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| author | Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> | 2008-03-04 10:49:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> | 2008-03-04 10:49:42 +0000 |
| commit | 9088fb40be054a25deea50baaae0a33c5dac9040 (patch) | |
| tree | 6865cece8cbf27dde38d02145b4deb5078397ce4 | |
| parent | c81d3e96e0d041739e1faa8e5da86477b8fb331f (diff) | |
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tweaked omsnmp doc a bit
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@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.12.1 (rgerhards), 2008-0?-?? - improved debugging support; debug runtime options can now be set via an environment variable - bugfix: removed debugging code that I forgot to remove before releasing 3.12.0 (does not cause harm and happened only during startup) - internal code improvements (more code converted into classes) +- changed the default omsnmp mib/oid to a more appropriate value +- internal code reworking of the imtcp/imgssapi module --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.12.0 (rgerhards), 2008-02-28 - added full expression support for filters; filters can now contain diff --git a/doc/omsnmp.html b/doc/omsnmp.html index 5ead4014..2f60862a 100644 --- a/doc/omsnmp.html +++ b/doc/omsnmp.html @@ -1,9 +1,7 @@ -<html> - -<head> +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> +<html><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en"> -<title>SNMP Output Module</title> -</head> +<title>SNMP Output Module</title></head> <body> @@ -13,8 +11,7 @@ <p><b>Description</b>:</p> <p>Provides the ability to send syslog messages as an SNMPv1 & v2c traps. By default, SNMPv2c is preferred. The syslog message is wrapped into a OCTED -STRING variable, by default with the OID i.o.d.internet.private.enterprises. -This module uses the <a target="_blank" href="http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/"> +STRING variable. This module uses the <a target="_blank" href="http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/"> NET-SNMP</a> library. In order to compile this module, you will need to have the <a target="_blank" href="http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/">NET-SNMP</a> developer (headers) package installed. </p> @@ -25,7 +22,7 @@ developer (headers) package installed. </p> <p><b>Configuration Directives</b>:</p> <ul> <li><strong>$actionsnmptransport </strong>(This parameter is optional, the - default value is "udp")<br> + default value is "udp")<br> <br> Defines the transport type you wish to use. Technically we can support all transport types which are supported by NET-SNMP. <br> @@ -44,14 +41,14 @@ developer (headers) package installed. </p> Example: <strong>$actionsnmptarget server.domain.xxx</strong><br> </li> <li><strong>$actionsnmptargetport </strong>(This parameter is optional, the - default value is "162")<br> + default value is "162")<br> <br> The port which will be used, common values are port 162 or 161. <br> <br> Example: <strong>$actionsnmptargetport 162</strong><br> </li> <li><strong>$actionsnmpversion </strong>(This parameter is optional, the - default value is "1")<br> + default value is "1")<br> <br> There can only be two choices for this parameter for now. <br> 0 means SNMPv1 will be used.<br> @@ -61,18 +58,18 @@ developer (headers) package installed. </p> Example: <strong>$actionsnmpversion 1</strong><br> </li> <li><strong>$actionsnmpcommunity </strong>(This parameter is optional, the - default value is "public")<br> + default value is "public")<br> <br> This sets the used SNMP Community.<br> <br> Example:<strong> $actionsnmpcommunity public</strong><br> </li> <li><strong>$actionsnmpsyslogmessageoid </strong>(This parameter is - optional, the default value is "1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.41.2.0.1" which means "CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB::clogMessageGenerated")<br> + optional, the default value is "1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.41.2.0.1" which means "CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB::clogMessageGenerated")<br> <br> - This OID will be used as a variable, type "OCTET STRING". This variable will - contain the full syslog message including syslog header. I also recommend to - use the default value here unless you require to use a different OID. <br> + This OID will be used as a variable, type "OCTET STRING". This variable will + contain the full syslog message including syslog header. It is recommend to + use the default value here unless a different OID is required. <br> In order to decode this OID, you will need to have the CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB and CISCO-SMI mibs installed on the receiver side. Downloads of these mib files can be found here: <br> @@ -81,14 +78,14 @@ developer (headers) package installed. </p> <a href="http://www.oidview.com/mibs/9/CISCO-SMI.html"> http://www.oidview.com/mibs/9/CISCO-SMI.html</a><br> <br> - We will add our own MIB definition in a later step here. For now, + We will add our own MIB definition in a later stage. For now, CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB::clogMessageGenerated is a good choice. Thanks to the net-snmp mailinglist for the help and the recommendations ;).<br> <br> Example: <strong>$actionsnmpsyslogmessageoid 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.41.2.0.1</strong><br> </li> <li><strong>$actionsnmpenterpriseoid </strong>(This parameter is optional, - the default value is "1.3.6.1.4.1.3.1.1" which means "enterprises.cmu.1.1")<br> + the default value is "1.3.6.1.4.1.3.1.1" which means "enterprises.cmu.1.1")<br> <br> Customize this value if needed. I recommend to use the default value unless you require to use a different OID. <br> @@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ developer (headers) package installed. </p> Example: <strong>$actionsnmpenterpriseoid 1.3.6.1.4.1.3.1.1 </strong><br> </li> <li><strong>$actionsnmpspecifictype </strong>(This parameter is optional, - the default value is "0")<strong> </strong><br> + the default value is "0")<strong> </strong><br> <br> This is the specific trap number. This configuration parameter is used for <strong>SNMPv1</strong> only. It has no effect if <strong>SNMPv2</strong> is @@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ developer (headers) package installed. </p> Example: <strong>$actionsnmpspecifictype 0</strong><br> </li> <li><strong>$actionsnmptraptype</strong> (This parameter is optional, the - default value is "6" which means SNMP_TRAP_ENTERPRISESPECIFIC) <br> + default value is "6" which means SNMP_TRAP_ENTERPRISESPECIFIC) <br> <br> There are only 7 Possible trap types defined which can be used here. These trap types are: <br> @@ -127,7 +124,9 @@ developer (headers) package installed. </p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> -<p><b>Caveats/Known Bugs:</b></p> +<p><b>Caveats/Known Bugs:</b></p><ul><li>currently, the module is +depending on a CISCO MIB defintion. This will be changed in the future. +So be prepared to update some of your receivers when this happens.</li></ul> <p><b>Sample:</b></p> <p>The following commands send every message as a snmp trap.</p> <textarea rows="10" cols="60">$ModLoad omsnmp.so @@ -145,10 +144,8 @@ $actionsnmpcommunity public index</a>] [<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog site</a>]</p> <p><font size="2">This documentation is part of the <a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog</a> project.<br> -Copyright © 2008 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and +Copyright © 2008 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and <a href="http://www.adiscon.com/">Adiscon</a>. Released under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.</font></p> -</body> - -</html> +</body></html>
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