Meanings of send traps in English

The RMON agent will send traps when error conditions are found.

We'll also include a script that uses a Perl module to send traps.

By using Perl, you have a great deal of control over how the services are monitored and how and when they send traps.

When sending an SNMPv3 trap (we're using the Net-SNMP command-line tools to send traps and informs), use a command like this:

In this section, we'll look at some different utilities that send traps and allow you to develop traps that are appropriate for your environment.

It is better to use an IP address than a hostname in case you are sending traps during a DNS outage.

Note that all the scripts in this section follow the same form when it comes to collecting SLA information and sending traps.