Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

SNMP traps

The NetWorker Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Module allows NetWorker servers to send notification messages to SNMP management agents.

You must configure SNMP-enabled network management software to accept traps from the NetWorker server. For detailed information about SNMP management operations refer to your network management documentation.

The NetWorker SNMP Module uses traps to communicate NetWorker event notifications to SNMP management stations. A trap is an unsolicited notification sent from the SNMP agent (the NetWorker server) to the SNMP event manager.

When you configure the SNMP notification in NetWorker, you can define the types of traps that the NetWorker server sends to the SNMP event manager. Typical traps include warnings, critical errors, and other messages from the NetWorker server.

NetWorker 19.3 and later includes the following SNMP trap enhancements:

• SNMP v2c and v3 MIB support. The same MIB file is used for SNMP v3 support.
• SNMP trap alert for NetWorker to comply with the MIB format.
• Both SNMP v2c and SNMP v3 traps have the same content. The only difference with the SNMP v3 is that it introduces the security model to all trap messages and it is still based on SNMPv2-Trap-PDU.
• Do not configure both SNMP v2c and SNMP v3 on the same trap receiver. Also, only a single SNMP v3 user is supported and not multiple users.
• SNMP v2c and v3 traps are also supported in an IPv6 environment for file system workflows.
• SNMP MIB support for successful or failed notifications for backup, clone, and restore
  NOTE:SNMP v2c traps are not supported for client initiated RMAN triggered backup in NMDA Oracle and for client initiated brbackup in NMSAP Oracle.
• File system save set with backup and clone workflows with the following payload or attributes:

  Table 1. SNMP attributes and descriptions

  Attribute	Description
  Server	FQDN, IP address, or the hostname of the Networker server.
  Job Type	Save and Clone.
  Job ID	Root parent job ID (based on the action and not on the client).
  Status	Completion status (Success or failure).
  Client	FQDN, IP address, or the hostname of the client.
  Severity	Completion severity code. JOB_IND_DEBUG = 0 JOB_IND_INFORMATION = 10 JOB_IND_NOTICE = 20 JOB_IND_WARNING = 30 JOB_IND_INTERVENTION = 40 JOB_IND_ERROR = 50 JOB_IND_ERROR = 50 JOB_IND_SEVERE = 60 JOB_IND_CRITICAL = 70 JOB_IND_ALERT = 80 JOB_IND_EMERGENCY = 90 JOB_IND_INVALID = -1
  Exitcode	The actual exit code.
  StartTime	The start time of the action in human readable format.
  EndTime	The end time of the action in human readable format.