- Device Type
- Notification Policy : the notification policy the Data Center Expert server associates with alarms at an APC SNMP device.
- Location: the location of the device, if known.
- Protocol: SNMPv1 or SNMPv3.
- Port, Timeout, and Retries : SNMP communication settings.
- Last Scan Time: date and time when the Data Center Expert server last scanned a device for status information.
You can edit the Notification Policy, Port, Timeout, and Retries settings, as well as settings not identified in the list. Select one or more of the listed devices and click Edit Device Scan Settings.
The following editable settings are not identified in the list:
- Scan Interval (minutes)
- Priority Scanning
Priority Scanning is a trap-based polling process that only occurs in response to traps from APC SNMPv1 devices or informs from APC SNMPv3 devices where the Data Center Expert server is defined as a trap receiver.
When an alarm occurs on the device, the device sends an SNMP trap to the DCE server. DCE receives the trap and then polls the device for alert information. Once the alert has been verified, DCE notifies users based on their notification policy.
The trap receiver value is verified / set approximately every hour on APC SNMP devices.
Note: Priority scanning is not available for third party devices; the specific communication required is not available in all systems. - SNMPv1: Read and Write Community names
- SNMPv3: User, Authentication Protocol, Encryption Algorithm, and Authentication and Encryption Passwords
If you select to edit SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 devices at the same time, no Priority Scanning, SNMPv1-specific, or SNMPv3-specific settings will appear in the "Edit Device Scan Settings" display.
