How to change the SNMP Trap Port SPECTRUM uses to listen for traps

Products

• CA Spectrum
• DX NetOps

Issue/Introduction

How to change the SNMP Trap Port SPECTRUM uses to listen for traps

Environment

Release: Any
Component:

Resolution

- Edit the $SPECROOT/SS/.vnmrc file.
- Set the "snmp_trap_port=" to a value you wish to have SPECTRUM listen to for incoming traps.
- Restart the SpectroSERVER for the change to take effect.

 

snmp_trap_port: 

Specifies the port through which the VNM receives traps.
This command has the following format:

snmp_trap_port=162

where:

162 is the default port value.

Additional Information

NOTE: Devices configured to send traps to SPECTRUM will need to be reconfigured to sent traps on this new port.
NOTE: In some troubleshooting cases it might be desirable to change the port to stop trap processing temporarily