https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-snmptrap-quot-command-format/m-p/4886914#M86789 OK, am trying to fake traps to test OVOW monitoring on RedHat Ent 3 Managed Node.<BR /><BR />SNMP Trap command will not accept variables, instead complains of "Bad variable type". <BR /><BR />Full command and displayed errors below<BR /><BR />Share and Enjoy! Ian<BR /><BR />snmptrap -v 1 ukdcsitms02.corpdcs.net public 1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.2 dcslnx03.dcsit.net 0 1 3h \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.2.1 s "IT_LIVE" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.3.1 s Database \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.4.1 s "vp_es_live.dcsit.net" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.5.1 s "Buffer Cache Hit (%)" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.6.1 s "KEY_VALUE" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.7.1 s "" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.8.1 s "18-Feb-2005 11:45:04 o'clock GMT" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.9.1 s "Critical" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.10.1 s "Buffer cache hit ratio is 98.67%." \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.11.1 s "IAN_D" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.12.1 s "SYSMAN"<BR /><BR /># ./x<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.2.1: Bad variable type (Type of attribute is Timeticks, not OCTET STRING)<BR /># Mon, 21 Feb 2005 05:01:35 GMT Ian Dennison_1 2005-02-21T05:01:35Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-snmptrap-quot-command-format/m-p/4886914#M86789 OK, am trying to fake traps to test OVOW monitoring on RedHat Ent 3 Managed Node.<BR /><BR />SNMP Trap command will not accept variables, instead complains of "Bad variable type". <BR /><BR />Full command and displayed errors below<BR /><BR />Share and Enjoy! Ian<BR /><BR />snmptrap -v 1 ukdcsitms02.corpdcs.net public 1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.2 dcslnx03.dcsit.net 0 1 3h \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.2.1 s "IT_LIVE" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.3.1 s Database \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.4.1 s "vp_es_live.dcsit.net" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.5.1 s "Buffer Cache Hit (%)" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.6.1 s "KEY_VALUE" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.7.1 s "" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.8.1 s "18-Feb-2005 11:45:04 o'clock GMT" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.9.1 s "Critical" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.10.1 s "Buffer cache hit ratio is 98.67%." \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.11.1 s "IAN_D" \<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.12.1 s "SYSMAN"<BR /><BR /># ./x<BR />1.3.6.1.4.1.111.15.1.1.1.2.1: Bad variable type (Type of attribute is Timeticks, not OCTET STRING)<BR /># Mon, 21 Feb 2005 05:01:35 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-snmptrap-quot-command-format/m-p/4886914#M86789 Ian Dennison_1 2005-02-21T05:01:35Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-snmptrap-quot-command-format/m-p/4886915#M86790 Ian,<BR />can you please try with a "." before the 1.3.6?<BR />Thanks Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:36:16 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-snmptrap-quot-command-format/m-p/4886915#M86790 Peter Godron 2005-02-21T08:36:16Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-snmptrap-quot-command-format/m-p/4886916#M86791 Peter<BR /><BR />Thanks for the suggestion, however it did not work. <BR /><BR />I did manage to get around this by entering "private.enterprises" at the start of each OID of each variable. Strange but true!<BR /><BR />Share and Enjoy! Ian Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:24:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/quot-snmptrap-quot-command-format/m-p/4886916#M86791 Ian Dennison_1 2005-02-21T09:24:19Z