iControl and SNMP > Detailed Directions > iControl as SNMP Agent > Configuring the GSM as an SNMP Agent > Creating a GSM SNMP Agent for an Individual Alarm
 
Creating a GSM SNMP Agent for an Individual Alarm
 

REQUIREMENTS:  

Make sure you meet the following conditions before beginning this procedure: 
• You have separately ordered and installed the SNMP Agent plug‑in option. To order this, contact Grass Valley Technical Support (see "Contact Us", on page 627).
• You have opened the GSM Alarm Browser (click HERE).
1. In the GSM Alarm Browser, select a GSM from the list on the left pane.
2. In the right pane, on the Main tab, navigate to − and right-click − the desired alarm, and then click Properties.
System Response: The Alarm Properties window appears.
3. Click Add.
System Response: The New Action window appears.
4. Select SNMP agent and then click New.
System Response: The SNMP Agent Configuration window appears.
5. Enter values for the following parameters depending upon your needs:
 

IMPORTANT: Make sure each port is used by, at most, one SNMP agent  

When configuring multiple SNMP agents for multiple individual alarms, it is important to make sure any given port is not used for more than one SNMP agent.

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Configure an SNMP agent.
1. In the SNMP Agent Configuration window, type a name for this plugin.
2. In the Community box, type an SNMP community string.
Only client requests with identical text are processed.
3. In the Port list, select the Application Server port number to which the agent listens for client requests.
4. In the Trap configuration area, click Add.
5. In the trap target that appears, in the Host column, type an IP address for the trap target.
6. In the same row (same trap target), in the Port column, type the trap target’s port number to which the trap will be sent.
7. [OPTIONAL] In the same row, in the Description column, type a description of the trap target.
8. Specify the trap version.
9. Assign a trap number (used to identify this trap from others).
10. Click OK.
Remove a trap target from an SNMP agent.
1. In the SNMP Agent Configuration window, in the Trap targets list, select the target you would like to remove.
2. Click Remove.
3. Click OK.
System Response: An icon labeled SNMP Agent appears in the Actions list of the Alarm Properties window.
This alarm is now available to be polled or queried by a third party SNMP Manager.