
Configuring and Managing Routers with Site Manager
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Comparing Trap and Event Messages
Trap and event messages are closely related. Trap messages are a concise form of
event messages. The information that generates trap messages comes from the
same source as the event messages. By configuring a trap, you instruct the router
to automatically send events to the router’s SNMP manager.
To check how your routers are functioning, view the trap messages first; then view
event messages for more detailed information about the routers’ operating status.
Table 7-1
compares trap and event messages.
To configure traps messages, go to “Configuring Trap Messages
” on page 7-3. To
view event messages, go to “Monitoring Router Events
” on page 7-23.
Table 7-1. Comparison of Trap and Event Messages
Trap Messages Event Messages*
* See
Event Messages for Routers,
which lists the event messages and provides information about
how to respond to them.
Show real-time display Show detailed display not in real time
Display SNMP-standard messages and
Nortel Networks-specific messages
Display Nortel Networks-specific messages
Use more router resources because they
are sent across the network
Use fewer router resources because the
display is viewed locally
Provide concise messages Provide lengthier and more descriptive
messages
Use Configuration Manager to configure
SNMP agent to send messages to Trap
Monitor
Use Trap Monitor to view and filter
messages
Use Events Manager to view and filter
messages
Use SNMP agent to send event
messages to Trap Monitor
Use Site Manager to get event log and load it
into the Events Manager
Save messages to an ASCII file Save messages to an ASCII file
Store messages in workstation’s trap
history file
Store messages in router’s event log
Stamp messages with workstation’s time Stamp messages with router’s time
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