy name:Server Protection
        Workflow name:Server backup, Workflow status:succeeded, Workflow start time:03/05/24 13:23:22, Duration:0 hours 0 minutes 26 seconds
                Action name:Server db backup, Action status:succeeded, Action start time:03/05/24 13:23:22, Duration:0 hours 0 minutes 25 seconds
                Action name:Expiration, Action status:succeeded, Action start time:03/05/24 13:23:47, Duration:0 hours 0 minutes 1 seconds"

 

Additional information regarding SNMP traps can be found in the NetWorker Administration Guide: https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/networker/docs