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Event Integration Through Messages
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Converting NNM SNMP Trap Configuration Files to VPO Trap
Templates
For NNM integrated solutions, a conversion tool is provided to convert
SNMP trap configuration files into a VPO SNMP Trap Template. The
conversion tool is part of the VPO product.
In NNM, the SNMP Trap configuration is done using the application
xnmtrap which maintains the configuration file trapd.conf. It contains
definitions for the handling of SNMP traps, including how to format
their log entries, and what action to take upon their receipt. The event
browser xnmevents displays the events which are grouped to
categories.
After the conversion the same basic functionality is available:
❏ the NNM event definitions (event name, enterprise ID,
generic/specific trap number) and the NNM event descriptions are
converted
❏ automatic actions previously defined in the NNM SNMP Trap
configuration are converted to VPO automatic actions
❏ with VPO, the same six NNM severity levels are supported
❏ VPO supports the same variables for the definition of a message
format, so the same message text previously received in the NNM
event browser is shown is the VPO message browser
❏ VPO supports the NNM override traps to set the source node, the OV
object ID, the severity value or the Event Category (Message Group)
value
❏ VPO supports the NNM special traps for setting the status color of an
ovw object, display a message in the message browser, pop-up
message, ring a bell and highlight source event.