SNMP traps - AWS Elemental Conductor Live

SNMP traps

AWS Elemental Conductor Live generates SNMP traps for activity on the cluster. You can set up to receive SNMP traps from Conductor Live. (If you prefer to poll the SNMP interface for messages, see SNMP polling.)

Conductor Live generates SNMP traps for the following events.

  • Type of notification: ELEMENTAL-MIB::alert

  • Type of event: Any alert that worker nodes in the cluster generate.

  • Contents of the notification:

    • ELEMENTAL-MIB::alertSet. The value is 1 if the alert is being set, 0 if the alert is being cleared.

    • ELEMENTAL-MIB::alertMessage. Describes the alert that was set or cleared.

To set up SNMP traps

  1. On the Conductor Live web interface, go to the Settings page and choose SNMP.

  2. On the SNMP page, complete the fields. Use the instructions in the following table as a guide. Choose Save:

    Field Instructions
    Allow external SNMP access Choose Yes to open the SNMP port on the firewall.

    The port must be open if you will send an snmpwalk command.
    Generate SNMP Traps for Alerts Choose Yes to generate traps.
    SNMP Management Host Enter the IP address of the trap destination.
    SNMP Management Trap Port Enter 162.
    SNMP Management Community Enter Public.