Hyperic and SNMP traps

http://support.hyperic.com/display/DOC/Configuring+HQ+as+an+SNMP+Trap+Receiver

I add
snmpTrapReceiver.listenAddress=udp:0.0.0.0/1620
to agent.properties


restart agent

netstat -an

UDP 0.0.0.0:1620 *:*


Click on Resources/New Platform/

name=TrapProxy
description=receiving SNMP traps
Platform type=Network device
agent connection=127.0.0.1:2144
fqdn=myhostSNMP.acme.com
ipaddress=10.56.64.190
mac=???
netmask=???


OK

now scroll down and click Edit in the "Configuration Properties"

interface.index=ifDescr
snmpIp=10.56.64.190
snmpCommunity=public
snmpPort=1620 (instead of the default 161)

OK

I get "Error contacting resource: Unable to connect to SNMP Agent (10.56.64.190:1620 v2c,public)"

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1939292


... to be continued....

SNMP consoles

Fabio suggests me:

http://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/application-performance-management.html - It has a web interface. It can connect to weblogic using JMX and act as a SNMP Console as well to receive SNMP Traps.

http://www.castlerock.com/ (Pure SNMP. I would not use this in productions, but it's quite handy to test receiving the traps. You can set it up in 10 minutes)

WLDF in action

This is a REALLY interesting article on how to setup SNMP alerts in WebLogic, using the WLDF framework

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/cico-wldf-091073.html

It's POWERFUL. One wonders why people don't use WLDF and SNMP by default to manage WebLogic domains.
The answer is probably that these products are not properly packaged for the end user, they are still cumbersome to setup and exploit... so people still rely on 3rd party agents and monitoring tools like Nagios, Hyperic etc.

It's a pity that such a valuable tool receives so little attention.