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Broadmore 1750 - Release 4.6 12-31
SNMP Configuration
Trap Management Overview
The sequence of events in using these tables is as follows:
1. An event occurs and the Notification Originator goes to work.
2. The Notification Originator uses the notify table to identify possible targets to
which to send a message. These are only possible targets because there may be
notification filters setup to identify a subset of these possible targets that will
be sent the message.
3. If no filters are set up (that is, no entry is in the snmpNotifyFilterProfileTable
corresponding to this target), the Notification Originator can create and send
the PDU(s). The process is then done.
4. If filters are on but the Notification Originator cannot find an entry for any of
the specific targets, no PDUs can be sent. The process is then done.
5. If filters on and we have a filter entry, the Notification Originator checks the
filter to see if it is set to include or exclude this target. If the filter is set to
exclude this target, then the message need not be sent to this target.
6. If filters are on and the filter associated with the target provides a mask, the
mask is used to see if this trap event can be sent to this target. The mask allows
the Notification Originator to check if the OID of the trap and snmpTrapOID.0
matches the subtree that is in the notify filter table. That way, it can check for
a certain event to send to a target, such as a warmStart message only.
7. Finally, using information from the target params table that is accessed from
the target address table, the Notification Originator checks the target address
(user information) to see if the entity has view privileges for the object. If the
view is okay, the PDU(s) are sent. Either way, the process is completed. Views
are checked whether or not filters exist.