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Receiving Traps?

Folks,

I'm new to this, so excuse my ignorance in advance:) I also couldn't find a similar thread, so please provide a link if this has already been discussed.

I have Orion V8 - Eval. I'm trying to send traps to it from a non-recognized/supported device. It can't see those traps. Here are my two questions:

1) How can I verify the trap receiver is functioning on Orion? I don't want to poll the device, just receive traps from it.

2) How can I import the trap definitions for my device?

Thanks,

Funk

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rosv02

Hi there.

I have the same problem, and I'm also new on this product. I have a snmp device attached to a 230V to 48V converter and it sends traps to Orion Trap reciever, but it's no alarms or events in the web gui.

Please send me an note if you figure this out

quote:Originally posted by wtfunk

Folks,

I'm new to this, so excuse my ignorance in advance:) I also couldn't find a similar thread, so please provide a link if this has already been discussed.

I have Orion V8 - Eval. I'm trying to send traps to it from a non-recognized/supported device. It can't see those traps. Here are my two questions:

1) How can I verify the trap receiver is functioning on Orion? I don't want to poll the device, just receive traps from it.

2) How can I import the trap definitions for my device?

Thanks,

Funk

/Rob

wtfunk

I did figure out that you have to use the "Trap Viewer" to see the traps. They're generic traps, but you'll see them. Apparently you cannot import a MIB yourself (they'll do it in their next software rev), and if you don't have the MIB, you're SOL.

Just use the "Trap Viewer", a separate program, to view the traps.

Wade

Josh_Stephens

If the device is sending traps to the Orion system they should be visible on the Orion website. If the traps are viewable from the Orion Trap Viewer, then they're being stored in the database and should also be viewable from the website.

Are you seeing the traps within the viewer?

Regarding the trap definitions, if you will send the MIBs that you need added to Support@SolarWinds.Net we can get them added for you. That said, our current MIB database contains over 400,000 MIBs so the trap definitions may already be in the database.

Please let me know if I can provide any additional assistance.

Sincerely,
Josh Stephens
SolarWinds R&D

rosv02

Hi again.

The trap viewer grap the trap and put them in the database. And I've also added the web-trap-viewer to the portal (traps.asp), but I don't want to see the trap, I want an alarm or event based on the trap.

My trap look like this in the web gui, when i do an simulated error:
-----------------------------------------------------------
Type:
enterprises.12148.7.8.0.18
-----------------------------------------------------------
Detail:
snmpTrapEnterprise = enterprises.12148.7.8
experimental.1057.1 = 192.168.60.5
enterprises.12148.7.8.18 = Battery Quality Major
enterprises.12148.7.7.1.18 = 1
snmpTrapOID = enterprises.12148.7.8.0.18
sysUpTime = 19 hours 9 minutes 37,13 seconds
-----------------------------------------------------------

As you can see, the battery is on "Major" status, but no events or alarms.

Btw... I've got the vendor's MIB-Files!

/Rob

wtfunk

The traps do show up in the trap viewer, but not in the Orion App....either under alerts or events. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is some sort of configuration I'm missing, I just want to get more detailed info from my traps, and to do so, will need to import a MIB. The problem is, the device I'm trying to import a MIB for (Uplogix Device) does not have a MIB at all since it does not have an SNMP agent, it only sends traps. I have an OID list and a trap-definition file for it, but no MIB.

Sounds like I'm SOL in the short term....

Thanks

rosv02

Hi Funk!

I just talked to Solarwinds...
Q: Is it possible to receive SNMP traps (not SNMP poll) and get alarms or events into Orion web gui based on the traps?

A: Unfortunately, that is not a capability. The Traps only show their alerts that have been triggered within the ‘trap viewer’ program.

/Rob

hueyiii

I have the same problem. I ran a sniffer on the orion server and the traps are getting to it but the trap viewer doesnt display them. Does anyone know the fix?

robert_d_nicholson

hueyii,

I'm having the same problem. I saw a comment that the database needs to be SQL2000. Have you figured out the answer?

Thanks,

Rob

mark_wiggans

One suggestion to try would be to use the port scanner to verify that you do not have more than one app listening on port trap UDP 162-