https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/set-up-snmp-for-hp-sim/m-p/4173656#M32440 You need to understand the process, then you may be able to better implement it.<BR />Agents on the servers being monitored pick up errors. These then use snmp to send a trap to HPSIM. This generates and event. So on these servers snmp needs to have the trap destination set as the HPSIM Server.<BR />In order for HPSIM to identify servers you need to let snmp in, so the server also needs the HPSIM Server as an allowed host.<BR />You also need community names that are the same.<BR />Also HPSIM polls servers for up/down and will also generate an alert if the server is down.<BR /><BR />You then configure an event handling task to react to events, for starters create one to pick up all major and critical events and e-mail you.<BR />test by using the HP Management Agents Gui (via Control Panel) to send a trap to generate an event.<BR />Also, try searching this forum, this has been answered before. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:16:56 GMT Rob Buxton 2008-06-16T19:16:56Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/set-up-snmp-for-hp-sim/m-p/4173655#M32439 Can someone show me how to set up SNMP for HP SIM, so that HPSIM will send me alerts when there is a problem?<BR /><BR />Thanks Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:52:02 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/set-up-snmp-for-hp-sim/m-p/4173655#M32439 atwizrane 2008-04-03T19:52:02Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/set-up-snmp-for-hp-sim/m-p/4173656#M32440 You need to understand the process, then you may be able to better implement it.<BR />Agents on the servers being monitored pick up errors. These then use snmp to send a trap to HPSIM. This generates and event. So on these servers snmp needs to have the trap destination set as the HPSIM Server.<BR />In order for HPSIM to identify servers you need to let snmp in, so the server also needs the HPSIM Server as an allowed host.<BR />You also need community names that are the same.<BR />Also HPSIM polls servers for up/down and will also generate an alert if the server is down.<BR /><BR />You then configure an event handling task to react to events, for starters create one to pick up all major and critical events and e-mail you.<BR />test by using the HP Management Agents Gui (via Control Panel) to send a trap to generate an event.<BR />Also, try searching this forum, this has been answered before. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:16:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/set-up-snmp-for-hp-sim/m-p/4173656#M32440 Rob Buxton 2008-06-16T19:16:56Z