Generating SNMP traps

How to generate SNMP traps. This functionality can also be used for testing rules files generated by MIB Manager.

To generate an SNMP trap:

1. Click Trap.
2. In the Destination Address field, specify the host name or IP address of a computer running an SNMP Trapd service.
3. In the Destination Port field, specify the UDP port that the SNMP Trapd service is listening on.
4. In the Community field, specify a valid string for the Trapd manager.
5. Depending on the type of trap that you are generating, a Variable Bindings section might be visible in the Generate an SNMP Trap window. The available fields in the Variable Bindings section also depend on the type of trap being generated.

   Mouse over the Variable Bindings field names for details of the field value syntax. You can specify multiple values, separated by commas. These values will be randomly chosen to build the trap.

6. In the Repeat Metric field, specify the number of traps (from 1 to 1000) that can be generated.

   If you specify a large number, traps are generated in rapid succession and can cause an alarm storm at the Trapd manager. For values greater than one (> 1), and for values that are specified as semicolon separated lists, MIB Manager randomly selects from the specified lists and generates traps with the arbitrary values presented as varbinds.

7. Click Execute to generate the trap.