Event Action Editor window: Send an SNMP trap reliably to a NetView host

Generates an SNMP trap and sends it to a specified NetView® host using a TCP/IP connection to the host. If delivery of the SNMP trap fails, a message is posted in the history log of the system.

Fields

Destination IP address or host name
Specifies the IP address or host name of the NetView host to which you want to send an SNMP trap when an associated event occurs. Enter either an IP address in dotted decimal format or a host name. To enter multiple locations (IP addresses or host names), use a comma or a space to separate the destinations.
Community name
Specifies the community name used by the destination host. The default value is public, indicating that the target host is using a public community name. If the target host requires a community name other than public, type the community name in this field.

If you are specifying multiple destinations, type the community names in the same order as the IP addresses or host names to which they apply. If all your destinations use the same community name, you only need to enter the one community name. If you give more IP addresses than community names, the last community name is applied to the rest of the IP addresses. If you give more community names than IP addresses, the remaining community names are ignored.

Menu bar

File
The File menu provides the following actions:
Rename
Displays a window in which you can type a new name for the selected event action.
Save
Saves the information in this window under the current name of the selected event action.
Save as
Displays a window in which you can type a new name for the current settings.
Close
Closes this window. If you have made any changes since opening the window, you are prompted to save or discard the changes.
Advanced
The Advanced menu provides the following actions:
Language
Sets the preferred language that the event-data substitution uses, for example, in the &text variable.
Time zone
Sets the time zone that event-data substitution uses, for example, in the &time variable.
Related concepts

Send an SNMP trap reliably to a NetView host
Related tasks

Creating an event action to activate in an event automation plan

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