Create an SNMP Trap Destination

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Create an SNMP Trap Destination

Configuration Options Related Tasks
Use this page to create a single trap destination, which contains the information that a WebLogic Server SNMP agent uses to connect to an SNMP manager.
After you create a trap destination, you configure it on the SNMP Trap Destinations: Configuration page.
Configuration Options

Name Description

Name of
Name of trap destination. This value is for your identification purposes only.
MBean Attribute:
SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Name
Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Community
The password (community name) that a WebLogic Server SNMP agent sends to the SNMP manager when the agent generates SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 notifications.
The community name that you enter in this trap destination must match the name that the SNMP manager defines.
MBean Attribute:
SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Community
Host
The DNS name or IP address of the computer on which the SNMP manager is running.
The WebLogic SNMP agent sends trap notifications to the host and port that you specify.
MBean Attribute:
SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Host
Secure value: 127.0.0.1
Port
The UDP port on which the SNMP manager is listening.
MBean Attribute:
SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Port
Minimum value: 1
Maximum value: 65535
Security Name
Specifies the user name that the WebLogic Server SNMP agent encodes into SNMPv3 responses or notifications. Requires you to create a credential map for this user name in the WebLogic Server security realm.
The credential map contains an authentication password and an optional privacy password for this user.
The user name and passwords must match the credentials required by the SNMP manager that this trap destination represents.
MBean Attribute:
SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.SecurityName
Security Level
Specifies the security protocols that the SNMP agent uses when sending SNMPv3 responses or notifications to the SNMP manager that this trap destination represents. Requires you to specify a security name for this trap destination.
MBean Attribute:
SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.SecurityLevel

Related Tasks

Create trap destinations
Verify notification generation

Name	Description
Name of	Name of trap destination. This value is for your identification purposes only. MBean Attribute: `SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Name` `Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.`
Community	The password (community name) that a WebLogic Server SNMP agent sends to the SNMP manager when the agent generates SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 notifications. The community name that you enter in this trap destination must match the name that the SNMP manager defines. MBean Attribute: `SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Community`
Host	The DNS name or IP address of the computer on which the SNMP manager is running. The WebLogic SNMP agent sends trap notifications to the host and port that you specify. MBean Attribute: `SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Host` `Secure value: 127.0.0.1`
Port	The UDP port on which the SNMP manager is listening. MBean Attribute: `SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.Port` `Minimum value: 1` `Maximum value: 65535`
Security Name	Specifies the user name that the WebLogic Server SNMP agent encodes into SNMPv3 responses or notifications. Requires you to create a credential map for this user name in the WebLogic Server security realm. The credential map contains an authentication password and an optional privacy password for this user. The user name and passwords must match the credentials required by the SNMP manager that this trap destination represents. MBean Attribute: `SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.SecurityName`
Security Level	Specifies the security protocols that the SNMP agent uses when sending SNMPv3 responses or notifications to the SNMP manager that this trap destination represents. Requires you to specify a security name for this trap destination. MBean Attribute: `SNMPTrapDestinationMBean.SecurityLevel`