Configuring the notification on the device

Use the trap listener SNMPv3 user to receive SNMPv3 notifications.

About this task

Note: When IBM® Flex System Manager runs on a Windows system, make sure that the SNMP service and the SNMP trap service are disabled. IBM Flex System Manager running on a Windows system is not an SNMP device and therefore the SNMP service must be disabled. Also, you must disable the SNMP trap service because IBM Flex System Manager includes its own trap listener, and having the Windows SNMP trap service causes the incoming SNMP traps to be diverted to Windows trap listener instead of IBM Flex System Manager.

Procedure

Access the management interface on the device provided by the manufacturer, either using a command line interface or a web browser interface
Verify that there are available slots to configure the notification. If the slots are not available, you must delete one or more existing notifications on the device or reset the device to erase all existing notifications.
Get the trap listener SNMPv3 user DirectorServerSNMPv3User. This user is used by to receive SNMPv3 notifications, it does not require write permission.
1. From the command line run smcli getNotificationProfile,
2. File SNMPv3 user ID, authentication protocol, authentication password, privacy protocol, and protocol password.
Configure the trap user DirectorServerSNMPv3User on the device. The commands vary for different vendors, refers to the documentation for the network device.
Configure the trap destination address using default SNMP port 162. There might be multiple IP addresses on a , the IP address must be reachable from the network device.