Common notifications

Generic SNMPv2c TRAP

Send SNMPv1 TRAP using the following options:

  • SNMPv2c
  • with community name ‘public’
  • over IPv4/UDP
  • send TRAP notification
  • with Uptime 12345
  • with Generic Trap #1 (warmStart) and Specific Trap 0
  • include managed object information ‘1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0’ = ‘my system’

Functionally similar to:

$ snmptrap -v2c -c public demo.snmplabs.com 12345 1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.2 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0 s “my system”
from pysnmp.hlapi.v1arch import *

iterator = sendNotification(
    SnmpDispatcher(),
    CommunityData('public'),
    UdpTransportTarget(('demo.snmplabs.com', 162)),
    'trap',
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime.0 = 12345
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0', TimeTicks(12345)),
    # SNMPv2-SMI::snmpTrapOID.0 = SNMPv2-MIB::warmStart
    NotificationType(ObjectIdentity('SNMPv2-MIB', 'warmStart')),
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0', OctetString('my system')),
    lookupMib=True
)

errorIndication, errorStatus, errorIndex, varBinds = next(iterator)

if errorIndication:
    print(errorIndication)

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SNMPv2c INFORM

Send SNMP INFORM notification using the following options:

  • SNMPv2c
  • with community name ‘public’
  • over IPv4/UDP
  • send INFORM notification
  • with TRAP ID ‘warmStart’ specified as a string OID
  • include managed object information 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0 = ‘system name’

Functionally similar to:

$ snmpinform -v2c -c public demo.snmplabs.com 12345 1.3.6.1.4.1.20408.4.1.1.2 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0 s “my system”
from pysnmp.hlapi.v1arch import *

iterator = sendNotification(
    SnmpDispatcher(),
    CommunityData('public'),
    UdpTransportTarget(('demo.snmplabs.com', 162)),
    'inform',
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime.0 = 12345
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0', TimeTicks(12345)),
    # SNMPv2-SMI::snmpTrapOID.0 = SNMPv2-MIB::warmStart
    ('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.4.1.0', ObjectIdentifier('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.2')),
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0', OctetString('my system'))
)

errorIndication, errorStatus, errorIndex, varBinds = next(iterator)

if errorIndication:
    print(errorIndication)

elif errorStatus:
    print('%s at %s' % (errorStatus.prettyPrint(),
                        errorIndex and varBinds[int(errorIndex) - 1][0] or '?'))

else:
    for varBind in varBinds:
        print(' = '.join([x.prettyPrint() for x in varBind]))

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Generic SNMPv1 TRAP

Send SNMPv1 TRAP using the following options:

  • SNMPv1
  • with community name ‘public’
  • over IPv4/UDP
  • send TRAP notification
  • with Uptime 12345
  • with Generic Trap #1 (warmStart) and Specific Trap 0
  • with Agent Address 127.0.0.1
  • with Enterprise OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.20408.4.1.1.2
  • include managed object information ‘1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0’ = ‘my system’

Functionally similar to:

$ snmptrap -v1 -c public demo.snmplabs.com 1.3.6.1.4.1.20408.4.1.1.2 0.0.0.0 1 0 0 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0 s “my system”
from pysnmp.hlapi.v1arch import *

iterator = sendNotification(
    SnmpDispatcher(),
    CommunityData('public', mpModel=0),
    UdpTransportTarget(('demo.snmplabs.com', 162)),
    'trap',
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime.0 = 12345
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0', TimeTicks(12345)),
    # SNMPv2-SMI::snmpTrapOID.0 = SNMPv2-MIB::warmStart
    ('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.4.1.0', ObjectIdentifier('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.2')),
    # SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB::snmpTrapAddress.0 = 127.0.0.1
    ('1.3.6.1.6.3.18.1.3.0', IpAddress('127.0.0.1')),
    # SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB::snmpTrapCommunity.0 = public
    ('1.3.6.1.6.3.18.1.4.0', OctetString('public')),
    # SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB::snmpTrapEnterprise.0 = 1.3.6.1.4.1.20408.4.1.1.2
    ('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.4.3.0', ObjectIdentifier('1.3.6.1.4.1.20408.4.1.1.2')),
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0', OctetString('my system'))
)

errorIndication, errorStatus, errorIndex, varBinds = next(iterator)

if errorIndication:
    print(errorIndication)

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Generic SNMPv2c TRAP

Send SNMPv1 TRAP using the following options:

  • SNMPv2c
  • with community name ‘public’
  • over IPv4/UDP
  • send TRAP notification
  • with Uptime 12345
  • with Generic Trap #1 (warmStart) and Specific Trap 0
  • include managed object information ‘1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0’ = ‘my system’

Functionally similar to:

$ snmptrap -v2c -c public demo.snmplabs.com 12345 1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.2 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0 s “my system”
from pysnmp.hlapi.v1arch import *

iterator = sendNotification(
    SnmpDispatcher(),
    CommunityData('public'),
    UdpTransportTarget(('demo.snmplabs.com', 162)),
    'trap',
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysUpTime.0 = 12345
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0', TimeTicks(12345)),
    # SNMPv2-SMI::snmpTrapOID.0 = SNMPv2-MIB::warmStart
    ('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.4.1.0', ObjectIdentifier('1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.2')),
    # SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0
    ('1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0', OctetString('my system'))
)

errorIndication, errorStatus, errorIndex, varBinds = next(iterator)

if errorIndication:
    print(errorIndication)

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See also: library reference.