Re: [nv-l] Unknown trap from Nortel BayStack 450

[James Shanks <jshanks@us.ibm.com>]

Why not just define the trap so that it displays correctly and call Nortel for the answer?
Use xnmtrap, add the enterprise and the specific id,  and make the Log message say "Nortel BayStack 450 systems with SW-Version 4.4 sent $*".

And yes, when an enterprise id is not matched, trapd will shorten it to find the best match in what he has.   That's the way it works.

James Shanks
Level 3 Support  for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and Windows
Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group

"Gehrig, Winfried" <winfried.gehrig@eds.com> Sent by: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com 12/03/2003 03:05 AM Please respond to nv-l

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Hello Netview-specialists.

I hopy You can help me with the following misinterpreted Nortel-trap-problem on our Netview V6.0
Nortel BayStack 450 systems with SW-Version 4.4 send our the following trap randomly:

SNMP: ----- Simple Network Management Protocol (Version 1) -----
SNMP: 
SNMP: Version      = 0
SNMP: Community    = public
SNMP: Command      = Trap
SNMP: Enterprise      = {1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.2.2}                                  <--unknown
SNMP: Network address = [yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy]
SNMP: Generic trap    = 6 (Enterprise specific)                                  <--unknown
SNMP: Specific trap   = 3                                                                                     <--unknown
SNMP: Time ticks      = 135334224
SNMP: 
SNMP: Object = {1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.7} (ifIndex.7)                 <-- probably the ifIndex; in this case: port #7
SNMP: Value  = 7
SNMP: 

Due to the fact that the Enterprise-ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.45.5.2.2 is not contained in our system, Netview
chooses apparently the nearest Enterprise-ID 1.3.6.1.4.1.45
The trap is then displayed with wrong information like "Ethernet board Power supply failure"

Does somebody know what is really behind this trap ?

Thank You for any help in advance 


Dipl.-Ing. (BA)  Winfried Gehrig
NORTEL Certified Support Specialist
Global Delivery Unit LAN
EDS Schweinfurt GmbH  
Gunnar-Wester-Str. 12
97421 Schweinfurt
Tel.: + 49 9721  563077
Fax: + 49 9721 5663077
Mailto:Winfried.Gehrig@eds.com