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SNMP

Connect to a SNMP server and listen to SNMP traps.

Agent configuration

The following describes the supported agent configuration attributes:

AttributeDescriptionValue typeRequired
bindHostBind hostname or IP addressHostname or IP addressY
bindPortBind portPort numberN (Default = 162)
SNMPVersionValueSNMP VersionText (V1, V2c, V3c)N

For attributes linked to this agent, the following describes the supported agent link fields which are in addition to the standard Agent Link fields:

FieldDescriptionValue typeRequired
typeAgent typeText (Must be SNMPAgentLink)Y
oidThe OID of the SNMP trap parameterText (OID e.g. 1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.2.3.2.1)Y

Wildcard

Use a value of * for oid to retrieve the entire trap message.

Additional info

To test the agent link you can send the following message from a terminal:

sudo snmptrap -v 2c -c public <your-machines-ip-address> '' 1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.2.3.0.1 1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.2.3.2.1 i 123456

The SNMP value attribute should now have the value 123456.