How to configure Rapid Recovery SNMP Settings (4039679)

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a common protocol for collecting information on various devices across an IP network. 

Rapid Recovery's notification module includes SNMP version 1 capability that will forward data on most Core events and this article will discuss it's implementation.

For more information on this topic, please see the Rapid Recovery Basic Administration Course - Web Based Training (WBT).

1. From the Core GUI click the Settings icon and the SNMP configuration option
2. In the settings dialog specify the SNMP server name or IP address where the SNMP events should be sent (Trap receiver host name).  The incoming port and Trap receiver ports are configurable (however the default values are industry standard ports for SNMP communication)
   

Configuring SNMP Notification

1. Click the More icon from the Core Gui and Notifications
2. Under Notification Groups select the (Default) group or create your own Group
3. Click the Settings icon and Edit
4. In the Enable Alerts tab select the events requiring notification alerts 
5. Click the Notification Options tab
6. Select the Notify by SNMP trap and specify a trap number
   
   

Management Information Base (MIB) files

A Rapid Recovery MIB has been defined for integration into SNMP systems.   A MIB file can be read by a SNMP browser in a more user-friendly manner than the raw data format it would otherwise receive directly from the Core

1. From the Core GUI select the More option from the Toolbar and the Downloads option
2. Under the Other Files section click the SNMP MIB file download link
3. The MIB file can then be imported into the SNMP server (Processes for this will vary according to vendor)

Disabling SNMP

To disable SNMP in Rapid Recovery, disable it as an option in all notification groups.  

1. Click the More icon from the Core Gui and Notifications
2. Under Notification Groups select the (Default) group
3. Click the Settings icon and Edit
4. Click the Notification Options tab
5. Deselect the Notify by SNMP trap 
6. Save the changes and repeat with any custom notification groups. 

General Considerations

1. Ensure the SNMP / Syslog server can communicate over the specified ports, both inward and outbound, to the Rapid Recovery core.
2. The SNMP server will receive events in the format below (Note the example trap number set in the previous step is identified in the SNMP results):