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Variable Bindings in a Manage Exec Trap

In the section Creating Trap Masks for Manage Exec NT Agents, we discussed the fact that the second variable binding in a trap from Manage Exec contains an event ID. This ID indicates the nature of the alert that is being set or cleared.

The table below lists all the variable bindings that you'll find in a trap from Manage Exec.

Variable Bindings for a Manage Exec Trap

Variable Binding Value

agentName

The name of an agent reporting to a management server.

nodeName

The name of a node on the monitored network.

eventID

A number designating a monitored condition.

thresholdID

A number designating a threshold set on a monitored condition.

alertText

A string describing an alert condition.

alertServerName

The name of a Manage Exec Alert server.

nodeAddressIPX

The IPX network address of a node.

nodeAddressAppleTalk

The AppleTalk network address of a node.

nodeAddressIP

The IP network address of a node.

alertType

The type of Manage Exec alert packet.

THRESHOLD alerts are generated when a condition crosses a configured threshold, and are cleared by the agent when the condition crosses the configured reset value.

CHANGE alerts are generated when a condition changes state, and are simply forwarded to any consoles and gateways attached to the agent's management server at the time. They are not clearable, as neither the agent nor the management server maintains information about the alert (beyond logging it). Console operators dismiss change alerts locally.

RESETTABLE alerts are generated when a condition changes in a predefined manner; they can be cleared either by a console operator or (for some alerts) by the agent itself.

counterGroupName

The group name of alerting counter.

counterName

The name of alerting counter.

counterInstanceName

The instance name of alerting counter.

extendedAlertText1

A string with extended alert information - 1st segment.

extendedAlertText2

A string with extended alert information - 2nd segment.



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