Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Table is described in Section 6.3, “Entity Table”. This means that the action the master agent
takes when it receives a trap is flexible, such as sending an email to an email address defined in
the dsEntityContact variable for one instance while sending a notification to a a pager number
in the dsEntityContact variable for another instance.
There are two traps supported by the subagent:
• DirectoryServerDown. This trap is generated whenever the subagent detects the Directory
Server is potentially not running. This trap will be sent with the Directory Server instance
description, version, physical location, and contact information, which are detailed in the
dsEntityDescr, dsEntityVers, dsEntityLocation, and dsEntityContact variables.
• DirectoryServerStart. This trap is generated whenever the subagent detects that the Directory
Server has started or restarted. This trap will be sent with the Directory Server instance
description, version, physical location, and contact information, which are detailed in the
dsEntityDescr, dsEntityVers, dsEntityLocation, and dsEntityContact variables.
5. Configuring the Directory Server for SNMP
By default, the Directory Server is ready to be monitored using SNMP as soon as the subagent
is configured. However, there are some useful variables in the Directory Server instances which
can be configured to help identify the Directory Server instance with SNMP. To configure these
SNMP settings from the Directory Server Console, do the following:
1. Select the Configuration tab, and then select the topmost entry in the navigation tree in the
left pane.
2. Select the SNMP tab in the right pane.
3. Enter a description that uniquely describes the directory instance in the Description text box.
4. Type the name the company or organization to which the directory belongs in the
Organization text box.
5. Type the location within the company or organization where the directory resides in the
Location text box.
6. Type the email address of the person responsible for maintaining the directory in the Contact
text box.
7. Click Save.
6. Using the Management Information Base
The Directory Server's MIB is a file called redhat-directory.mib. This MIB contains
definitions for variables pertaining to network management for the directory. These variables are
known as managed objects. Using the directory MIB and Net-SNMP, you can monitor your
Configuring the Directory Server for SNMP
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