Deployment Architecture

Configure SNMP trap in UNIX

anirbanukil
Explorer

I went through the documentation at "http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/4.2.2/Admin/SendSNMPtrapstoothersystems" but unable to understand how "traphosts.pl" is going to execute "sendsnmptrap.pl"?
Moreoever, I am not sure how to test if my scripts are working fine.
My Splunk(4.2) installation is on Solaris 10.5.

Please help.

Tags (2)
0 Karma
1 Solution

anirbanukil
Explorer

Basically what I did is I ignored "traphosts.pl" and created a script "sendsnmptrap.pl" and executed it from Splunk alerts instead of "traphosts.pl" as mentioned in the document (which is misleading).

Please note: the '$cmd' and its contents should be in a single line otherwise you may not see the trap message details (as it happened in my case).

View solution in original post

0 Karma

anirbanukil
Explorer

Basically what I did is I ignored "traphosts.pl" and created a script "sendsnmptrap.pl" and executed it from Splunk alerts instead of "traphosts.pl" as mentioned in the document (which is misleading).

Please note: the '$cmd' and its contents should be in a single line otherwise you may not see the trap message details (as it happened in my case).

0 Karma

Takajian
Builder

You need to create just "traphosts.pl". The script "sendsnmptrap.pl" is just sample, you copy it and past it in "traphosts.pl".

Then, please test it by referring to the manual.

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Technical Workshop Series: Splunk Data Management and SPL2 | Register here!

Hey, Splunk Community! Ready to take your data management skills to the next level? Join us for a 3-part ...

Spotting Financial Fraud in the Haystack: A Guide to Behavioral Analytics with Splunk

In today's digital financial ecosystem, security teams face an unprecedented challenge. The sheer volume of ...

Solve Problems Faster with New, Smarter AI and Integrations in Splunk Observability

Solve Problems Faster with New, Smarter AI and Integrations in Splunk Observability As businesses scale ...