Users Guide

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NOTE: When you use the Unknown Traps button to add unknown traps received in OpenManage Essentials, the
Enterprise OID, Generic ID and Specific ID fields are automatically populated.
Before you begin, ensure that you are logged in with OmeAdministrator privileges.
To add traps:
1.
Click Manage AlertsManage Traps.
2. In Manage Traps, click Custom Trap Definitions.
The Custom Trap Definitions view is displayed.
3. If you want to add a new trap definition:
a. In the Category Name list, select an existing category or type a new category name.
b. Provide the Trap Name, Description, Enterprise OID, Specific 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 define and add and click OK.
The Enterprise OID, Generic ID and Specific ID fields 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-defined Traps grid.
Deleting Traps
The Custom Trap Definitions view also enables you to delete user-defined traps. Traps that are pre-defined in OpenManage
Essentials cannot be deleted.
Before you begin, ensure that you are logged in with OmeAdministrator privileges.
To delete traps:
1. Click Manage AlertsManage Traps.
2. In Manage Traps, click Custom Trap Definitions.
3. In the User Defined Traps grid, select the traps you want to delete.
The selected traps are highlighted
4. Click Delete Trap.
The confirmation dialog box is displayed.
5. Click Yes.
Resetting Built-in Trap Definitions
The Reset Built-in Trap Definitions view enables you to reset a pre-defined 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 AlertsManage Traps.
2. In Manage Traps, click Reset Built-in Trap Definitions.
The Revert Trap view displays all the pre-defined trap definitions that you edited.
3. In the Edited Traps grid, select the traps you want to revert and click Revert Traps.
The confirmation dialog box is displayed.
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