SNMP trap monitor sometimes processing multiple traps as a single trap

PaulH 6
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Hi,

I am setting up an snmp trap monitor that executes a VBScript to parse each trap. For each trap the script writes the details to a log file and e-mails the relevant parts to a helpdesk system. While testing the monitor I have sent the same trap multiple times in quick succession and the monitor sometimes sees them as a single trap with twice the number of variables. This is causing me a problem because each trap should be processed individually.

Is there a reason for this happening and is there anything I do about it?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Best Regards Paul

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7 Answers

Recent versions of the SNMP Trap monitor (version 4.2.2 or newer I think?) have a check box for "Report each matching event separately", which is what it sounds like you want.

Doug1126

Look in the PA Server Monitor\Logs\PA Server Monitor_Service_Log.txt file. Every time a trap is received, an entry that contains "SNMP-TRAP: Trap." is added to the log. If you quickly send 10 traps, do you see 10 entries in the log? And then only see (for example) 8 events fired?

Doug•

Hi,

Thanks for the response but I already have this check box ticked.

Any other suggestions would be very welcome.

Thanks again Paul

PaulH•

Hi Doug,

Sorry only just read your suggestion/question.

I have just run a test with 7 traps sent together and the monitor was only fired once. the log file contains the following:

Starting monitor DAL-UTIL-01.DAL.LOCAL"SNMP Trap Monitor" (MID 914) SNMPTrapReceiver::DoEventsProc thread starting ThreadProc -> MaintChk SNMP-TRAP: Device DAL-UTIL-01.DAL.LOCAL (monID 914) registering for traps Finished monitor DAL-UTIL-01.DAL.LOCAL"SNMP Trap Monitor". Status=OK, (MID 914)

Thanks for your input.

Best Regards Paul

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