-- Exhibit --
[editsnmp]
user@router# show
communityCommunityA {
authorization read-only;
clients {
192.168.1.0/28;
}
}
trap-groupgroupA {
categories {
link;
}
targets {
192.168.100.1;
192.168.200.1;
}
}
-- Exhibit --
Referring to the exhibit, what is the purpose of the targets section of the configuration?
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A. B. C. D.B
In the given configuration exhibit, the "trap-group" statement is used to configure SNMP trap options. SNMP traps are messages generated by network devices to notify a management system of events that occur on the device. The "targets" statement is used to specify the IP addresses of the management systems that will receive the SNMP traps.
Therefore, the correct answer is B: "It specifies where to send traps."
In the given configuration, two IP addresses (192.168.100.1 and 192.168.200.1) are specified as the target addresses to which SNMP traps will be sent. These addresses represent the management systems that will receive the SNMP traps generated by the device. The trap-group statement can be used to configure various options related to SNMP traps, such as the categories of traps to be generated and the severity of the traps.
Option A: "It defines which devices will be sending traps" is not correct as the "targets" statement specifies the IP addresses of the management systems that will receive the traps, not the devices that will be sending the traps.
Option C: "It defines the IP addresses of management systems that can access the device" is also incorrect as this statement does not specify access control for the management systems.
Option D: "It specifies which devices can be polled for SNMP data" is also incorrect as the given configuration does not specify any access control for polling SNMP data. Additionally, polling SNMP data is not related to generating SNMP traps.