How to test SNMP trap forwarding with IB switch or KVM on Exadata

Asset ID:	1-71-1610402.1
Update Date:	2017-03-06
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Solution 1610402.1 : How to test SNMP trap forwarding with IB switch or KVM on Exadata

Applies to:

Enterprise Manager for Exadata - Version 12.1.0.1.0 to 12.1.0.5.0 [Release 12.1]
Exadata Database Machine X2-8 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

When to do this?

Sometimes you would have configured the SNMP Trap Forwarding on Exadata compute nodes and would like to test the SNMP traps would be delivered to the EM agent running on the Exadata compute nodes. In such case, you could try these steps to test the SNMP trap forwarding.

Solution

The SNMP trap forwarding test can be done through KVM, however if the KVM is not present then this can be done alternatively with IB switch.

Using KVM

This is documented in http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24628_01/doc.121/e27442/ch4_post_discovery.htm#BABFGAIF

Using IB switch

- Connect to the IB Switch ILOM cli

ssh ilom-admin@{switch name or IP address}

- Execute below commands.

-> cd /SP/alertmgmt/rules/3

-> set destination=<COMPUTE_NODE_IP>

-> set level=minor

-> set /SP/alertmgmt/rules/3 testrule=true

- Check that snmptrapd logs messages in the /var/log/messages file from the IP address of the IB Switch.

References

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24628_01/doc.121/e27442/ch4_post_discovery.htm#BABFGAIF

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