I have Dataminer Agent (DMA) & Dataminer probes (DMPs) architecture where DMPs are installed at remote sites or ships. I am looking forward to receive the SNMP traps of each DMP to the 3rd party trap receiver installed at respective site.
For security reasons, we will have 2 different physical ethernet ports on each DMP (one port to Dataminer monitored elements and another for interfacing the 3rd party SNMP trap receiver). My questions:
- Can DMP send the traps to 3rd party trap receiver.
- If yes, Can we do this also from other NIC port of same DMP server or computer.
- If this is not standard feature, can we purchase the license for the same get this done?
Just a note that (we can not allow 3rd party trap receiver company to connect to the central DMA due to the security reason).
Hi Pramod,
A DMP has limited capabilities and it’s design to collect the KPIs of your device/data source and forward the values to the central DataMiner Agent where you can view and manage the information. From the central DataMiner Agent, you can also set a value through the DMP.
If you would use a (small?) DataMiner Agent on the remote sites, I don’t expect a problem to forward SNMP traps through the ‘other’ NIC port.
About your third question, if you can use a DMP for the remote sites (and not a DMA) with an extra license fee (to enable SNMP trap forwarding), I want to advise you to contact the sales responsible.
Hi Pramod,
- Can DMP send the traps to 3rd party trap receiver.
As Koen mentioned, indeed, it is possible to send traps from a DMP. However, the recommendation is to forward traps through the DMA - If yes, Can we do this also from other NIC port of same DMP server or computer.
Yes. When you define a SNMP Manager, you will define the destination IP address. The routing table available in the OS will forward the trap through the correct NIC card.
Thanks Miguel for your help.
Thank you very much for nice explanation