Hi Ian
I'm thinking about this one: I've used SNMP but not with Perl.
In the mean time, look here for a list of SNMP-related RFCs.
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Protocols/SNMP/RFCs/
Rob
"Ian Zapczynski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> I hope my question isn't too specific for this list. I'm still learning
> the basic concepts of SNMP, but I need my current script to send an SNMP
> trap to a host here upon failure. I am hoping to use Net::SNMP to do
> so, but I think I'm unclear of the syntax due to my current lack of
> understanding of the SNMP protocol.
>
> I have a subroutine which looks like this:
>
> sub sendSNMP {
> my ($event) = @_;
> my ($session, $error) = Net::SNMP->session(
> hostname => $SNMP_HOST,
> version => "2",
> timeout => $SNMP_TIMEOUT
> );
> die "SNMP session to $SNMP_HOST failed - $error" unless $session;
> my (@oid_value) = (
> ".1.3.6.1.4.1.1000.3.$SNMP_SERVERID.$SNMP_JOBID.0.$event",'INTEGER','');
> my $result = $session->snmpv2_trap(
> -varbindlist => \@oid_value,
> );
> my $error_message = $session->error;
> die "SNMP trap could not be sent to $SNMP_HOST because
> $error_message" unless defined ($result);
> $session->close;
> }
>
> I'm quite sure my problem is in not understanding what -varbindlist is
> supposed to be populated with. I took the above from an example I saw
> on the 'net which I probably misinterpreted.
>
> I am really trying to translate a command line used by snmpnotify to
> communicate with HP Openview to a function using the Net::SNMP module.
> The only thing I know I must specify is a complete OID as constructed
> above. But can anyone else tell me exactly what is supposed to be in
> -varbindlist? The perldoc specifies:
>
> sysUpTime.0 - ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0', TIMETICKS, $timeticks)
>
> snmpTrapOID.0 - ('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.4.1.0', OBJECT_IDENTIFIER, $oid)
>
> I don't understand though if this is meant to be literal or just examples.
>
> When I run the script with the syntax above or the other attempts I've
> made, $error_message contains "Unknown ASN.1 type [INTEGER]"
>
> A pointer to an RFC would even be appreciated. For some reason, I can't
> seem to find one which explains what I'm looking for.
>
> Thanks for any and all insight!
>
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