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Setting Trap Information Parameters

There are two types of traps: Event Traps, which send an email when an event condition occurs; and Periodic Traps, which send an email when a specified time arrives.

To specify the trap messages that are reported:

  1. Select the Trap Information tab and click Add.

  2. In the Add Trap dialog box, select the desired parameters. As a minimum, select a trap event, specify the minimum interval between mails, and specify an email address.
  3. After you modify any configuration, click Save to save the configuration.
  4. In the main window, click Save Configuration to save the configuration to the SANscape Alert daemon. SANscape Alert restarts to read the configuration file again.

Trap Parameter Definitions

  • Content: Specifies the information to include in the email body. Values are: all/ event /log /report /Hosteventlog.
  • If you select an event trap and the Minimum interval is 0 or *, the Content must be Event. To select periodic trap, the Content cannot be Event.

  • Trap type: Select event trap or periodic trap.
  • Minimum interval between mails: For the interval between emails, specify the desired values:
  • * - reports all events as they occur
    HH[:MM] - sets a specific time of day in hour:minute format, for reporting the last event message delivered during the time interval, using a 24-hour clock. Example: 16:30 = 4:30PM

    NOTE: Always use the HH:MM format. For example, if you want to set the time interval to every 24 hours, set it to 24:00. Remember to include the colon.

  • Active trap events: An event trap is activated by an event, with a choice of any three kinds of event.
  • Periodic trap type: Use crontab format to define when to send emails:

    minute (0-59)
    hour (0-23)
    day of the month (1-31)
    month of the year (1-12)
    day of the week (0-6 with 0=Sunday)

  • Checkbox - use encrypt: If checked, sends encrypted emails.

    The encrypt key is an identifier (optional) that is displayed when you download event messages.

  • Checkbox - pager enabled and Checkbox - no content: To send mail to a pager-enabled mail address, check this box and specify the mail subject in Subject for pager. If you do not want this mail to include any content, select no content.
  • mail to: Define the email address for mail. You can input several mail addresses, separated by " ", ",", ";".

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