How to setup a filter for SNMP Traps at the collector level (zentrap) in Resource Manager 5.1.1 - 6.9

Applies To

• Zenoss Resource Manager 5.1.1 - 6.9

Summary

 The following procedure explains how to setup SNMP filter traps using zentrap at the collector level.

Procedure

To enable and configure zentrap SNMP traps on the collector:

1. From within the Control Center UI, edit the zentrap
   /opt/zenoss/etc/zentrap.conf configuration file:

   1. Click Zenoss.resmgr to display the Zenoss.res manager page.

      

   2. Scroll down the page to zentrap.
       

   3. Click zentrap to display the zentrap page.

      

   4. Scroll down to the  /opt/zenoss/etc/zentrap.conf file.

   5. Click Edit to launch the editor pane.

      

   6. Edit the file to enable the zentrap filter. Uncomment the line (remove the #) :

      trapFilterFile zentrap.filter.conf

      

   7. Click Save to save the changes, exit the file and close the editor dialog.

      

2. From within the Control Center UI, edit the 
   /opt/zenoss/etc/zentrap.filter.conf file to define appropriate filter criteria:
   1. Scroll down to the /opt/zenoss/etc/zentrap.filter.conf file.
       
   2. Click Edit to launch the editor pane.
   3. Edit the file to enable/define appropriate filter criteria. Uncomment a line to enable that definition (remove the #).
   4. Click Save to save the changes, exit the file and close the editor dialog.
3. Restart zentrap:
   1. From within the Control Center UI, Click Zenoss.resmgr to display the Zenoss.res manager page.
   2. Scroll down the page to find zentrap.

   3. Click the Restart icon.