Network Management

When creating SNMP Trap as alert action, which IP address does it come from?

Learn which IP address a generated SNMP trap will show as the originator

First published date

5/6/2019 9:07 PM

Last published date

5/6/2019 9:07 PM

Overview

When an alert action is used to generate an SNMP Trap, which IP address will the trap show as the originator address?

Product section

Orion Platform

Resolution

In the case of web alerts, The trap will be generated off of the main poller (that is where Alerting Engine operates) and it will use the IP address of the server.
In the case of generating the trap in an HA environment, the trap may use either the IP address of the server or the VIP as a source.

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