Users Guide

Managing Traps
Customizing Trap Denitions
The Custom Trap Denitions view enables you to add trap denitions to the OpenManage Essentials database. You can add a new
trap denition or search unknown traps received in OpenManage Essentials, dene the trap details and add the trap.
NOTE: When you use the Unknown Traps button to add unknown traps received in OpenManage Essentials, the
Enterprise OID, Generic ID and Specic ID elds are automatically populated.
Before you begin, ensure that you are logged in with OmeAdministrator privileges.
To add traps:
1. Click Manage → Alerts → Manage Traps.
2. In Manage Traps, click Custom Trap Denitions.
The Custom Trap Denitions view is displayed.
3. If you want to add a new trap denition:
a. In the Category Name list, select an existing category or type a new category name.
b. Provide the Trap Name, Description, Enterprise OID, Specic ID, and Format String.
c. In the Severity list, select a severity level for the trap.
4. If you want to add an unknown trap received in OpenManage Essentials:
a. Click Search Unknown Traps.
The Unknown Traps in OpenManage Essentials window is displayed.
b. Select an unknown trap you want to dene and add and click OK.
The Enterprise OID, Generic ID and Specic ID elds are populated automatically based on the selected unknown trap.
c. In the Category Name list, select either an existing category or type a new category name.
d. Provide the Trap Name, Description, and Format String.
e. In the Severity list, select a severity level for the trap.
5. Click Add Trap.
The trap details you provided are displayed in the User-dened Traps grid.
Deleting Traps
The Custom Trap Denitions view also enables you to delete user-dened traps. Traps that are pre-dened in OpenManage
Essentials cannot be deleted.
Before you begin, ensure that you are logged in with OmeAdministrator privileges.
To delete traps:
1. Click Manage → Alerts → Manage Traps.
2. In Manage Traps, click Custom Trap Denitions.
3. In the User Dened Traps grid, select the traps you want to delete.
The selected traps are highlighted
4. Click Delete Trap.
The conrmation dialog box is displayed.
5. Click Yes.
Resetting Built-in Trap Denitions
The Reset Built-in Trap Denitions view enables you to reset a pre-dened OpenManage Essentials trap that you edited earlier.
Before you begin, ensure that you are logged in with OmeAdministrator privileges.
To revert traps:
1. Click Manage → Alerts → Manage Traps.
2. In Manage Traps, click Reset Built-in Trap Denitions.
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