Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Receive SNMP v3 traps on Windows

To receive SNMP traps on Windows, perform the following:

1. Install a licensed version of MG-Soft MIB browser. Click View and select SNMP Protocol Preferences.
   NOTE:Select the SNMP protocol version as SNMP v3 USM.
2. Go to the Edit User option and add the following SNMP v3 security parameters:
   • Security user name- Name of the SNMP v3 user should be of the same value as provided in NetWorker server properties under the Security tab.
   • Context name- This is not mandatory and can be provided as any set of alphabetical characters.
   • Context Engine ID- Specify the same Engine ID that is provided in NetWorker server properties under the Security tab.
   • Authentication Protocol- Specify the authentication protocol as HMAC MD5 or HMAC-SHA.
   • Private Protocol- Specify the private protocol as CBC-DES or CFB-AES.
3. Load the user profile after making the necessary entries for the attributes in Step 2.
4. Load the MIB file to the MG-Soft MIB browser using the option Import MIB from the MIB tab.
   Keep the NetWorker MIB file at the location C:\ProgramData\MG-SOFT\SMI Modules\MIB Modules\SMI.
   NOTE:Copy the NetWorker MIB file from the following locations:

   • Linux NetWorker server: /opt/nsr/snmp
   • Windows NetWorker server: C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\snmp
5. Go to the Remote SNMP Agent box on the top left of the MG-Soft MIB browser. Provide the IP address of the NetWorker server from which the SNMP v3 traps are to be received.
6. On the MG-Soft MIB browser, go to Tools > Trap Ringer Console section.
7. Start the Policy> Workflow on the NetWorker server to receive traps on the MG-Soft MIB browser.