SNMP Traps

A trap reports significant events occurring on a network device, most often errors or failures.

SNMP traps are defined in either standard or enterprise-specific MIBs. Standard traps are created by the IETF and documented in various RFCs. The standard traps are compiled into the network management software. You can also download the standard traps from the IETF Web site, http://www.ietf.org.

For more information on standard traps supported by the JUNOS software, see Standard SNMP Traps.

Enterprise-specific traps are developed and supported by a specific equipment manufacturer. If your network contains devices that have enterprise-specific traps, you must obtain them from the manufacturer and compile them into your network management software.

For more information on enterprise-specific traps supported by the JUNOS software, see Juniper Networks Enterprise-Specific SNMP Traps.

For information on system logging severity levels for SNMP traps, see System Logging Severity Levels for SNMP Traps.