Available trap alert actions (deprecated)
This SolarWinds Platform topic applies to the following products if you are NOT using the Orion Log Viewer to monitor SNMP traps.
IPAM — NAM — NCM — NPM — NTA — SAM — SRM — VNQM
Delete unwanted traps sent to the SNMP Trap server.
Add a custom tag to received traps. Ensure you include the Tag column in the viewer when assigning a tag.
Flag the Trap with a specific color
Assign a specific color for display in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console to flag traps matching the rule.
Specify a file and a series of variables with which to tag traps sent to the file. Ensure you have already created the log file you want to use. The alert cannot create a file.
Write a message to a local or a remote Windows Event Log.
Specify the IP address or hostname and the port on which to forward the trap. Specify the IP address or hostname of the trap destination and the port on which the trap should be sent. Check Include Source Address to include the IP address of the trap source.
Play a sound when a matching SNMP trap is received.
Define a specific speech engine, the speed, pitch, volume, and message to read.
Specify an external program to launch using a batch file. This action is used when creating real-time change notifications in the SolarWinds Platform.
To run external programs or VB scripts, the usage of lower privileged built-in accounts was enabled. By default, this is the Network Service account. If you encounter issues, see Troubleshooting.
Allows you to launch a VB Script using the selected script interpreter engine and a saved script file.
To run external programs or VB scripts, the usage of lower privileged built-in accounts was enabled. By default, this is the Network Service account. If you encounter issues, see Troubleshooting.
Send a Windows Net message either to a specific computer or to an entire domain or workgroup.
The only operating systems supporting Windows Net Messaging on which SolarWinds supports Orion installations are Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. SolarWinds only supports Orion evaluations on Windows XP.
Send an email from a specified account to an address, using a specific SMTP server, and containing a customizable subject and message.
Stop Processing Trap Rules
Stops the processing of SNMP trap rules for the matching trap.
Change the status of an interface
SolarWinds NPM can change the status of an interface from which a trap is received. Designate the status to which the interface should change.