Testing SNMP alarms

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Issue

There is no full end to end description on how to test SNMP alarms in SmartStruxure 1.6.1 and later

Product Line

EcoStruxure Building Operation

Environment

• SNMP
• Alarms

Cause

Only a guide on how to create the SNMP alarms is available, but there is no guide available on how to test them.

For general information regarding SNMP traps, refer to the following Web Help links:

Versions 1.6 and 1.7

• SNMP Notification Properties
• Create SNMP Notification Wizard – SNMP Notification Page
• SNMP Notification View

Version 1.8 and later

• SNMP Notification Distribution Method
• Create Notification Wizard - Configure SNMP Page

Resolution

1. Download and install "MIB Browser" from iReasoning
2. Download the mib file for SmartStruxure
3. Load the SmartStruxure mib file into the MIB Browser through "File"-->"Load MIBs", and select the SmartStruxure mib file
   
4. Create a simple alarm in SmartStruxure and make it trigger on a digital point
   
5. Create a SNMP notification with the following settings. To get to the conditions/filter, open (double click on it or hit enter) the SNMP notification. Only showing the properties of it will not show the filter settings.
   
   • "Address" is the address of the SNMP manager that receives the SNMP notification, in this test "localhost" since the SNMP manager is installed locally.
   • "User name" is the user name of the user on the SNMP manager that receives the notification.
   • In filter settings, select normal and alarm state, and add "Source server = *" as a condition
6. In the MIB browser, select "Tools"-->"Trap Receiver"
7. Trigger the alarm in SmartStruxure
8. An alarm will now be seen in the MIB browsers trap receiver window