Overview
The Peer Management Center provides basic support for SNMP messaging. SNMP notifications are set through the concept of SNMP Notification, where a single notification (consisting of a unique name, a selection of notification types along with a trap prefix and destination) can be applied to multiple file collaboration jobs without requiring repeat entry for each job. When an SNMP notification is applied to a job, a SNMP trap will be sent to the destination IP address or hostname whenever a selected notification type is triggered by the job.
To mange these configurations, click the Window menu, select Preferences. In the dialog that appears, select SNMP Notifications from the tree node on the left. The following screen is displayed. It presents the list of defined SNMP notifications, along with buttons to add new ones and to edit, copy, and remove existing ones.
Upon adding or editing a SNMP notification, the following dialog is displayed:
Within this dialog, you can select specific triggers on which an SNMP trap will be generated, configure the source IP address over which the trap will be sent, set the destination host name, IP address, or broadcast address, set the prefix that is attached to every message (helping to identify messages coming from specific instances of the Peer Management Center or jobs across a network), and test the aforementioned settings. Notification types are listed below.
Notification Types
Session Start |
Enables sending a notification when a session is started. |
Session Stop |
Enables sending a notification when a session is stopped. |
Session Abort |
Enables sending a notification when a session is aborted because of lack of quorum due to a failed host(s). |
File Quarantined |
Enables sending a notification when a file is marked as quarantined because a file conflict was not able to be resolved. |
Host Timeout |
Enables sending a notification when a host timeout occurs and the host is taken out of session. |
Scan Error |
Enables sending a notification when an error occurs during the initial synchronization process. |
MED Alerts |
Enables sending a notification when Peer MED detects potentially malicious activity. For more information, see MED Configuration. |