Setting Up an SNMP Agent Configuration Job

Updated on 21 Jun 2024
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You can use configuration jobs to set up managed element side of the SNMP connection between managed elements and Skylight orchestrator.

Skylight orchestrator must also be configured to receive SNMP messages from the elements that it manages. For an overview of how Skylight orchestrator manages alarm messaging by SNMP, see "Configuring Alarm Handling via SNMP".

Configuration Steps

Two configuration steps related to SNMP are available in the Configuration Job page:

SNMP agent - Enables an SNMP agent on a managed element. The SNMP agent will allow an element to send SNMP trap messages related to alarms and other events to Skylight orchestrator (and other systems if necessary). This section explains how to complete the SNMP agent step. See "Procedure for Setting Up the SNMP Agent" below.
SNMP trap receiver - Sets up the connection to the system(s) that will receive SNMP trap messages from the elements. By default, Skylight orchestrator is a trap receiver for all managed elements. See "Using Skylight orchestrator as Default SNMP Receiver for All Elements". However, if your organization has specific requirements, you can set up a configuration job to set up a trap receiver for managed elements. See "Setting Up an SNMP Trap Configuration Job".

Procedure for Setting Up the SNMP Agent

To set up an SNMP agent configuration job

Access the page Commission ▶ Jobs.
Set all common configuration job settings, as described in "Creating Configuration Jobs in GUI Mode" and "Creating Configuration Jobs Using Data Sets".
Select SNMP agent in the left pane. The SNMP agent tab is displayed.
Complete all fields in the SNMP agent tab as required. For more information on specific parameters, see the table below.
Click Apply, then click Close.
Click the Refresh button to refresh the user interface.

SNMP agent tab (Commission ▶ Jobs)

General

Parameter	Description
Enable SNMP agent	Enables the SNMP agent.
Use host name as system name	Uses the element's host name as system name in outgoing messages.
SNMP system name	The name to identify the element in SNMP messages. By convention, this is the element's fully qualified domain name.
System location	Physical location of the element.
UDP port	UDP port that the SNMP agent uses for all IPv4 interfaces. Note: Changing this value restarts the SNMP agent.
Contact information	Contact information for the element (typically an email address).
Read-only community	The community string to control read-only access to the element.
Enable authentication trap generation	Enables the element to generate a trap when authentication to the agent fails.
Read-write community	The community string to control read/write access to the element.
Enable link trap generation	Enables trap generation when link status changes. Map to the generic traps 2 (1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.3 linkDown) and 3 (1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.4 linkUp).

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