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standard OID specified in RFC2576-MIB. When you try to retrieve the Agent Address from MS3, it is

displayed as MNv2

NOTE: If the SNMP v2 alert is forwarded from MS1 to MS2, the remote host is displayed as MNv2

because MS1 parses the extra OID along with the forwarded trap.

Scenario 3 — Forwarding Alerts in the OMEssentials Format Using Either SNMP v1/v2

Protocol

In this scenario, SNMP v1 alerts are sent from MNv1 to MS1 and then forwarded to MS2. If you try to

retrieve the remote host of the forwarded alert, it is displayed as MS1. The severity and the message of the

alert is also defined by MS1 and does not display the original severity and message defined by MNv1.

NOTE: The same behavior applies for SNMPv2 traps.

Working With Sample Alert Action Use Cases

Sample alert actions are available for the Application Launch, E-mail, Ignore, and Trap Forwarding alert

actions. Sample alert action use cases are disabled by default. Click the sample alert actions to enable the

sample alert action.

To enable a sample use case, right-click the use case and select Enable.

Use Cases in Alert Actions

Application Launch

Sample - Run Script on Server Critical Alert—Enable this use case to run a custom script when a critical

alert is received.

• Sample - Email Alerts to Service Desk—Enable this use case to send an e-mail to the service desk

account from the OpenManage Essentials server when an alert criteria is matched.

• Sample - Email Critical Server Alerts to Admin—Enable this use case to send an e-mail to an

administrator from the OpenManage Essentials server when an alert criteria is matched.

Ignore

• Sample - Ignore Alerts During Maintenance Window—Enable this use case to ignore alerts during a

specified time interval.

• Sample - Ignore Duplicate Alerts with 15s—Enable this use case to ignore duplicate alerts from the

same system.

• Sample - Ignore Non-Critical Alerts from Printers—Enable this use case to ignore non-critical alerts

related to printers.

Trap Forwarding

Sample - Forward Critical Server Alerts to Other Monitoring Console—Enable this use case to forward

SNMP alerts another monitoring console.

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