Smarts SAM: How to set Severity based on varbind value using the trap adapter for an incoming trap

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• VMware Smart Assurance

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VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

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How to set Severity based on varbind value using the Smarts SAM trap adapter for an incoming trap

The following example shows how to set Severity based on varbind 1 using the Smarts SAM trap adapter. This is done in the trap_mgr.conf file found here:

<BASEDIR>/smarts/local/conf/icoi/trap_mgr.conf

Example
In the following example, Severity will be set to 1,2 or 3 based on Varbind 1 value of AT,WR or IN.

IMPORTANT! Be sure to leave a space between the "=" and the values in the Map configuration settings, or a "Bad entry in trap_mgr.conf" error will be logged in the trap adapter log. To prevent the "Bad entry" error, the setting in the Map configuration in the following example must be AT = 1 and not AT=1.

BEGIN_TRAP * 1 *
           ClassName:    Host
           InstanceName: $SYS$
           EventName:   $V*$
           Severity:    $V1-severity$
           UnknownAgent: CREATE
           State:           NOTIFY
           EventType:        MOMENTARY
           Expiration:       360
           EventText:        $V1$
           Map:         {
                V1-severity
                AT = 1
                WR = 2
                IN = 3
          }
END_TRAP