Configuring Alert Monitoring with SNMP v3

You can configure either a trap or polling server.

Configuring a Trap Server

1. From the Home tab, select System > System Settings.

2. Select Settings > Monitoring.

3. Select the SNMP tab.

4. Click the Add button.

   Note: If there are no SNMP servers configured, you can also click the Add SNMP Servers Now link.

5. In the Add SNMP Server window, in the Type tab, select v3 and then select Trap.

6. Click Continue.

7. On the Configure tab, ensure that the status is Enabled and enter the name to identify the server. 

8. Enter the type of SNMP v3 security that you want to use. This can be one of the following: 

   • User-based Security Model (USM)—Access control-based.

   • Transport Security Model (TSM)—Certificate-based.

9. For USM, complete the following: 

   Field	Value
   Trap Server	The FQDN or IP address of the trap server.
   User Name	The name of the SNMP v3 user.
   Security Level	This can be one of the following:  noAuthNoPriv—Communication without authentication or privacy. authNoPriv—Communication with authentication but no privacy. authPriv—Communication with authentication and privacy.
   Authentication Protocol	The type of authentication that you want to use. This can be one of the following:  MD5 SHA SHA-256 Required for authNoPriv and authPriv.
   Authentication Passphrase	The passphrase used for the authentication protocol. Required for authNoPriv and authPriv.
   Privacy Protocol	The type of encryption that you want to use. This can be one of the following:  AES DES Required for authPriv.
   Privacy Passphrase	The passphrase used for the privacy protocol. Required for authPriv.
   Engine ID	The ID used by SNMPv3 entities to uniquely identify them. The Engine ID must be a hexadecimal string of length between 10 and 64. For example, 0x0123456789.
   Port	The port to be used for the server.

10. For TSM, complete the following: 

    Field	Value
    Trap Server	The FQDN or IP address of the trap server.
    User Name	The name of the SNMP v3 user.
    SNMP Server Certificate	Click Add and import or paste the SNMP server certificate. When finished, click Continue and then Install to add the certificate.
    CA Certificate	Click Add and import or paste the CA certificate. When finished, click Continue and then Install to add the certificate.
    CloudControl Certificate	Click Manage and download the CloudControl certificate. This must be added to the SNMP server.

11. Click Continue.

The trap server is configured and added to the SNMP tab.

Configuring a Polling Server

1. From the Home tab, select System > System Settings.

2. Select Settings > Monitoring.

3. Select the SNMP tab.

4. Click the Add button.

   Note: If there are no SNMP servers configured, you can also click the Add SNMP Servers Now link.

5. In the Add SNMP Server window, in the Type tab, select v3 and then select Polling.

6. Click Continue.

7. On the Configure tab, ensure that the status is Enabled and enter the name to identify the server. 

8. Enter the type of SNMP v3 security that you want to use. This can be one of the following: 

   • User-based Security Model (USM)—Access control-based.

   • Transport Security Model (TSM)—Certificate-based.

9. For USM, complete the following: 

   Field	Value
   User Name	The name of the SNMP v3 user.
   Security Level	This can be one of the following:  noAuthNoPriv—Communication without authentication or privacy. authNoPriv—Communication with authentication but no privacy. authPriv—Communication with authentication and privacy.
   Authentication Protocol	The type of authentication that you want to use. This can be one of the following:  MD5 SHA SHA-256 Required for authNoPriv and authPriv.
   Authentication Passphrase	The passphrase used for the authentication protocol. Required for authNoPriv and authPriv.
   Privacy Protocol	The type of encryption that you want to use. This can be one of the following:  AES DES Required for authPriv.
   Privacy Passphrase	The passphrase used for the privacy protocol. Required for authPriv.

10. For TSM, complete the following: 

    Field	Value
    SNMP Server Certificate	Click Add and import or paste the SNMP server certificate. When finished, click Continue and then Install to add the certificate.
    CA Certificate	Click Add and import or paste the CA certificate. When finished, click Continue and then Install to add the certificate.
    CloudControl Certificate	Click Manage and download the CloudControl certificate. This must be added to the SNMP server.

11. Click Continue.

The polling server is configured and added to the SNMP tab.