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testtrap

Description

Tests the RAC's SNMP trap alerting feature by sending a test trap from iDRAC to a specified destination trap listener on the network.

To run this subcommand, you must have the Test Alert permission.

NOTE: Before you run the testtrap subcommand, make sure that the specified index in the RACADM iDRAC.SNMPAlert group is configured properly. The indices of testtrap subcommand is co-related to the indices of iDRAC.SNMPAlert group.

Synopsis

racadm testtrap -i <index>

Input

  • -i <index> — Specifies the index of the trap configuration that must be used for the test. Valid values are from 1 to 4.

Output/Example

Enable the alert.

racadm set idrac.emailalert.1.CustomMsg 1
racadm set iDRAC.SNMPAlert.1.Enable 1

Set the destination email IP address.

racadm set iDRAC.SNMPAlert.1.Destination 192.168.0

View the current test trap settings.

racadm get iDRAC.SNMPAlert.<index>

Test a trap with index as 1.

racadm testtrap -i 1
Test trap sent successfully.