Filter Form

[This is the context-sensitive Help topic for the Incident Configuration: Filter form.] 

Pre-requisite: Make sure you have used the NNMi nnmincidentcfg.ovpl command line utility to automatically create or update the incident configurations for the SNMP traps you want to include. See Load SNMP Trap Incident Configurations for more information.

The Filter Form enables you to specify the SNMP trap Object Identifier (OID) pattern you want to use to filter incoming SNMP traps. The traps which pass the filter you specify can then be forwarded to a specified destination using the Trap Forwarding Destinations tab. See Configure Trap Forwarding Destinations for more information.

Note See Manage Incoming SNMP Traps for information about the criteria NNMi uses to determine when to receive or discard traps.

To configure a Trap Forwarding Filter:

  1. Make your configuration choices (see table).
  2. Click Save and Close to save your changes and return to the Trap Forwarding Configuration form.

     

SNMP Trap Forwarding Filter Expression Configuration

Attribute Description
Trap Object Identifier (OID)

Enter the Trap Object Identifier (OID) pattern you want to use for the SNMP trap filter. Valid values include:

  • The entire SNMP trap OID value. For example: .1.3.6.1.6.5.66.7.1225
  • The SNMP trap OID value that includes a wildcard as a placeholder for the missing values. For example, to specify only the SNMP trap OID matching prefix: .1.3.6.1.6.5.66.7.*