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To configure a trigger for pager notification for serial ports:
1. Go to Administration - Notifications in Expert mode and select Pager from the pull-down
menu. If desired, enable Notification Alarm for Data Buffering for an alarm to sound when
the trigger action occurs and click either Add or Edit. The Notifications Add/Edit dialog
boxdisplays.
2. Specify the event you wish to trigger a notification for in the Alarm Trigger field.
3. If you need to edit an existing notification, select it from the pull-down list andproceed.
4. Enter or change the pager number in the Pager Number field.
5. Enter or edit the text that describes the event in the Text field.
6. Enter or change the Short Message Services (SMS) username, the SMS server’s IP address or
name and the SMS port number in the SMS User Name, SMS Server and SMS Port fields
respectively.
7. Click OK.
8. Click apply changes.
SNMP trap notifications entry
When you go to Administration - Notifications and select SNMP Trap from the pull-down
menu and then click on the Add or Edit button, the Notifications SNMP Add/Edit dialog box
displays.
SNMP traps are event notifications sent to a list of responsible parties set up to receive alerts
for the managed systems. Any SNMP enabled device generates Fault Reports (Traps) that are
defined in the Management Information Base (MIB). SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 define the
messaging format for the trap. The following table describes the available fields in the SNMP
trap notification entry dialogbox.
Field name Definition
AlarmTrigger Thetrigger expressionusedto generatean SNMPtrap.
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trigger getslisted in themenuafter itiscreated.
OIDTypeValue The valuethatuniquelyidentifiesan objectto the SNMPagent.
Table 10.5: SNMP Trap Notifications Add/Edit Dialog Box Fields
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