PCNSA Device Management and Services Practice Question
An enterprise wants to receive SNMP traps from their firewalls for critical events such as HA state changes and high CPU usage. They have an SNMP trap receiver at 10.1.1.100. What configuration steps are required?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse enabling SNMP for polling (Option C) with the separate, mandatory step of configuring trap forwarding via a log forwarding profile, assuming that simply setting a trap destination is enough to send all SNMP data.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Configure an SNMP server profile for traps and a log forwarding profile to send system logs as traps.
PAN-OS requires an SNMP server profile to define the trap receiver (IP, port, version) and a log forwarding profile to map specific system logs (e.g., HA state changes, high CPU) to be sent as SNMP traps. This two-step configuration ensures only critical events are forwarded as traps, not all SNMP data.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Use the CLI command 'set snmp trap' with the receiver IP.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: No such CLI command; configuration is done via web UI or CLI set commands under device config.
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Configure an SNMP manager and select the traps to send.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: There is no 'SNMP manager' object in PAN-OS; trap configuration is via server profiles.
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Enable SNMP on the management interface and set the trap destination.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: This only enables SNMP but does not configure which logs generate traps.
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Configure an SNMP server profile for traps and a log forwarding profile to send system logs as traps.
Why this is correct
Correct: SNMP server profile defines trap destinations; log forwarding profile selects which logs trigger traps.
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