Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

Configure SNMP trap forwarding

To configure SNMP trap forwarding, specify the access credentials for the SNMP version you are using and then add the remote server as a trap destination.

1. Log in to PowerFlex Manager.
2. On the menu bar, click Settings, and click Virtual Appliance Management.
3. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, in the SNMP Trap Configuration section, click Edit.
4. To configure trap forwarding as SNMPv2, click Add community string. In the Community String box, provide the community string by which PowerFlex Manager receives traps from devices and by which it forwards traps to destinations.

   You can add more than one community string. For example, add more than one if the community string by which PowerFlex Manager receives traps differs from the community string by which it forwards traps to a remote destination.

   NOTE:An SNMPv2 community string that is configured in the credentials during discovery of the iDRAC or through management is also displayed here. You can create a new community string or use the existing one.
5. To configure trap forwarding as SNMPv3, click Add User. Enter the Username, which identifies the ID where traps are forwarded on the network management system. The username must be at most 16 characters. Select a Security Level:

   Security Level	Details	Description	authPassword	privPassword
   Minimal	noAuthNoPriv	No authentication and no encryption	Not required	Not required
   Moderate	authNoPriv	Messages are authenticated but not encrypted (MD5 at least 8 characters)	Required	Not required
   Maximum	authPriv	Messages are authenticated and encrypted (MD5 and DES both at least 8 characters)	Required	Required

   Note the current engine ID (automatically populated), username, and security details. Provide this information to the remote network management system so it can receive traps from PowerFlex Manager.

   You can add more than one user.

6. In the Trap Forwarding section, click Add Trap Destination to add the forwarding details.
   1. In the Target Address (IP) box, enter the IP address of the network management system to which PowerFlex Manager forwards SNMP traps.
   2. Provide the Port for the network management system destination. The SNMP Trap Port is 162.
   3. Select the SNMP Version for which you are providing destination details.
   4. In the Community String/User box, enter either the community string or username, depending on whether you are configuring an SNMPv2 or SNMPv3 destination. For SNMPv2, if there is more than one community string, select the appropriate community string for the particular trap destination. For SNMPv3, if there is more than one user-defined, select the appropriate user for the particular trap destination.
7. Click Save.

   The Virtual Appliance Management page displays the configured details as shown below:

   Trap Forwarding  <destination-ip>(SNMP v2 community string or SNMP v3 user)

   NOTE:To configure nodes with PowerFlex Manager SNMP changes, go to Settings > Virtual Appliance Management, and click Configure nodes for alert connector.