SNMP Trap component

[ss6396]

We have XI setup to send snmp traps to netcool for all alarms but are finding that when a service or host alarm reaches the notification interval and regenerates notification, it does not send another snmp trap. What do we need to do to get XI to send an snmp trap each time a service or host notification occurs?

[sreinhardt]

Considering that event handlers are only run on state change, we would need to do something different if you wanted traps at every notification interval. I would probably suggest making a notification command that is identical to the trap event handler, then create a contact that can be assigned to this command. Finally any hosts\services that you intend to sent traps for, assign this contact to and traps should begin coming in at each notification interval. Someone else may have a better idea, but I think this is about it at the moment.

[ss6396]

Considering that event handlers are only run on state change, we would need to do something different if you wanted traps at every notification interval. I would probably suggest making a notification command that is identical to the trap event handler, then create a contact that can be assigned to this command. Finally any hosts\services that you intend to sent traps for, assign this contact to and traps should begin coming in at each notification interval. Someone else may have a better idea, but I think this is about it at the moment.

I set up commands for sending service traps and host traps and also set up a contact that uses those commands and it is working as suggested. You may close this thread.