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Integrating Dell Networking W-AirWave 8.0 with Centralized
NMS Event Correlation
Overview
This document describes the AirWave alert/trap workflow when integrating with a centralized NMS Event Correlation
System. This document includes the following topics:
l "Adding NMS Event Correlation Servers to AirWave" on page 1
l "Configuring Alerts/Traps in AirWave" on page 2
l "Viewing Alerts in Various Destinations" on page 3
l "Acknowledging Alerts" on page 5
l "Compiling the AirWave MIB on NMS" on page 5
l "Matching Severity in the NMS Event Correlation Servers" on page 5
l "MIB for SNMPv2c" on page 6
Adding NMS Event Correlation Servers to AirWave
Perform the following steps to add an event correlation server to AirWave.
1. Navigate to AMP Setup > NMS and click Add.
2. Configure server settings. The configuration options can vary depending on the SNMP version that you select.
Ifyou select SNMPv3, then you must also configure your application (i.e the application that will receive the traps/informs)
for SNMPv3. You will need to set up the engineID, authentication, and Priv parameters and then restart your application
before you can receive the SNMPv3 informs.
Figure 1:AMP Setup > NMS > Add NMSServer Page Illustration
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Configuring Alerts/Traps in AirWave
1. Navigate to System > Triggers (see Figure 2).
2. Select Alerts/Traps.
3. Click Add.
4. Configure properties for the Alert/Trap.
n Thresholds for the alert (quantity and time)
n Severity of alert
n Distribution options
n Notification Method
n Sender
n Recipient
n NMS – sends SNMP traps
n Alert Suppression
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Figure 2:Configuring a Client Count Trigger
Viewing Alerts in Various Destinations
Figure 3 below shows the System > Alerts page of the AirWave console.
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Figure 3:System > Alerts Page Illustration
Figure 4 below shows an email from the recipient’s perspective.
Figure 4:Email Recipient of an Alert
Below shows the actual alerts output as seen by the NMS server.
Client Count
10:32:52.964243 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto 17, length: 284)
tipi.corp.airwave.com.38979 > airwave-openvie.snmptrap: [bad udp cksum ebf4!] { SNMPv2c C=foo {
V2Trap(242) R=47680 system.sysUpTime.0=10 S:1.1.4.1.0=E:12028.4.15.0.3 E:12028.4.15.1.101=2
E:12028.4.15.1.102=4 E:12028.4.15.1.103="Device: HQ-Engineering https://demo.airwave.com/ap_monitoringid=11277: AP User Count >= 2 users for 15 minutes"
E:12028.4.104=10.2.26.164 } }
Device Down
10:32:23.055999 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto 17, length: 261)
tipi.corp.airwave.com.38934 > airwave-openvie.snmptrap: [bad udp cksum e740!] { SNMPv2c C=foo {
V2Trap(219) R=47676 system.sysUpTime.0=10 S:1.1.4.1.0=E:12028.4.15.0.13 E:12028.4.15.1.101=2
E:12028.4.15.1.102=4 E:12028.4.15.1.103="Device: Aruba-AP65-ap.2.2.3 https://demo.airwave.com/ap_monitoringid=1: Device Down " E:12028.4.104=10.51.3.46 } }
OID Breakdown
12028.4.15.1.102 contains Severity Code
l 1 = Normal
l 2 = Warning
l 3 = Minor
l 4 = Major
l 5 = Critical
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12028.4.15.1.103 contains several fields separated by colons
l Object Type {Client, AirWave, Device/AP, Group)
l Object Name and URL (the URL is optional, if it exist then it will be separated by a dash (-)}
l Trap Description and Evaluation Elements
12028.4.15.1.104 contains device IP Address
l Group Traps will contain the AirWave IP address.
Acknowledging Alerts
AirWave alerts must be manually acknowledged from the System > Alert page. AirWave does not currently provide an
external interface to acknowledge alerts from an NMS server.
Compiling the AirWave MIB on NMS
1. Navigate to AMP Setup > NMS.
2. Click Download.
3. Transfer to NMS server.
4. Compile on NMS server.
Matching Severity in the NMS Event Correlation Servers
Most NMS Event Correlation systems have the ability to color code and escalate based on information received in the
trap, as shown in Figure 5. The OID 12028.4.15.1.102 contains the AirWave severity code.
Figure 5:Color Code Example
Enhanced Integration
AirWave has enhanced integration modules with several NMS Event Correlation Systems. These integrations provide
enhanced functionality like quicklink problem diagnostics, configuration, and WLAN topology views.
l IBM Netcool – navigate to https://www-
304.ibm.com/software/brandcatalog/ismlibrary/details?catalog.label=1TW10NC16 to download the certified
NetCool NIM
l ProCurve Manager – Navigate to AMP Setup > NMS and click on the HP ProCurve Manager section to obtain
additional information.
l HP OpenView NNM – Refer to the HP web site for additional information.
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MIB for SNMPv2c
You can download the MIB from the Home > Documentation page in Dell Networking W-AirWave 8.0.
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