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Event Processing Rules | Key Portlets
Forward Northbound
When you want to forward an SNMP v2 event (trap) to another host, then configure automation in
this screen to do that.
Enter the following fields:
Destination Address—The IP address of the northbound destination.
Destination Port—The port on the northbound destination.
Community String—The SNMP community string for the northbound destination.
Send as Proxy—When checked, this sends the IP address of the application server as the source of
Destination Address—The IP address of the northbound destination.
Destination Port—The port on the northbound destination.
Community String—The SNMP community string for the northbound destination.
Send as Proxy—When checked, this sends the IP address of the application server as the source of
the event. Unchecked, it sends the IP address of the source device. (See Send as Proxy on
page 151 for more.)
For details of the Trap Forwarding Process, see the next section.
Trap Forwarding Process
SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 traps become SNMPv2 Traps
SNMPv1 traps are converted according to RFC 1908. SNMPv3 traps are already in SNMPv2 format
and the application simply does not use SNMPv3 security when sending these northbound. The
following is the relevant snippet from RFC 1908:
3.1.2. SNMPv1 -> SNMPv2
When converting responses received from a SNMPv1 entity acting in an agent role into
When converting responses received from a SNMPv1 entity acting in an agent role into
responses sent to a SNMPv2 entity acting in a manager role: