Configuring the management module to send traps

This topic provides information about configuring the management module to send traps.

(IBM® BladeCenter® devices only) The IBM BladeCenter system chassis requires Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 1 to be configured. To configure the AMM to send traps, complete the following steps.

  1. From the AMM interface access the MM Control - Network Protocols page.
  2. Click on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) link and make sure that SNMP traps and SNMPv1 agent are enabled and configured.
  3. Set the Access Type to Trap for at least one community.
  4. Make sure that the IP or hostname of the IFM server is listed as one of the three addresses for the community.
  5. If the community is not named, do one of the following:
    • Set the Community Name to Trap. This is the default value.
    • Locate the server.prop file (default location is /ofm/data) and add or change the following entry: CommunityName=<community name>. Where <community name> is the name of the community (if the IFM server is already running, changing this value will necessitate a restart of IFM for the change to take effect).
  6. Setup event recipients:
    1. Access the MM Control - Alerts page.
    2. Configure at least one Remote Alert Recipient:
      • Select SNMP over LAN as the Notification Method.
      • Select Receive all alerts.
      • Enable the remote alert recipient.
    3. In the Monitored Alerts section, select all options under Critical Events, Warning Events, and Informational Events.
  7. Setup the SNMP trap recipient port:
    1. Access the MM Control - Port Assignments page.
    2. Complete one of the following:
      • Set the SNMP Traps Port to 50990.
      • Locate the server.prop file (default location is /ofm/data) and add or change the following entry: SNMPTrapPort=<traps port>. Where <traps port> is the port currently configured for SNMP Traps (if your IFM server is already running, changing this value will necessitate a restart of IFM for the change to take effect).

(IBM Flex System® devices only) To configure the IBM Flex System CMM to send traps, complete the following steps.

  1. Select Event Recipients from the Events menu.
  2. Click Global Settings.
  3. Select all options under Critical Events, Warning Events, and Informational Events.
  4. Click OK.