Send Snmp Trap

Description

The Send SNMP trap action sends alert messages to a remote SNMP-enabled device.

Options

Option Description

Option	Description
Action name	The name of the workflow action.
Server
Server name / IP address	The server host.
Server port	The server port (default 162). A value that is not a number is replaced by 162; a number that is not a valid port (for example 70000) makes the action false.
OID	The object identifier.
Test connection	Can be used to test the connection.
Advanced
Target type	Type of target: Community (SNMP V1) or User (SNMP V3). See the WARNING under Result.
Community string	A user id or password that allows access to a router’s or other device’s statistics (default `public`).
User	The username to connect to the server
Passphrase	The password to connect to the server
Engine ID	The context engine ID of the SNMP V3 trap (optional).
Retry	Number of retries.
Timeout	Timeout in milliseconds
Message
Message	The message to send.

Action name

The name of the workflow action.

Server

Server name / IP address

The server host.

Server port

The server port (default 162). A value that is not a number is replaced by 162; a number that is not a valid port (for example 70000) makes the action false.

OID

The object identifier.

Test connection

Can be used to test the connection.

Advanced

Target type

Type of target: Community (SNMP V1) or User (SNMP V3). See the WARNING under Result.

Community string

A user id or password that allows access to a router’s or other device’s statistics (default public).

User

The username to connect to the server

Passphrase

The password to connect to the server

Engine ID

The context engine ID of the SNMP V3 trap (optional).

Retry

Number of retries.

Timeout

Timeout in milliseconds

Message

The message to send.

Result

What this action passes on to the next action. See Action results for how results travel through a workflow.

Result Value

Result	Value
True	The trap was sent, with 0 errors. The action doesn’t wait for an answer, so it is also true when nothing listens on Server port. An empty Server name / IP address sends the trap to the local machine, and an empty OID or Message is sent as it is.
False	The number of errors is 1. Server name / IP address can’t be resolved, Server port is a number that is not a valid port (for example 70000), or OID is not a valid object identifier (for example `abc`).
Result files	Passed on unchanged.
Result rows	Passed on unchanged.

True

The trap was sent, with 0 errors. The action doesn’t wait for an answer, so it is also true when nothing listens on Server port. An empty Server name / IP address sends the trap to the local machine, and an empty OID or Message is sent as it is.

False

The number of errors is 1. Server name / IP address can’t be resolved, Server port is a number that is not a valid port (for example 70000), or OID is not a valid object identifier (for example abc).

Result files

Passed on unchanged.

Result rows

Passed on unchanged.