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Adding Nodes Discovered from Traps

NerveCenter occasionally receives traps from nodes not included in its node list. In this situation, NerveCenter must make two decisions:

• Whether to process the trap or ignore it. (See the section Processing Traps from Unknown Nodes)
• Whether to add the unknown node to its node list. This section explains how to configure this setting.

 
  To configure the way unknown nodes affect NerveCenter's node list:

1. Open NerveCenter Administrator and connect to the appropriate Server.

   See Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server.

2. Select the Server tab.

   NerveCenter displays the Server page.

   The Server Page of NerveCenter Administrator

   

3. In the Discover Nodes from Traps list, select which nodes NerveCenter should place in its node list:
   • With a None setting, NerveCenter will not add any unknown nodes to the node list.
   • With a Filter setting, NerveCenter will add to its node list an unknown node sending a trap only if it meets the criteria established by the node filters.
   • With an All setting, NerveCenter adds to its node list any unknown node sending a trap, regardless of the node filters.
4. Select Save.

Any time NerveCenter receives a trap from a node not listed in its node list, NerveCenter handles the node according to the criteria you set in the Discover Nodes from Traps list box.

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Note    NerveCenter sets to autodelete any unknown nodes added from traps. If NerveCenter adds an unknown node discovered from a trap but your network management platform fails to add it, the node will be deleted at the next resynchronization.

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