Forwarding alerts to an SNMP server

You can forward alerts that are generated by the platform to an SNMP server.

Who needs to complete this task?
To configure alert forwarding, you must have one of the following permissions:
  • Administer platform
  • Manage configurations
When do you need to complete this task?
Complete this task if you want to forward alerts that were issued by IBM® Software Hub to an SNMP server.

Before you begin

You must configure an SNMP server with a trap listener. For more information, see Installing Net-SMP.

About this task

SNMP (simple network management protocol) is a standard protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices or services. The platform can send alerts as SNMP traps.

Procedure

To configure alert forwarding to an SNMP server:

  1. Log in to the web client.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Administration > Configurations and settings.
  3. Click Alert forwarding.
  4. On the SNMP tab enter the following information:
    1. In the SNMP server address field, specify the hostname or IP address of the SNMP server.
    2. In the SNMP server port field, specify the port number that the SNMP trap listens on. The default port is 162.
    3. In the SNMP trap community string field, enter the string that the SNMP server uses for SNMP traps. The string enables the platform to send an unrequested message to the SNMP manager to indicate that there is a problem.
  5. Click Save.

Results

The platform sends alerts to the specified SNMP server.