Citrix ADC 13 Advanced Topics – Security, Management and Optimization — Question 101

Scenario: To receive data alerts for failures, a Citrix Administrator is configuring SNMP on the Citrix ADC. The administrator is confident that the manager, alarms and SNMP traps are configured correctly. The following week, there is a Citrix ADC-related outage and the administrator does NOT receive any alerts.

What could be the reason for this alert failure?

Answer options

• A. The Citrix Web App Firewall is blocking the alerts from going out.
• B. The community name was NOT configured in the Citrix ADC SNMP trap destination settings.
• C. The Citrix ADC only has standard licensing.
• D. The Citrix ADC is configured for SNMP version 1.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because if the community name is not configured in the SNMP trap destination settings, the traps will not be sent to the SNMP manager, leading to no alerts being received. Option A is incorrect as the Citrix Web App Firewall typically does not block SNMP alerts. Option C is irrelevant since licensing does not affect the ability to send SNMP traps, and option D is not a direct cause of the alert failure, as SNMP version 1 should still work if configured correctly.