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SNMP Trap Mechanism in AIOps

Overview​

In this module, we will explore how Motadata AIOps processes and monitors SNMP traps to provide real-time trap notifications via the Trap Explorer.

Trap Monitoring in Motadata AIOps includes several major components, including the SNMP Trap Profile, SNMP Trap Forwarder, SNMP Trap Listener, and Trap Explorer. Let's take a closer look at how these components work together.

  1. To begin SNMP trap monitoring in Motadata AIOps, you need to enable SNMP Trap Listener to receive the traps. Once the application is enabled to receive the traps, ensure that your SNMP device is configured to send traps on the listener port of the AIOps server.

  2. The SNMP traps are then sent to Motadata AIOps, where the application is able to collect and process them thanks to the SNMP Trap Listener you configured previously. Next, The Trap Explorer can be used to view and analyze the trap messages.

  3. Motadata AIOps is able to identify the traps and assign a severity level to them because of the inbuilt database of Trap profiles. This database assigns severity levels to many well-known trap OIDs, enabling Motadata AIOps to identify and assign a severity level to various traps.

  4. In cases where Motadata AIOps is unable to identify a trap because the SNMP trap profile corresponding to it hasn't been pre-built in the system, you can easily create an SNMP profile of your own. Once created, Motadata AIOps will be able to identify the trap the next time it is received.

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In case an SNMP trap profile corresponding to an OID is not available in the system, you would still be able to view the trap in the trap explorer but the name, message, and the severity corresponding to the trap would not be visible in the trap explorer.

Now that we have seen how these different components work together to enable you to view trap messages, let's explore each component in detail and understand how they work.