Users Guide

Importing MIBs
Before you begin, ensure that you are logged in with OmeAdministrator privileges.
1. Click Manage → Alerts → Manage MIBs.
2. In Manage MIBs, click Import MIB.
3. In Select les for upload, click Browse.
a. Select the MIB les that you want to import.
b. Click Open.
4. From the Select a MIB File list, select a MIB le and then click Parse MIB.
The trap data appears in a grid format.
5. Click Import Traps to import traps into the OpenManage Essentials database.
Removing MIBs from OpenManage Essentials
Removing MIBs from OpenManage Essentials impacts the associated alert actions and existing alerts in the console.
Before you begin, ensure that you are logged in with OmeAdministrator privileges.
1. Click Manage → Alerts → Manage MIBs.
2. In Manage MIBs, click Remove MIB.
3. Select the MIBs in the Imported MIBs.
4. Click Remove MIB.
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.
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