PCNSE Manage, Monitor and Operate Practice Question
A network engineer needs to configure SNMP traps on a PA-5250 running PAN-OS 10.2 to alert when CPU usage exceeds 80% for more than 10 minutes. Which CLI command should be used to set this threshold?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse the 'set snmp-server trap' command with subcommands for destinations or interfaces, failing to recognize that 'cpu-threshold' is a distinct parameter that must be set separately from trap receiver configuration.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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set snmp-server trap cpu-threshold 80
The CLI command 'set snmp-server trap cpu-threshold 80' directly configures the CPU utilization threshold for SNMP trap generation on a Palo Alto Networks firewall running PAN-OS 10.2. When the CPU usage exceeds 80% for a sustained period (default 10 minutes), the firewall sends an SNMP trap to configured trap destinations. This command is specific to setting the threshold value, and the 10-minute duration is a fixed, non-configurable parameter in this PAN-OS version.
Answer analysis
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set snmp-server trap cpu-threshold 80
Why this is correct
This sets the CPU threshold for generating traps.
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show snmp-server trap
Why it's wrong here
This command only displays the current trap configuration.
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set snmp-server trap source-interface ethernet1/1
Why it's wrong here
This sets the source interface for traps, but does not set the threshold.
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set snmp-server trap destination host 192.168.1.100 community public
Why it's wrong here
This sets the trap destination but does not configure the CPU threshold.
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