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Configuring NerveCenter to Receive Inform Actions

Once a NerveCenter behavior model detects a problem, it can notify a network management platform of the problem using the Inform action. This action sends an inform packet to its recipients, indicating the nature of the problem.

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Note    Although the message that the Inform action sends to its recipients contains the same information as a trap, the message is not sent via UDP. An inform message is sent via TCP to make sure the delivery mechanism is reliable.

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In addition to sending an Inform to network management platforms, a NerveCenter Server can send an Inform to another NerveCenter Server or itself.

Before a NerveCenter Server can receive a trap it must be configured to have a listening port number. By default, this port number is 32505.

 
  To specify the port NerveCenter Server uses to receive an Inform packet:

1. Open NerveCenter Administrator and connect to an appropriate NerveCenter Server. See Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server.
2. Select the Ports tab.

   The Ports page is displayed.

   The Ports Page in NerveCenter Administrator

   

3. In the NerveCenter Inform Port field, type the number of the port through which this NerveCenter Server should receive inform packets sent by a NerveCenter Server.
4. Select Save.
5. Stop and start the NerveCenter Server.

   Changes to the Inform port will not be complete until the NerveCenter Server is restarted. See Running the NerveCenter Server.

The current NerveCenter Server will receive Inform packets from other NerveCenter Servers at the port specified.

 
  To view all the NerveCenter Servers configured to send an Inform to the current server:

1. In either NerveCenter Administrator or NerveCenter Client, from the Server menu, choose Server Status.
2. Select the Connected NerveCenters tab.

Any NerveCenter Server configured to send an inform packet to the current NerveCenter Server at the port specified in step 3 appears in the Inform NC Name list.