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System configuration

Configuring SNMP

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FortiGate traps

The FortiGate agent can send traps to up to three SNMP trap receivers on your
network that are configured to receive traps from the FortiGate unit. For these SNMP
managers to receive traps, you must load and compile the Fortinet trap MIB onto the
SNMP manager.

General FortiGate traps

System traps

Table 29: General FortiGate traps

Trap message

Description

Cold Start

The FortiGate unit starts or restarts. An administrator enables the

SNMP agent or changes FortiGate SNMP settings. This trap is sent

when the agent starts during system startup.

System Down

The SNMP agent stops because the FortiGate unit shuts down.

Agent Down

An administrator disables the SNMP agent.

Agent Up

An administrator enables the SNMP agent. This trap is also sent

when the agent starts during system startup.

The <interface_name>

Interface IP is changed

to <new_IP> (Serial

No.:

<FortiGate_serial_no>)

The IP address of an interface of a FortiGate unit changes. The trap

message includes the name of the interface, the new IP address of

the interface, and the serial number of the FortiGate unit. This trap

can be used to track interface IP address changes for interfaces

configured with dynamic IP addresses set using DHCP or PPPoE.

Table 30: FortiGate system traps

Trap message

Description

interface

<interface_name> is

up.

An interface changes from the up state to the running state, indicating

that the interface has been connected to a network.
When the interface is up it is administratively up but not connected to

a network. When the interface is running it is administratively up and

connected to a network.

interface

<interface_name> is

down.

An interface changes from the running state to the up state, indicating

that the interface has been disconnected from a network.

CPU usage high

CPU usage exceeds 90%.

memory low

Memory usage exceeds 90%.

disk low

On a FortiGate unit with a hard drive, hard drive usage exceeds 90%.

<FortiGate_serial_no>

<interface_name>

The configuration of an interface of a FortiGate unit changes. The trap

message includes the name of the interface and the serial number of

the FortiGate unit.

HA switch

The primary unit in an HA cluster fails and is replaced with a new pri-

mary unit.

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